.compass box - the entertainer

Department store chain Selfridges wanted to produce their own whisky, and if Selfridges wants, Selfridges gets. What better choice for the actual creation of the whisky were the people at Compass Box, who invent and create small batch whiskies at a high level of craftsmanship, to produce the Entertainer?

46% abv, €100, blend, non-chill filtered, natural colour

Nose: sweet, vanilla, citrus, yellow grapefruit, fruit, white grapes, sour Granny Smith's apples, 

Palate: sweet, vanilla, peardrops, gentle, creamy, fruity, apples, pears, citrus, tangerines, blood oranges

Finish: creamy, gentle, sweet, vanilla, liquid caramel, milk chocolate, pastries
Mark: +++/++ 

Conclusion: a fairly balanced blend, which at the same time might make it a little too bland to do the trick for me. I am not sure if I would invest 85 pounds in order to get my hands on this. If anyone would have a box to spare though, it would make a nice trinket, with all four sides folded out and framed on the wall of our whisky room.

More info: Only 1000 bottles of this limited blend have been produced in 2012, but is apparently still available in the online store at Selfridges. Unlike most other Compass box whiskies, there is not much information available as to what whiskies are used to create this blend.