Key artwork for Compass Box's latest limited edition series: Art & Decadence
"Introducing Art & Decadence.
This whisky is inspired by the bold young radicals who created the British Aesthetic Movement in the late 19th Century. Dismayed by the ugly and soulless design of the Industrial Age, this group of artists and visionaries shocked society with their belief that art and beauty should be pursued above all else. They embraced opulence, exoticism and excess, embellishing their art with layer upon layer of sensuous detail.
This whisky is inspired by the bold young radicals who created the British Aesthetic Movement in the late 19th Century. Dismayed by the ugly and soulless design of the Industrial Age, this group of artists and visionaries shocked society with their belief that art and beauty should be pursued above all else. They embraced opulence, exoticism and excess, embellishing their art with layer upon layer of sensuous detail.
We have taken glossily sweet grain whiskies and combined them with unpeated malt whiskies matured in American oak barrels, custom French oak casks, and not one but three different types of dessert wine cask. The Madeira, Sauternes and Marsala casks bring a true succulence to the character of the whisky.
Like we said, more is more.
The result is an intense, complex, honeyed flavour that will make even the
most experienced connoisseur sigh with delight. Best enjoyed at a table heaped with seafood, meats, gleaming puddings, fruits and cheeses – and the most outrageous people you know."
Like we said, more is more.
The result is an intense, complex, honeyed flavour that will make even the
most experienced connoisseur sigh with delight. Best enjoyed at a table heaped with seafood, meats, gleaming puddings, fruits and cheeses – and the most outrageous people you know."
Art Direction by Stranger & Stranger