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Linkwood NEDERLANDS
Region Highlands
District Speyside (Lossie)
Water source nabij Millbuies Loch
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Owner Diageo
Manager  
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Address Elgin,
Morayshire, IV30 3RD
Phone +44 (0)1343 862 000
History 1821 : established
1872 : rebuilt by William Brown
1933 : acquired by SMD (became DCL)
1940 : closed during WWII
1962 : renovated
1971 : stills added from 2 to 6
House Style Light and floral. Cherries and rosewater.
Independent Bottler Dewar Rattray
Gordon & MacPhail
Rare Malts
Information Roderick Mackenzie, a previous distillery manager, forbade the removal of even spider webs in case the quality of the whisky was negatively affected!
   

DISTILLERY BOTTLINGS

Linkwood -Flora & Fauna - 12 year old - 43%
Colour:

Nose:
Green apple, blossom, freshly-mown grass. Water adds lime leaf/lemon zest.
Palate:
Rounded yet delicate. Apples again, tingly spiciness. Fills and perfumes the mouth. Delicious.
Finish:
Soft. Apples. A bit dry.

 

 Linkwood 1983 - Cask Strength - 59,8%
Bottled in 1997.
Colour:
Bright gold.
Nose:
Turkish fruit, pistachio, cherries.
Palate:
Nutty and dried flowers.
Finish:
Floral and lemon.

INDEPENDENT BOTTLINGS FROM DEWAR RATTRAY

 Linkwood 1996 - 10 year old - 57,7%
Cask No. 3982. Limited to 302 bottles.
Cask:
Bourbon.
Colour:
Pale white wine.
Nose:
Pears. Soda bread. Fresh. Bracken.
Palate:
Juicy fruits. Pineapple and passion fruit. Delicious.
Finish:
Incredibly enjoyable for such a young whisky.

INDEPENDENT BOTTLINGS FROM GORDON & MACPHAIL

Linkwood - - Distillery Malt - 15 year old - 40%
Chillfiltered.
Cask:
First fill and refill sherry casks.
Colour:
Gold.
Nose:
Fruity (red berries) with malty notes and a sweet, vanilla edge.
Palate:
Spicy with charred oak and aniseed. Rich fruitiness - bruised apples and bananas.
Finish:
Long, spicy notes - drying.
Linkwood 1989 - Cask Strength - 15 year old - 61%
Unchillfiltered.
Cask:
Refill sherry butt.
Colour:
Orange gold.
Nose:
Sherry notes with ripe fruits. A hint of chocolate and toffee. Subtle hints of dry grass and heather blossom.
Palate:
Peppery and warming. Sherry and oak flavours - toasted. Some malty notes with a green (cooking) apples finish.
Finish:
A developing fruitiness.
Linkwood 1972 - Rare Vintage - 40%
Bottled in 2006. Chillfiltered.
Cask:
First fill sherry casks.
Colour:
Golden Brown.
Nose:
Rich sherry aroma with a distinct phenolic note, fruity notes present - bruised apples and ripe bananas. Some oak notes on the edge.
Palate:
Very smoky and spicy initially fruitiness begins with sherry notes and maraschino cherries. The sherrywood influence lingers.
Finish:
Sherry wood with a smoky edge.
Linkwood 1969 - Rare Vintage - 40%
Cask:
Refill Sherry Butts.
Colour:
Gold.
Nose:
Floral with some ripe fruit aromas. Sweet, spicy notes - “Humbug” sweets.
Palate:
Spicy with sweet elements - creme brulee. Menthol and eucalyptus notes present.
Finish:
Long.
Linkwood 1969 - Rare Vintage - 43%
Cask:
First fill and refill sherry casks.
Colour:
Gold.
Nose:
Pear drops, leafy (crushed beech leaves). Fresh with light vanilla, bees honey.
Palate:
Very fresh - crisp green apples, sweet orange, with light spice (aniseed) playing around.
Finish:
Relatively short, but sweet!
Linkwood 1954 - Rare Vintage - 40%
Cask:
First Fill Sherry Hogsheads.
Colour:
Orange gold.
Nose:
Rich fruits - green apples and grapes with strong sherry aromas. Sweet, toffee notes with peaty, phenolic edge.
Palate:
Smoky with sweet phenolic notes. Cherry tobacco and rich fruit flavours.
Finish:
Sherried with rounding sweetness.

ONAFHANKELIJKE  BOTTLINGS FROM RARE MALTS

 Linkwood 1975 - Rare Malts - 26 year old - 56,1%
Colour:
Pale gold.
Nose:
Peated, fresh and aromatic.
Palate:
Smoked sweetness, becomes more syrupy.
Finish:
Intense, sweet and spicy. Very long.