Valinch & Mallet is an independent bottler that i just recently found. And it was impossible for me to let this beautiful bottle go away withoit buying it, because it is so crazy. On one side, you will find a super elegant, expensive looking engraving that can be only described as "super fancy". But the other side of the bottle, there is this painting, called "The Peat(y)ful madness", a cartoonish work of art showing a big duck with a spirit still, a unicorn; a wound on the duck's belly where US dollars are falling, and other irrational drawings. This was made by Laurina Paperina, an italian painter, that has the tendency to make exaggerated cartoons of their 80s and 90s idols, and always a Duck, which represents the author. Incredible thing. Bottled at 52.7%abv, this is a "South Islay Shore" whisky, matured from a single Caroni Rum Cask. Only 292 bottles where ever made. (By the way, Caroni Rum is like the "Port Ellen" of rums). Pretty neat stuff. On the nose, it is bipolar as the bottle itself. Cigarrettes, brown sugar, burn grass, ashes, gunpowder and raisins. The rum profile is all over the place. After a first sip it gave me fireworks, vanilla, impalpable sugar. The third aroma gave me a "Laphroaig" feeling: povydone and medicinal notes. Lotion for burnt skin. On the palate is pure perfection. The most beautiful raisin note, it is like a raisin juice. Rum, figs, molasses and red pepper. The second sip, gave me strawberries and red fruits juice; cane. Peaty as well. Aftertaste is awesome, a perfect ending for an outstanding dram. Red peppers, meat, salt. It is a BBQ. A third sip showed me a hint that this has to be Laphroaig, because it resembles a fresh can of tennis balls and a pair of new socks. Overall, this was a fantastic whisky. Everyone on my tasting event loved it. I now need anotyer bottle, and it is very hard to find. It is a part of a collection of 4 expressions, and believe me when i say that i will not leave any stone unturned till i find them. My score for this marvel is 97 over 100.