Compass Box launched Hedonism Felicitas, a special limited edition expression that pays tribute to the whisky that originally launched the brand 20 years ago.
Available nationwide beginning in September, Hedonism Felicitas draws together three grain whiskies, each distilled in a different decade. Led by Whiskymaker James Saxon, it’s bottled at a higher strength to deliver a rich concentration of creamy textures and sweet flavors for which aged grain whisky is rightly celebrated. “Hedonism Felicitas is intended to convey the good fortune, happiness and gratitude we feel having met and worked with so many remarkable people,“ says Saxon.
“Launching our business with Hedonism was widely seen at the time as unusual, because so few Scotch whisky companies bottle 100% grain whiskies. I am hopeful that over the years, we have shown people how delicious good quality Scotch grain whisky can be and as a result, Hedonism has become a signature whisky for us,” says Founder and Whiskymaker John Glaser. “For these reasons, we love to create special, limited edition Hedonism bottlings to commemorate important milestones and events.”
At every turn, Compass Box strives to do what hasn’t been done before – such as taking inspiration from the wine world for its different uses of oak and pushing for greater transparency in whisky through its 2016 Transparency Campaign.