Tobermory 17 Madeira

I don't know if it was me who recently discovered how good Ledaig and Tobermory is, or if they are just starting to make very good things. I find this special wine cask maturations releases very appealing and i have started to look for them. This is a 17yo Madeira cask finish Tobermory, bottled at 54.2%abv. Reddish color. On the nose, it starts with Amaretto liquor, oranges, almonds, Contreau and figs. A banana on the last day before it goes bad. Dates and very winey. After a first sip, coffee with caramel. The third sip became very oaky, woody, like licking sawdust. On the palate is super delicious. Purple fruits, like blackberries, raisins and dates. It is like a fig juice, or a blackberry Welsh's juice. Dr. Pepper notes. Aftertaste is very dry and winey. It follows the same rythm of figs, raisins, candied fruits. It is like feeling cloyed by having too much Christmas cake. Very nice. Overall, it was a fantastic single malt. I am really sad that this kind of expressions are very limited, because if this kind of single malts were always available, the whisky world would be a better place. My score for this great dram is 95 over 100.