Every week, SB celebrates some of the top-scoring Master medallists from The Global Spirits Masters blind-tasting competitions.

We scoured the results of our Scotch Whisky Masters to find an expression that would be best suited for celebrating legendary bard Robert ‘Rabbie’ Burns this Saturday.

The Scotch Whisky Masters, held in May 2019, awarded 16 Master medals across a number of categories and price points. The blind-tasting is one of the biggest competitions in The Global Spirits Masters series.

Hedonism, from independent Scotch whisky bottler Compass Box, was bestowed a Master medal in the Blended Grain – Ultra Premium leg.

It was said to have a “fabulous nose of pineapple and caramelised apple” as well as a “pleasing gentle heat”. One judge added: “It was very cohesive and it felt very natural. It had all the elements I am looking for in a whisky.”

The expression – thought to be the world’s first blended grain Scotch whisky – is a vatting of Scotch grain whiskies from American oak casks.

Bottled at 43% ABV, Compass Box Hedonism is priced at £68 (US$89) per bottle.

The non-chill-filtered whisky is recommended served neat, as an apéritif, with a small amount of chilled water, or in a Whisky Sour or Rob Roy cocktail.

To recreate a Rob Roy, check out the recipe below:

Ingredients:

50ml Compass Box Hedonism

20ml Red vermouth

A dash of Angostura Bitters.

Method: Stir 50ml of Hedonism with 20ml red vermouth (Hedonism recommends Cocchi Vermouth di Torino), a dash of Angostura bitters and ice, then strain and serve up in a coupe glass garnished with a Maraschino cherry.

Read More at source: The Spirits Business

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