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 Peat Monster is a bottling born from a limited edition named The Monster which was released for the Park Avenue Liquor Shop in New York. Its huge success led it to take a place in the permanent range in 2003, becoming The Peat Monster in the process. Arcana is a limited edition of Peat Monster launched in 2020 and the result of an experiment maturing peated whisky in Compass Box American oak casks fitted with French oak heads. The whisky is composed of 71.4% Talisker matured in refill hogsheads, 10.4% Miltonduff matured in first-fill bourbon casks, 9.4% Peat Monster matured in refill French oak, 6.7% Ardbeg matured in retoasted casks and a blend of Highland whiskies matured in heavily toasted French oak casks. A limited edition of 8,328 bottles.