Compass Box Whisky Celebrates
Unprecedented 4th "Innovator Of The Year" Award!

London, UK - For a remarkable 4th time, Compass Box Whisky Company proudly announces its title as Whisky Magazine's 2007 "Innovator of the Year" in recognition of their new release, "Oak Cross." Compass Box competed against four nominees for the prestigious annual award determined by a vote of 200 whisky industry representatives.

Compass Box founder and whiskymaker John Glaser says, "I'm pleased that Oak Cross has earned us this award. Oak Cross is a Scotch whisky matured in a way unique to Compass Box. Together with our coopers, we've created a proprietary cask using a combination of the highest quality new French and American oak. The two oaks each contribute special flavors to the whisky."

Oak Cross is 100% malt Scotch whisky, most of which has undergone a secondary maturation in Compass Box's special casks. Inspired by visits to the forests of France in search of top-quality cooperage oak, Oak Cross is made of a selection of Highland single malt whiskies all aged for at least ten years. Carefully combined, they balance delicate sweet, lightly-malted flavours with heavier, fruity characteristics.

Oak Cross is now available at on-premise and off-premise locations nationwide.

Compass Box Whisky Company is a boutique whiskymaker that is one of the most award winning companies in Scotch whisky today, regarded as the leading innovator in the industry. They make a range of innovative whiskies, sourced from some of Scotland's best distilleries. They assemble them in small batches, bottling them at their natural color and free from chill filtering. The Compass Box line of whiskies also includes Asyla, Hedonism and Peat Monster. Compass Box Whiskies are imported by Blue Sky Beverages, Gordon, NSW.