Linkwood 1993 Connoisseurs Choice Cask Strength 30 yo

 

 

 

49,2°

Distillery : Linkwood - Speyside

1st Fill Sherry Puncheon

Independent Bottling 

By Gordon & MacPhail 

Limited Edition 

Single Cask 

Bottled in 2024

Unchillfiltered, Uncoloured, Cask Strength

Totally Unpeated 

 

 

 

Gordon & MacPhail is always going the extra mile when it comes to rarity, and this time we have a Linkwood no less than 30 years old, bathed in a 1st Fill Sherry Puncheon Cask. 531 bottles were made, to be tasted with the utmost care.

 

 

 

Let's Taste It : 

Very deep sherry, but also very woody. Leather, hazelnuts, mahogany, roasted nuts, baked red fruits, old jams, figs, quinces, apricots, blood oranges. Fermented blueberries, crushed blackberries, redcurrants. Dark chocolate filling, with a few coffee beans inside. On the palate, a certain liquorish thickness, candied raspberries, mellow dates, acacia honey. Jam with a knob of butter, intense spices, cloves, cumin, nutmeg. Very long finish, chocolate, salted butter caramel, earthy touches, cola, cashew crumbs.

 

In Short, 

It's excellent, of course, but in my opinion the cask may have played a little too much of its influence, it's very marked by fruit and wood, and the balance isn't perfect. This will appeal to lovers of big Sherry, as it has great intensity and depth. The price is, of course, very high, but this is a truly exceptional product, well worth the sacrifice.

Score : 91

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                           To Be Listened While Sipping :

 

                                          Daniel Raffo - Woman, You Must Be Crazy