Scotch whisky producer Compass Box announced its first-ever art exhibit – Imaginarium: The Fantastical World of Compass Box and Stranger & Stranger. 

Opening this December at The Wolfsonian-FIU during Art Basel in Miami Beach, the month-long exhibition celebrates the brand’s 25^th anniversary through visual exploration of imagination, design and storytelling.

The immersive Imaginarium exhibition will showcase the exploded worlds of some of the brand’s most iconic whiskies, tracing Compass Box’s journey from vision to icon. Visitors will step into the fantastical world of Compass Box and Stranger & Stranger surrounded by physical and digital objects, each designed to tell the visual story behind individual pinnacle expressions of Compass Box Scotch Whisky. 

The showcase reveals the stories behind Compass Box’s most iconic creations — from The Entertainer and Brûlée Royale to Stranger & Stranger, Canvas, Rogue’s Banquet, Phenomenology, and the Hedonism series — each a testament to the marriage of craft and creativity. Like exploring a cabinet of curiosities, the exhibit will be intricate and enigmatic, providing visitors interactive opportunities that will surprise the senses and inspire the imagination.  

“We invented the word ‘whiskymaker’ back in 2000 because we believed that what we were doing went far beyond just blending. We’ve always believed in creating entire worlds around our whiskies,” Angela D’Orazio, Creative Director of Whiskymaking for Compass Box, said in a news release. “Throughout the years, the team at Stranger & Stranger has surpassed our wildest imaginations to bring these worlds and stories to life through their fantastical label design – blending the beautiful with the surreal, creating showstoppers everytime. We’re thrilled to have the opportunity to physically invite people inside these worlds for the first time!”

Imaginarium: The Fantastical World of Compass Box and Stranger & Stranger Details

When:         December 3, 2025-January 4, 2026, Wednesday-Thursday & Saturday-Sunday 10am–6pm; Friday 10am-9pm

Where:        The Wolfsonian, 1001 Washington Avenue, Miami Beach, FL

Cost:            $12 Admission (free for Florida residents)

“Our collaboration with Compass Box has always been built on shared imagination and a deep respect for craft,” Ivan Wilson-Bell, Group CEO and Managing Director at Stranger & Stranger, said. “Together, we’ve created a visual world that brings the story of each whisky to life — every label a distinct piece of art with its own spirit and narrative. Seeing that creative journey celebrated through this exhibition feels like a perfect tribute to everything we’ve accomplished together over so many years.”

In addition to the exhibition, Compass Box has partnered with acclaimed auction house Bonhams to offer eight distinct auction lots from which proceeds will benefit the Wolfsonian-FIU. The auction, which will be accessible online, will begin November 25 and end December 9, and will feature rare, archived whisky editions, including a singularly collectable one-of-one blend – the first whisky to be created by Compass Box’s new Creative Director of Whiskymaking, Angela D’Orazio, that combines Scotch and Swedish whiskies – a reference to D’Orazio’s heritage – in a bottle featuring artwork by renowned landscape artist, Mary West.

Read more: Compass Box Releases Brûlée Royale Scotch Whisky

ABOUT COMPASS BOX

Compass Box are Scotch whiskymakers. The word ‘whiskymaker’ is their word – it does not appear in a dictionary. For over 20 years they have been relentlessly focused on reinventing Scotch whisky, with every new blend designed to help make the world of whisky a more interesting place. For more information, visit Compass Box whiskies at compassboxwhisky.com.