Compass Box Duality

This is a special collaboration between us and Bimber, a creator of exceptional spirits in north-west London since 2016. The idea was hatched to swap parcels of sherry-matured whisky, each team combining them with different peated malts and releasing their own expression under the heading "Duality."

Our whisky takes Bimber single malt, aged in PX-seasoned sherry casks, and combines it with intensely smoky 'teaspooned' whisky from the Ardbeg Distillery. In exchange we gave a sherry butt of whisky from the Glendullan Distillery to Matt McKay at Bimber.

Tasting note

Nose

Lots of peat, lots of iodine. Ardbeg is very evident and definitely prevails in the aroma. Tropical fruit on a beach BBQ.

Taste

A great combination of peat and fruit. Full, bold, spicy, nutty, sweet and a particularly powerful aroma.

Finish

In the finish, Ardbeg also wins, but Bimber provides the elegance.