Ultramarine Blended Scotch Whisky CB The Extinct Blends Quartet (Compass Box)

Ultramarine Blended Scotch Whisky CB The Extinct Blends Quartet (Compass Box) is a blended Scotch from Compass Box. It marries malt and grain whiskies, with grain from distilleries such as Cameronbridge. Cameronbridge, Scotland's largest grain distillery, lends a light, sweet, oily grain to such whiskies.

Grain lends a light, sweet frame while the malts bring depth. A sherry cask held it, the wood lending raisin and walnut. The whiskies are married and rested before bottling. Grain whisky gives such blends a light, sweet, oily frame. A period of marrying lets the whiskies settle together. The result is a soft, sweet, oily Scotch with a creamy oak depth. Scotland's grain distilleries are the quiet backbone of its blends. Aged grain has become prized as a category in its own right. Aged grain such as Cameronbridge brings coconut, vanilla and a buttery oak to a blend.

Undiluted at 51%, it is layered. Coconut, vanilla, toffee and a soft oil run through it, with a creamy oak depth. The texture is oily and buttery, the sweetness coating. The finish runs buttery, soft and warm. A characterful blended Scotch drawing on Scotch grain whisky.