Description
A limited-release Compass Box blended Scotch whisky inspired by René Magritte’s 1929 surrealist artwork, composed from mature malt and grain whiskies including Glen Ord, Strathclyde, Girvan and Caol Ila.
Compass Box
Compass Box This Is Not a Luxury Whisky, 2016, 53.1%
Catalog product detail, market evidence, tasting notes, reviews, and collection actions.
TypeBlended Whisky
MRI
Average Score
N.A
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Change+30.9%
LatestSGD 417
HighSGD 417
LowSGD 318
Recently Sold
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Whisky AuctioneerAuction Sold Price - Jul 6, 2026SGD 416.86
Australian Whisky AuctionsAuction Sold Price - Aug 31, 2025SGD 318.37
- Type
- Blended Whisky
- Region
- Various
- Age
- N.A
- Vintage
- N.A
- Bottled
- 2016
- ABV
- 53.1%
- Volume
- 75cl
- Distillery
- Compass Box
- Origin
- Scotland
- Cask type
- Sherry & Hogshead Cask
- Bottling
- Official Bottling
- Peated
- Lightly Peated
- Single cask
- No
- Non-chill filtered
- Yes
- Cask origin
- N.A
- Cask no.
- N.A
- Batch
- N.A
- PPM
- N.A
- Barley
- N.A
- Fermentation
- N.A
- Master distiller (bottling)
- N.A
- Master distiller (distillation)
- N.A
- Limited edition
- Yes
- Bottle count
- 4992
- Has box
- Yes
- Closure
- Cork
- Presentation
- Presentation box
- Series highlights
- 15th-anniversary limited release inspired by René Magritte’s 1929 surrealist painting “Ceci n’est pas une pipe.”
- Historical context
- Released in 2015 for Compass Box’s 15th anniversary; inspired by a 1929 surrealist artwork.
- Special release
- N.A
- Allocation
- N.A
- Nose
- Toffee apple, dried fruit and noticeable alcohol.
- Palate
- Rich, layered and complex, with sherry sweetness, malt, grain and dark fruit.
- Finish
- Long, sweet and gently smoky, with lingering depth.