Scarabus

Scarabus-  It is freekin’ rare for me to find an Islay whisky that is new. I relentlessly seek them out and talk to the trade peeps whenever possible.  Well, look what the proverbial cat, ( or in my case the dog), dragged in….The nose is properly peated and sweet as a peach pie. The flavors are a salty mixture of honey and vanilla with a wee dash of iodine.  The elaborate label design may cause temporary blindness so I suggest that while tasting, you wear your best shades. In addition, try to avoid using  this graphic as a neck tattoo, it’s kinda busy , I speak from first hand experience……There are some mystery fruit notes in the middle and at the finish, any ideas?  Speaking of the finish, it’s very delightfully long.  So the distillers say, “ only those who seek will find”, a cliche for sure, but take their advice and cough up the dough!  It may be your best purchase this year, rated a fancy 8, yummy be sure, but not quite great!