Linkwood 2012 Artist Collective #6.2 10 yo

 

 

 

48°

Distillery : Linkwood - Speyside

1st Fill Bourbon Barrels 

Independent Bottling 

By La Maison du Whisky 

Limited Edition 

Single Malt 

Bottled in 2022

Unchillfiltered, Uncoloured

Totally Unpeated

 

 

 

The 6th edition of the Artist Collective range consisted in 8 different bottlings. This is the 2nd, a Linkwood matured exclusively in first fill Bourbon casks, 1807 bottles were produced, adorned with a work by Yannis Khannoussi, and sold under the banner of the Antipodes label.

 

 

 

 

Let's Taste It : 

On the nose, there's a lovely basket of fruit, as usual for this distillery. Orchard fruits, plums, apples and pears, but also exotic ones, papaya, grapefruit, banana. A hint of mango. Beautiful ethereal richness, with a hint of lemon. Sweet, pastry-like, varied. Quite creamy on the palate, then green tea, with pleasant spices, clove, pepper, coriander. The fruits are limited to citrus, blood oranges, but also passion fruit. The finish is quite good, long, not explosive but pleasant, ashy, heather, damp earth, cola.

 

In Short, 

A Linkwood true to form, very well made, profusely fruity, a little sweet and with a few vegetal touches. It's a fine piece of work, especially the finish. On the other hand, the price seems exaggerated to me, but perhaps I'm not a big enough fan to understand.

Score : 88

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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