Linkwood 1995 Connoisseurs Choice Cask Strength 27 yo

 

 

 

54,5°

Distillery : Linkwood - Speyside 

1st Fill Sherry Butt 

Independent Bottling 

By Gordon & MacPhail 

Limited Edition 

Single Cask 

Bottled in 2023

Unchillfiltered, Uncoloured, Cask Strength

Totally Unpeated 

 

 

 

Few independent bottlers are able to release a 27-year-old Linkwood, but Gordon & MacPhail have treasures in their warehouses. This one was distilled in 1995, and only 564 bottles were released for sale.

Let's Taste It : 

Roasted hazelnuts, cold meat, bacon, leather, donkey sausage. Luscious red fruits, cherries, redcurrants, blueberries and blackberries, well-waxed noble wood, wild cherry. Vanilla fudge that melts under the tongue, all sprinkled with cinnamon and lemon zest. On the palate, it's still very fruity, and wonderfully balanced, with forest berries, stewed plums, oven-baked apples, chocolate-covered pears, deep and complex spices, nutmeg, black pepper. Very long finish, really huge, clove, charcuterie and varnished wood, mushroom sauce, hot chestnuts, lightly charred bread, fig and raspberry jam, black olives.

 

In Short, 

As you'd expect, it's a killer. Very complex and deep, the Sherry lends personality to the whole, but does not prevent the fruity variety so dear to this distillery's fans. It's an excellent product, and not overpriced either. The problem is that it's sold out almost everywhere, so the only chance of finding it is at auction.

Score : 91

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                           To Be Listened While Sipping :

 

                                           Hubert Sumlin - Sometimes I'm Right