Product description
John Glaser, founder of Compass Box, is a remarkable personality in today's whisky world.
John not only puts together great blends, but he also likes to reveal the details of each recipe, without using clichéd advertising slogans. He is also incredibly creative and constantly experiments with blends, breaking away from the usual norms. Affinity is a combination of calvados and Scotch whisky. Its formula is: 37.5% calvados Drouin; 29.5% blended malt of his own formula (Clynelish, Teaninich and Dailuaine); 13% blended Scotch whisky (refill sherry casks) and 20% Speyside single malt finished for a year in fresh sherry butts. Affinity was released in spring 2019 in an edition of 6,028 bottles.
Nose : strong notes of calvados, fresh apples and pears, bananas, vanilla, maple syrup, caramel, honey, hints of pepper and oak.
Taste: lots of apples (fresh and dried), white pepper, licorice, anise, cumin, allspice, notes of vanilla, honey and oak.
Finish: medium long, with notes of apples, white pepper, anise, marzipan and oak tannins.