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Compass Box
has dropped the 'Great King Street'
title from their Artist Blend & Glasgow
Blend, the two premium blends are 'A
Tale of Two Cities' and I am pleased to
say are now presented in a 70cl bottle
for just a few pound more.
The
creative whisky makers at Compass Box
have revamped their permanent
Great King Street Scotch blended whisky
collection, namely the
Artist Blend and the
Glasgow Blend.
They have simply dropped the 'Great King
Street' title from the name of each of
the two whiskies from the collection
giving each whisky a new more individual
look and feel. Obviously with the name
change the whiskies are now presented
with a redesigned label and I can
reassure fans of the previously named
Great King Street collection there is no
need to worry as both expressions still
contain the same highly rated whisky
with which they are familiar with.
Compass Box founder and creator John
Glaser commented: "When I first created
these blended Scotch whiskies I was
inspired by the writing of Aeneas
MacDonald in his classic 1930 book,
‘Whisky,’.
"MacDonald wrote about the distinct
differences in whisky taste between the
citizens of Edinburgh and Glasgow. He
also detailed what blended Scotch whisky
recipes were like at the time. This was
all hugely inspirational to me when I
first created Artist Blend and Glasgow
Blend and it made these whiskies, in
effect, an homage to Scotland’s two
biggest cities."
Internationally renowned and
award-winning designers Stranger &
Stranger have added their own creative
twist to both labels, conveying the tale
of the two cities and two whiskies
through new labels that celebrate the
diversity of thinking and originality of
Edinburgh and Glasgow. The designs are a
homage to blending’s golden age in the
late 19th century when individuals used
artistry, creativity, and craft to
pioneer the world-famous spirit: blended
Scotch whisky (which is defined as a
blend of single malt and single grain
whiskies from different distilleries).
I am pleased to say that both the Artist
Blend and Glasgow Blend are now
presented in a 70cl bottle and both have a RRP
of £37.
You will find them and the rest of the current Compass Box
range available from specialist online
whisky retailers such as
The Whisky Exchange and
Master of Malt
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