Mars Lucky Cat "Mint"

This appears to be a limited release of 3830 bottles that was selling around $120 per bottle based off the old price I found from K and L at the time. Those have sold out and trying to find this through a quick search online revealed that the only shop selling these is Cask Cartel for an astonishing $1k. Big thanks to @Richard-ModernDrinking for the sample of this rare and expensive drink. Time to find out if the collectors have lost their minds for the cute cat picture on the bottle or if this is an epic treat. This has a very light nose with flavors of runny honey, orange blossom, grapefruit, vanilla then slight sulfur and light oak with light ethanol burn. Going in for a taste reveals a thin-medium mouthfeel starting with light fruit that quickly turns bitter and sour with grapefruit pith and clay soil with a medium ethanol burn that finishes short with bitter grapefruit, a slight hint of vanilla to soften the bitterness, along with pencil eraser and clay soil. What a disappointment that with every taste seems to add more dirt and bitterness that is no way near worth the initial asking price or the secondary prices of today. If someone wants a bottle with a cat picture on it, just save yourself the $1k and buy a Springbank 12, print out a cat picture of your choice and paste it on the front of it. You’ll be rewarded with a delicious whisky with a cute cat on it and save yourself a lot of money.

@Richard-ModernDrinking and I had a tasting last night where we shared a few drams with each other. This was one of my offerings. Unfortunately this was tasted right after an amazing Ardbeg Drum CE, so it already had a poor start. This didn’t make it to my top 5 or 6 out of the 12. Honey, light...almost like gin lightness. High grain content, and young. This was highly allocated and hard to find, sold out in minutes. Not sure it was worth the quick sell out. Or maybe it just was badly positioned after the Ardbeg

A beautifully light blend. Very complex and sophisticated nose. Peach, vanilla and honey most apparent, but also hints of passion fruit. A fruity palette and smooth on the tongue. After taste doesn’t hang as long as one would like, but waves and layers of flavors do surface.