Compass Box Vellichor 700ml

‘Vellichor’ is a new word and refers to the aromatic atmosphere within second-hand bookshops. For this project, we have combined complex and impressively mature whiskies from renowned distilleries, as well as parcels of blends that have been aged for many years in ex-Sherry butts, to encapsulate this unique fragrance.

FLAVOUR PROFILE Hints of leather, polished furniture and the crackling dustiness of decades-old pages on the nose. The palate is stacked with sumptuous malty notes, tropical fruit and Sherry character, with a delicate but persistent peatiness.

SERVING RECOMMENDATIONS The late whisky writer Michael Jackson recommended some whiskies be enjoyed "with a book at bedtime". This is one of those whiskies.

TECHNICAL DETAILS Bottled at 44.6% ABV. Natural colour. Not chill-filtered. Blended Scotch Whisky. A limited edition of 3,246 bottles. January 2022.

89.71 Points on Whiskybase.