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Two new Compass Box whiskies

June 6th, 2008

I just received an invitation to a Compass Box lunch with John Glaser later this month. The reason for the lunch? Two new whiskies which he will be releasing this Fall in the U.S. All I know are the names right now, but they look pretty impressive. This is straight from the invitation:

Yes, you guessed it — John is at it again!  Out of a passion and desire to make even greater Scotch whiskies — Compass Box is introducing two NEW releases for Fall 2008:  Hedonism Maximus and Peat Monster Reserve.

My mouth waters just thinking of these whiskies. It looks like I might miss the lunch, because I’ll be out of town. But, I wanted to pass on this info to you as soon as possible. And as I get more info, I’ll post it up here.

One way or another, I’ll get review samples and pass on my thoughts after I taste them.

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6 Responses to “Two new Compass Box whiskies”

  1. Dominick Tardugno Says:
    June 7th, 2008 at 1:08 pm

    Hi John,
    I have a fine wine & fine liquor store here in Orlando,Fl. We are hosting a scotch dinner which John Glaser will be speaking. I am excited to meet & hear him speak. Link below is our flier that went out. I was very happy to see you post this blog.
    p.s. I love reading your blog keep up the great job

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  2. John Hansell Says:
    June 7th, 2008 at 2:20 pm

    Dominick,

    Have a great time with your tasting and tell John I said “Hello”. And thank you for the kind words. –John

  3. Louis Says:
    June 7th, 2008 at 11:38 pm

    By chance, I just opened my bottle of CBW Canto Cank #46 last night. Absolutely stunning, and far better than the Oak Cross for not much more money. Hopefully the Peat Monster Reserve will resemble the original Monster, which is the best thing that John has ever created IMHO.

  4. John Hansell Says:
    June 8th, 2008 at 7:46 am

    Canto is very good. I scored it a 91 if I am not mistaken.

    I still have the original Monster and it will be fun to compare the new Peat Monster Reserve to it.

  5. Dominick Says:
    June 10th, 2008 at 3:20 pm

    Hi John,
    Our tasting last night was great. Also John said hello, and thought it was great that I had told you about the dinner.

  6. John Hansell Says:
    June 10th, 2008 at 4:58 pm

    Great. I wish I could have been there.

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