Spice Tree Extravaganza
Country
United Kingdom
Nature
Spirit
Family
Whiskey
Type
Blended Malt Scotch Whiskey
Alcohol by volume
46
Winemaking notes
Ten years ago, we were compelled to discontinue production of one of our most innovative
Scotch whiskies – The Spice Tree – due to a certain avante-garde approach to cask
maturation that was deemed ‘untraditional’. In the years that followed we were able
to work with cooper friends in both France
and Scotland to bring back THE SPICE TREE
and now today – on the tenth anniversary
of the original bottling being banned – we are
proud to release this Limited Edition whisky:
SPICE TREE EXTRAVAGANZA.
As the name suggests, the liquid draws
its inspiration from THE SPICE TREE but
reinterprets it through the use of older
components and a significant portion of
sherry-cask aged malt whisky.
Viticultural notes
Limited Edition release of 12,240 bottles
worldwide. Bottled August 2016.
Bottled at 46%.
Not chill-filtered.
Natural colour
Tasting notes
Decadent and playful on the nose,
you will find notes of sherry wine, dark
berries and the fragrant sweetness of
traditional sweet shops. On the
palate there is juicy red fruit, a dark
brown sugar richness, the trademark
SPICE TREE ginger and clove spice
character and an endlessly long, spicy,
substantial finish. 93 Points Whisky Advocate - Recognizably Spice Tree, but it’s richer, more dapper, traveling in style, and wearing better shoes. Peanut brittle, toasted coconut, and pale, light sherry. Honeyed palate with caramelized sugar, red apple, and red berry fruit before the gingersnaps and clove bite. It revs up with another spicy blast for the finish. A tasty fifth Tenth Anniversary bottling from Compass Box; just don’t let yesterday take up too much of today.
Pairing notes
This is an excessive, rich, dare we say
extravagant whisky. The perfect drink
with which to mark one of our more
infamous anniversaries. Drink it any
way you like – there are no rules that
can’t be broken.