Limited to 3,060 bottles, Hedonism, The Muse, is inspired by the woman featured on the label of the company’s first-ever bottling nearly two decades ago. The whiskey marks the first time that the company has had a greater proportion of women than men in the team.

The expression is made from a cask of aged grain whiskey that has flavors of “honey, vanilla and pastry cream.” It is then blended with grain whiskeys of varying ages from four distilleries.

“The Muse builds on an already beautiful concept which showcases how delicious grain whiskeys can be,” said whiskey maker Jill Boyd.

“When searching for the perfect parcels for this blend, we looked for grain whiskeys with complementary flavors and styles that would build upon the bold, rich flavors of The Muse cask while creating an evolved character with more spiciness, ripe red fruits and a greater concentration of honey and vanilla cream flavors.”

Boyd is the first female whiskey maker to join the team and only the second to assist founder John Glaser in the blending room.

Glaser said: “Women now make up the majority of our team here at Compass Box, which is unusual in our industry.

“So we decided it was time to celebrate this with a special limited-edition Hedonism bottling that reimagines the image of the woman portrayed at the center of all our Hedonism labels. She was the first woman, as far as we know, ever to feature on a Scotch whiskey label.

He continued: “I find it heartening that interest in whiskey has only increased among women since I started our company 17 years ago.

“Nowhere is this more evident than through the make-up of our team at Compass Box today and this diversity of perspective makes us, I believe, a better business.”

Read More at source: The Spirits Business