Compass Box Great King Street Glasgow Blend

Compass Box Great King Street Glasgow Blend is an urban blended Scotch whisky named after Great King Street in Edinburgh (where Compass Box’s founders worked) — a blended Scotch (including grain whisky) designed for cocktails and highballs, with a robust, grain-forward character that makes it Compass Box’s most mixing-focused expression.

The Glasgow Blend is one of two Great King Street expressions — alongside the Artist’s Blend — and represents a deliberate return to blended Scotch (grain plus malt) territory after Compass Box’s standard focus on blended malt. The robust grain-forward character and higher strength are specifically designed for cocktail use. Browse all Scotch whisky at Wooden Cork.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is the Glasgow Blend a standard blended Scotch or a blended malt?

A standard blended Scotch — grain whisky plus malt whisky, unlike most Compass Box expressions which are blended malt only. The grain whisky component provides the robust, accessible character specifically suited to cocktail use.

What cocktails work well with Glasgow Blend?

Any classic Scotch highball format — Scotch and soda, Rob Roy (Scotch Manhattan), whisky sour, or penicillin cocktail. The robust grain-forward character and the higher strength make it a more versatile cocktail ingredient than delicate single malts or light blended Scotch expressions.