Glaser and associate blender Gregg Glass used 28-year-old grain whisky from Dumbarton (closed in 2002) matured in ex-Bourbon casks, 20-year-old first-fill ex-Bourbon casks and 25-year-old rejuvenated hogsheads from Port Dundas (closed in 2009), 20-year-old first-fill ex-Bourbon casks from North British Distillery in Edinburgh, and a “mystery” batch of grain whisky sourced from Loch Lomond and matured in ex-Bourbon casks. While Hedonism Quindecimus carries no age statement, the five different grain whiskies that make up the limited-edition blend have plenty of years in the barrel. The blended grain Scotch whisky helped set Glaser’s young company apart from other independent bottlers and started a pattern of uniquely-named whiskies that continues to this day. The whisky is a fitting choice for the anniversary, since Hedonism was the first Compass Box release in 2000. John Glaser and his team decided on “Hedonism Quindecimus,” using the Latin word for “15th” instead. Ma– Compass Box could have come up with a simple name for its first bottling to mark the company’s 15th anniversary, but “Hedonism 15th Anniversary” isn’t quite in the company’s character.
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