In 2018 Compass Box Whisky had a legal fight with a Swedish Distillery called Box Distillery. Box Distillery was built inside an old factory complex and sawmill that made wooden boxes and had a big old sign saying Box AB. I had collected Compass Box Whiskies for about 10 years and stopped after this - I thought it was a bit mean spirited. Box Whisky became High Coast and I occasionally tried their whiskies, This one from early 2021 is the first one that I have bought and is from the Silent Mills Series. This is the stand-out whisky in the series. Its a peated malt that combines first fill bourbon casks with Oloroso Sherry casks.
In classic Australian style, this whisky has absolutely rippled flavour out of its cask. However, while I was expecting spiky youth in the spirit and the abv, it drinks with a maturity and ease that belies these facts. I have since bought two bottles. Absolutely delicious and as good, if not better, than it’s Scotch peers