Scarabus by Hunter Laing 46% 700ml

I didn't rate Scarabus as a complex dram but it has many Islay characteristics - good peat, iodine and smoke, a good winter sipper.

Young, vibrant. You need patience with this one. A young Caol Isla perhaps? Needs atleast 15 mins in the glass with a couple of drops of water to lose the Ethanolic blast and turn into the quality sipping dram, which it is. Good buy if/when on special.

I don't know which distillery this is from but it doesn't taste like Laphroaig or Ardbeg. However, I believe it is sourced from the same distillery as Ileach Islay Cask Strength as there is a lot of similarity between these two. Both have a similar citrus, lemon note around the mid-palate. Good peat smoke, vanilla and pear sweetness, nuttiness, and good mouthfeel.