**Sabayon (VSO) 14% (12-4-21)** -- Having never Sabayon-ed before, BUT, being a fan of everything creamy, pudding-y, custard-like, who better to dive into this one. Little to NO reviews out there, and let's see if we can change that. Sabayon is an extremely simple, 3 (most times) ingredient sauce made from Egg Yolks, Sugar, and Wine. I've seen other derivations, but the aforementioned seems to be how it originated in Italy in the 1500's. Not exactly a custard huh ? You have the egg yolks, but NOT a standard Custard recipe for sure. Diving into it, it was like a fresh new take (for me) on a custard-ISH flavor. Not meant to be a custard, but more like it, than many other things. I was immediately impressed by this one, as it was very unique to me, and it did present as fairly complex. It was not as thick as a custard, or heavy, which was actually NICE for a change, as you could thicken it up, if you needed to, but it wasn't forced on you. It was still thick enough to keep you interested, and had good mouthfeel while doing it. The overall exact profile, was fairly hard to nail down (hence the complexity), but it had characteristics OF a custard, and maybe OF a pudding, but was neither, at the same time. Confused ?? Good. I'm sensitive to many things OVERLY eggy, and this one actually was NOT. I can't tell if I was getting a hint of Marsala wine or not, but I'm thinking I was getting hnits of a light wine, which again, just made this one even more interesting. Creamy, and clean, but still thick enough to really keep the party going. Felt relaxed, but full at 14%, and sweetness was at about mid level, which suited this flavor. If you really needed a direct comparison, maybe a lighter custard-like, pudding-ish flavor, with some really interesting over/undertones, that didn't overwhelm your senses, nor assault you with egg. Hell, I'm actually considering actually making some Sabayon sauce just to see how it tastes over real fruit, which by the way, this flavor would EXCEL at. I'm glad I skipped ahead to this one, in this 2nd series of One-Shots from VSO, as it was about impossible to fault, and like nothing I have on my racks now, which is saying something. It may not be a custard-killer, but it wasn't trying to be, and for it's namesake, I can't go less than **9.9/10**.