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    Scarabus 70cl Whisky

    Scotland • 70cl • 46%
    Number of reviews:(32)
    Product details
    country

    Scotland

    distillery/brandHunter Laing
    style

    Single Malt

    Scarabus

    Sourced from an undisclosed Islay distillery comes Scarabus, a single malt from Hunter Laing launched for Fèis Ìle 2019. Scarabus means ‘rocky place’ in Old Norse, named after a mystical area of Islay. The whole expression is quite mysterious, from the secretive distillery to the golden symbols adorning the bottle. A very handsome bottling housing delicious Islay whisky.

    Tasting Note by The Chaps at Master of Malt

    Nose

    Classic notes of maritime peat smoke, sea spray and sea salt, with a subtle hint of vanilla and oak spice.

    Palate

    Oak char, old leather, stewed orchard fruit and vanilla sweetness returning among the smoky peat.

    Finish

    Lingering bonfire smoke, salted caramel and fresh berries.

    Allergy Information

    This product does not contain any notifiable allergens
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    Customer rating
    3.5
    32 reviews
    5 Stars19
    4 Stars2
    3 Stars1
    2 Stars3
    1 Star7
    £40.76
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    Scaramouche Scaramouche will you do the fandango!

    We discovered this in a hotel in Helsinki; we weren’t feeling that good, and fancied something to help chase away the germs. I’d not seen Scarabus before but am easily swayed by a pretty label and the magical word ‘Islay’… We weren’t disappointed, it really does need a little water to open up both aroma and flavour, and has a delicate smokiness rather than a wallop you round the chops with a giant fish sort of thing! Definitely a new favourite even if I have trouble remembering the name…

    Michelle Jones Jan 14, 2024

    Rubbish tbh

    Pretty grim tbh and very disappointing- expected far more

    Master of Malt Customer Apr 8, 2023

    Big Bravo to Hunter Laing!

    What is it? can it be a 3 Y/O Laphroaig inside. i liked it very much, it has much more body than the 10 y/o Laphroaig it can't be a baby Ardbeg for sure, not even close to the Ardbeg taste buds profile. it has a faint fruity nose, but not distinct enough to point a nosy finger on Caol Ila. if anybody would tell me this came from Lagavulin i might accept it as a very bodied young malt, but why would Lagavulin sell such barrels to Hunter Laing just to be bottled and sold at such price, makes no sense. it must be a distillery which has large abundant stocks of young malt, perhaps it was peated heavier by customer request, in that case it could be a very unique and unknown profile of Bowmore. the phenolic signatures cries "Laphroaig" while the depth and richness calls "Caol Ila". if it is indeed a 3 Y/O Caol Ila, this is simply a bargain at steal level. Bravo to Hunter Laing! 5 Stars for overall, price and taste. 4.5 Stars in Islay NAS category for me.

    Szymon Eryk Borowski Mar 7, 2023

    Disappointing.

    I like Islay, but I was disappointed with this. Very young & very sweet.

    George O'Brien Feb 14, 2023

    A very disappointing whisky on the verge of unpleasant

    Thin, lacking depth of flavour on the verge of unpleasant. My son, a confirmed Islay malt man, had to put coke with his. Sacrilege in our house. Very disappointing.

    Master of Malt Customer Jan 7, 2023

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