Compass Box Flaming Heart 2022 Limited Edition

This is our seventh edition of Flaming Heart, the whisky that revels in the harmonies between heavy peat and toasted French oak. Imagine Metallica with a backing orchestra, and you’re getting close.

With the best bands, each album is an opportunity to explore and experiment; every record is an evolution from the one before. For fans of Flaming Heart, we always seek to evolve the ‘sound’ and have introduced a deep fruitiness to the arrangement for the 2022 version.

The smoke machine is powered by a combination of malts from the Laphroaig, Caol Ila and Talisker distilleries, while our Highland Malt Blend has spent more than five years in richly toasted virgin French oak custom casks to deliver round, booming spicy richness.

Compass Box

Compass Box is a pioneer in the whisky world, elevating blending to an art form and breaking traditional boundaries with its innovative approach. Led by John Glaser, the company has built a reputation for creating complex, high-quality whiskies loved by connoisseurs and newcomers alike. With their commitment to quality, innovation and transparency, Compass Box remains an influential force in the whisky industry, and their whiskies are considered some of the most interesting and bold products on the market.

Philosophy

Compass Box sees blending whisky as an art form. Instead of focusing on single malt whisky, the company emphasises on creating exceptional blends. They believe that by combining different whiskies, it is possible to create something greater than the sum of its parts.

Compass Box is known for its experimental approach, such as using unusual cask types, including new French oak casks, or creating blends that fall outside the usual flavour profiles. This approach has earned them both praise and controversy within the whisky world.

One of the most distinctive aspects of Compass Box is their commitment to transparency. They share extensive information about the composition of their whiskies, including provenance, age and types of casks used. This is in contrast to the norm in the industry, where such details are often kept secret.