The inaugural release of The Spice Tree used French oak staves placed inside the casks, which was deemed too radical a departure from tradition by the Scotch Whisky Association (SWA), forcing Compass Box to cease production. Relaunched in 2009, Compass Box now uses French oak barrel heads to create this second generation of The Spice Tree. Generally including single malts from Teaninich, Dailuaine and Clynelish, which are vatted together, re-casked and further matured. Non-chillfiltered, naturally coloured and bottled at 46%.

Nose: Big, sweet aromas of clove, ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg and vanilla.

Palate: Full, round and sweet, with the spice and vanilla complementing the core distillery characters.

Finish: Long finish.