No Name N° 2 CB (Compass Box)

No Name N° 2 CB (Compass Box) is a blended malt Scotch from Compass Box, a peated vatting of single malts. Compass Box is known for its inventive blends of Scotch malt whisky. Island and Islay malts give such vattings their smoke.

A blended malt marries single malts from more than one distillery to a house style. A sherry cask held it, sherry and smoke twining together. The smoky malts are vatted and married to a bold, coastal whole. The maker selects casks for the depth each lends, then rests the blend before bottling. The result is a bold, smoky, coastal Scotch. Such vattings show what skilled blending can build from peated malts. A peppery, maritime thread runs through the smoke. Compass Box is known for inventive recipes and a transparent approach to blending. A blended malt marries single malts from more than one distillery. Island and Islay malts lend the vatting its coastal smoke.

At 48.9%, undiluted, it is bold and smoky. A coastal peat smoke and a peppery lift run through it, with dried fruit and a soft oak. The texture is oily and full, the smoke threaded with salt. The finish is deep, oily and peppery. A characterful peated blended malt from Compass Box.