Kavalan Selection Rum Cask Finish bottled for The Whisky Exchange

My third Kavalan Selection, a type of private releases for certain stores, like The Whisky Exchange; certainly my favorite bottlings from this very awarded distillery. This Rum Cask Finish, has been bottled at 57.1%abv. Uncorking aroma: raisins and chocolate. On the nose, creamy chocolate and nutella. Piña colada cocktail, rum and raisins ice cream. Lovely aroma. Fresh pineapple heart. Hazelnut with waffer. The most perfect aroma note of peach halves dipped in their syrup. Apricots. The aromas did not change after a first sip, but they became cleaner. Pretty good stuff. Cherries and other red fruits have appeared after a couple of sips. Everything feels very "syrupy". Vanilla cold cake. On the palate, it starts sweet with caramel and some salt. Then it becomes very powerful, black pepper, some sugar syrup. A second sip gave me peach syrup, the spiciness is powerful and sends you to aftertaste more quickly. Third sip was very sweet, and easier to drink. Cherries and then again this pepper and salt punch. Finish: Sweet aftertaste, with some sulphuric metallic notes. Ginger. Chocolate and pleasant ashes have appeared on the second sip. Definitively some creamy chocolate with a cigarrette. Overall, this is one enjoyable bottle, intended to be sipped every now and then, revisited and enjoyed again. Powerful but full of flavor, it got a perfect score on the nose, which was fantastic. This is a 90 over 100 for me.