But look at it. Just the title is enough to say: "I think I'm a bit impressed."
I know I was. So, before the tastingnotes, a little storytime.
People who follow me on socials might know my first response to the question what my favourite distillery is: Bruichladdich. It's just a dram that I always enjoy and I'm an even bigger fan of Bruichladdich on a special cask. Don't know why, just like it very much.
So when I was visiting the Hielander Whisky Festival in Alkmaar recently, and someone mentioned a stand had this bottle with a Bruichladdich on a Sauternes cask, I wanted to try it. When I asked for direction, I got a simple "Somewhere over there." as an answer. I took my drambuddy Michiel, who was in a conversation, by his sleeve and dragged him to 'over there'. We turned the corner and there it was. The whisky with the enormous title. I stammered a "Hi, how are you?" to the stand holder and like a shy toddler I pointed to the bottle: "Can I try this one please?"  

While I scraped together enough Albas (the local festival currency) for this dram, the explanation started. To be honest, I only got half, because I was staring at a bottle with a beautiful color, knowing it was something I must like. (Luckily I can always look it up online after, and make sure I get the right details.)
I was standing at the booth of Dramfool; An independent bottler since 2015. And they have a very special series: ‘The Jim McEwan Signature Collection’
In short (I think I'm doing the whole story no justice in the way I'm about to do, but I really want to sip on that dram, so I have to speed it up a bit.), the bottlers from Dramfool managed to get hold of the private cask collection of Jim McEwan.

Now I think Jim McEwan needs no special introduction, but if you want a quick recap, click here. The casks Dramfool was able to acquire, were  in the personal collection of Jim. Or, as I was told: "The barrels came of the lorry, Jim checked them, put his name in chalk on one he liked, and that was it."
Every set brought out by Dramfool contains a .1, .2 and .3. Where, in this case, the 7.1 is Bruichladdich, 7.2 Port Charlotte and 7.3 the Octomore. Since every set contains of single cask whisky, the amount of bottles is not that large. Only 256 bottles were made of this one, and if I remember the story at the stand correctly, only around 30 were left.

While listening to the story, I realised this dram had such an impact on me, I really, really wanted to enjoy it again. So at the end of the evening I raced to my backpack in the checkroom to get some empty sample bottles that I happend to have in there, passed by a cash point to get more Albas and returned to the stand. I almost felt like Oliver Twist when I pointed to the bottle and said something like " Please sir, I want some more." But instead of the slap Oliver Twist got, I got a smile and a dram was poured into my sample bottle.  

I will place an image of Jims tasting notes on this dram as an image here somewhere.
But I'd like to give my notes on this whisky just as much. What I liked about this bottle is that I got all the details I need. Cask strength (61.2%vol), Single cask (#R08/153-5) and Cask type ( First fill Premier Cru Sauternes Barrique) are all mentioned in clear view on the label. No explaining for me there.
Distilled in 2007 and aged for 15 years.
On the eye: Well, when I first put my eyes on it, it looked like a sheeny bottle full of Rooibos tea. A very dark amber turning towards red. 

On the nose I'm immediately thinking about a walk on a beach with volcanic pumice stones. It has something silty and  sulphuric. But not too much. Because behind those notes, it turns into a Chokotoff, dark pure chocolate on the outside, but when that has melted away, a sweet caramel center. These chocolate notes turn into dried fruits. Like the raisins in a chocolate bar. At the same time a mix of malted barley and oak pop up.
The taste:  Ok, this is where I fell in love. You get so much at the same time: Toast, chocolates, sugared fruits, fudge, like walking past a pastry shop. Nearing the end some tannines pop up, tobacco, leather and old oak. But in a balance that does not make it too bitter for me. 
The finish is medium long. It leaves a shadow of the tannines lingering over a bowl of honeyed oats and nuts.