William Maxwell & Co. The Six Isles Pomerol Cask Finish Limited Edition Blended Malt Scotch Whisky, 48%

3900 bottles produced. 2017 was the bottling year, from cask nos. 919301 - 919310. Initially after opening the bottle it struck me as aggressively sweet. But later, that is revealed as an illusion of those impressions usually associated with sweetness masquerading as sweetness itself which in reality is not there as itself. Rather it is a parade of placeholders of sweetness which are pretty intense, but somewhat superficial. It’s laden with Christmas spices and otherwise somewhat reminiscent of the Talisker …