Compass Box is unique in the world of whisky. Founded in 2000, it is a small independent company specializing in the blending of whiskies bought from large producers. Compass Box has made this its speciality, becoming a master in its fields of blended malts, blended grains and blended whisky, with each category represented in its portfolio. It is also a company with a deep-rooted philosophy, elevating blending to a worthy, noble task, distancing itself from its industrial image and reasserting the value of its craft as a ‘whiskymaker'.

The fifth edition of Flaming Heart from Compass Box, bottled in 2015 to celebrate the company’’s 15th anniversary. The recipe is based on the marriage of whisky aged in heavily toasted French oak casks and a heavily peated whisky. It is a blend of 14-30 year old Caol Ila, Clynelish, and a pre-blend of Clynelish, Dailuaine and Teaninich aged for seven years in oak—all malts dear to the heart of John Glaser, Compass Box’’s master blender. A limited edition of 12,060 bottles.