Compass Box - Vellichor Scotch Whisky

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"This 2022 limited edition release is a blended Scotch whisky "inspired by the experience, emotion, and aroma of old bookshops." It features two parcels of Scotch whisky (one blended and one single malt) which aged in refill sherry butts. Additionally, single malts from Highland Park (aged in recharred hogsheads), The Macallan (aged in first-fill bourbon), and Caol Ila (aged in refill hogshead) are also included in the blend. Only 3246 bottles produced worldwide with the US getting its allotment in spring 2022."-Distiller.com

Vellichor, n - the scent of second-hand bookshops

On discovering this marvellous new word, we began a quest to recreate the fragrance using Scotch whisky. Parcels were considered, identified and pursued. The process can be compared to scouring second-hand bookshops for specific volumes.

Our search met with success when a distiller and bottler in the north of Scotland offered us casks of whiskies which had been blended together in the past, before being returned to ex-Sherry butts for further maturation. Whiskies, like old books, contain their own stories.

-compass box website