Compass Box Secrets of Smoke

In the world of peated Scotch malt whisky, intensity of smokiness tends to dominate the discussion. What is often overlooked is the inherent sweetness of peated malts, hidden behind the bonfires.

Over the years, we have experimented with further maturing peated whiskies in sherry and wine casks. 

For Secrets of Smoke, we allow those wine casks to crack the smoky outer shell and release the unexpected sweetness at the core of peated whiskies. Palo Cortado sherry-seasoned butts enhancing the toffee apple qualities of malt whisky from Cool Ila Distillery. Refill red wine barrels tempt bright cherry notes from the depths of The Peat Monster, our own assemblage of Islay malts. And those Marsala barriques bring blueberry flapjack flavors to the surface of malt whisky from the Laphroaig Distillery. Taste beyond the smoke screen. Discover the secret world of sweetness within smoke.