58,4°
Distillery : Linkwood - Speyside
2 Butts
Independent Bottling
By William Cadenhead Limited
Limited Edition
Single Malt
Bottled in 2015
Unchillfiltered, Uncoloured, Cask Strength
Totally Unpeated
The Small Batch range is one of many from Cadenhead, Scotland's oldest independent bottler. These are whiskies aged in small casks of less than 500 litres, so that the liquid interacts better with the wood. 28 years in a Small Batch can be equivalent to much longer maturation. This Linkwood is a blend of two casks, and it is not specified whether it is Bourbon or Sherry. A total of 1062 bottles were produced for release in early 2016.
Let's Taste It :
The fruit is intense right from the first nose, as is often the case with this distillery. Greengages, mirabelle plums, bananas, italia and muscat grapes, exotic fruits, maracuja, papaya, prickly pear, all very ripe. But it is also austere, ennobled by the wood, a little fatty, pulpy, ethereal. Slivers of honey. Very complex on the palate, with a variety of spices, cumin, grey pepper, paprika, cinnamon, nutmeg, and the intensity of the fruit still present, it's quite tea-like at times, but it's also syrupy. An ounce of sweetness, with genoise and pastry cream. The finish is huge, destructive, very long, fizzy, sandy and of course fruity. Pear compote.
In Short,
It's a whirlwind of fruit, which is what you'd expect from Linkwood, and this is what you get. What's more, the finish is truly exceptional, all in all a great success that will delight enthusiasts. The price is a bit high, but well worth it. You can still find it on certain websites in Italy and Belgium.
Score : 90
To Be Listened While Sipping :
Frank Sinatra - My Way
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