Absolut Kurant

Compass Box Hedonism is probably one of the most famous blended grain whiskies ever made. Most Scotch blends focus on malt whisky, but Hedonism flips that idea and puts aged grain whisky at the center — which gives it a very creamy, sweet, almost bourbon-like profile.

Typical tasting notes:

• Vanilla cream and crème brûlée
• Coconut and butter pastry
• Toffee and white chocolate
• Banana bread and light tropical fruit
• Soft oak spice
• Silky oily texture

A lot of whisky drinkers describe it as:

• “dessert whisky”
• “bourbon lover’s Scotch”
• elegant and dangerously easy to drink
• one of the best introductions to grain whisky.