As a service to the whisky community,  LA Scotch Club posts a “Great Buy”.  This whisky is not only notable for it’s quality, but also its affordability.  This is not an advertisement.  We will never accept compensation for our recommendation.

Compass Box Flaming Heart Limited Edition

Not to be confused with the standard edition, this LIMITED EDITION, priced around $130-$140 contains:

8.5% – 14 year old Caol Ila

27.1% – 30 year old Caol Ila

24.1% – 20 year old Clynelish

10.3% – 7 year old blended malt from Clynelish, Teaninich and Dailuaine.

Nose:  Caol Ila peat definitely comes through in this.  Dark cherries and peanut brittle.

Palate:  Chewy peat with prunes and yogurt raisins in tandem that play together until the tide of semisweet ash muscles to the finish.  Full flavored and complex.  Tinkers with being too hot but isn’t.

This Flaming Heart is reminiscent of the profile in many of the higher end Douglas Laing bottles.  Very expensive ones.