Scarabus Specially Selected Islay Single Malt (70cl, 46%)

Scarabus Specially Selected is an Islay single malt from the family-owned Hunter Laing & Co., bottled at 46% ABV in a 70cl bottle. It was first released at the Islay festival Feis Ile in 2019. Scarabus means 'rocky place' in Old Norse and is named after a mystical area of Islay. The label's ambiguous symbols and its look and feel draw on John Francis Campbell, the Islay-born inventor of the sunshine recorder and collector of Celtic folklore. The tasting notes describe Islay peat smoke and sea salt on the nose, then warming leather, stewed rhubarb and a vanilla sweetness on the palate, leading to a rich, lingering finish.