Scarabus 10 yo Islay Single Malt - Hunter Laing

Volume: 0.7 litres | Alcohol content: 46% | Chill filtration: No | Colouring: No

Special Features:

Hunter Laing brings together different cask influences for the ten-year-old Scarabus: the whisky matures for at least ten years in previously used bourbon casks and virgin American oak casks. Its sweet Islay peat smoke remains the defining feature. It is bottled at 46%, without chill filtration or added colouring.

Scarabus takes its name from a place on Islay, derived from an Old Norse term for a rocky place. The label design references John Francis Campbell, the Islay-born inventor who developed a sunshine recorder and collected Celtic folk tales.

Tasting Notes:

• Nose: Powerful peat smoke and old leather meet pronounced malty notes on the nose. A little menthol appears in the background.
• Palate: The whisky is full-bodied on the palate, with earthy peat notes, smoke and leather. A light sweetness of light sugar syrup stays in the background.
• Finish: The finish is long and soft.

Distillery/Bottler:

Scarabus comes from Glasgow-based independent bottler Hunter Laing. The family's history in the whisky trade goes back to Stewart Laing's father Frederick, who established a whisky blending business there. Stewart later worked in the family business and developed its brands in South American and Asian markets.

The company's single-cask ranges include Old Malt Cask and Old & Rare. Hunter Laing also acquired and expanded cask warehouses in East Kilbride. Building Ardnahoe Distillery on Islay added a distillery of its own to its whisky selection and bottling activities. The Islay distillery that produces Scarabus, however, remains unnamed.

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