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Distillery Officially Unknown - Islay
Refill Ex-Bourbon and Virgin American Oak Casks
Independent Bottling
By Hunter Laing & Co.
Core Range
Single Malt
Launched in 2020
Unchillfiltered, Uncoloured
Following the success of the Scarabus Islay Single Malt launched the previous year, Hunter Laing has released this Scarabus 10 Year Old in December 2020, accompanied by a Batch Strength edition. The aim is to keep the public waiting for the first juices from the Ardnahoe distillery, owned by Hunter Laing, which will be delivered around 2023. Of course, this whisky is beautifully peated, aged in bourbon casks, not chill-filtered, and we'll pretend we don't know it's Caol Ila.
Let's Taste It :
A drizzle of cold cigar ash, juicy citrus fruits, lemon zest, grapefruit slice, bewitching smoke. Slight hints of the sea, tide, kelp, a bit of foam. Sea breeze. Nice iodine freshness at the end. On the palate, quite light at first, followed by virulent spices, pepper, cumin, nutmeg, all coupled with vanilla, thick peat and lemonade. Coarse salt. Nuts and cashew. Beautiful finish, long, powerful, on rock, slate, a touch of acidity, chalky charcoal. Ginger. Crushed almonds.
In Short,
Some slight imbalances on the nose and palate, but this is very well offset by the finish, which I found excellent. Overall, a coastal and iodised Islay, very nice and full-bodied, lots of ash and not too expensive. It reminded me of Finlaggan Eilean Mor, but this one is riper and more intense. I recommend buying it, but you should know that I found the Batch Strength much better, almost at the same price.
Score : 86
To Be Listend While Sipping :
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