Hedonism Blended Grain Scotch Whisky CB (Compass Box) (43% Germany)

Hedonism Blended Grain Scotch Whisky CB (Compass Box) is a blended grain Scotch from Compass Box. It marries grain whiskies from more than one distillery into a soft, sweet whole. Glasgow grain whisky such as Strathclyde has long fed the blending halls.

Aged grain whiskies bring coconut, vanilla and a buttery sweetness. It was matured in refill ex-Bourbon oak, lending coconut and vanilla. Continuous column distillation gives a light, clean spirit, so the cask drives much of the flavour. Aged grain brings coconut, vanilla and a buttery oak to the glass. A period of marrying lets the whiskies settle together. Glasgow grain such as Strathclyde has long been a blending mainstay. The result is a soft, sweet, oily Scotch with a creamy oak depth. Independent makers have championed old grain as a category in its own right. Hedonism and its kin showed that aged grain could stand alone as fine whisky. Blended grain marries grain whiskies from more than one distillery.

At 43% it is smooth and sweet. Coconut, vanilla, toffee and a soft oil run through it, with a creamy oak depth. Beneath it run coconut, vanilla and a soft oil. The close is soft, dessert sweet over oak. A soft, sweet blended grain Scotch.