54,5°
Distillery : Linkwood - Speyside
1st Fill Sherry Hogshead
Independent Bottling
By Gordon & MacPhail
Limited Edition
Single Cask
Bottled in 2025
Unchillfiltered, Uncoloured, Cask Strength
Totally Unpeated
The gentlemen at Gordon & MacPhail have so far opened no fewer than 6 casks of Linkwood distilled in 2009 since last year. This one is the 6th, it was a 1st Fill Sherry Hogshead and yielded 331 bottles.
Let's Taste It :
Woody fruits, red apple, redcurrants, peppers, with a touch of vanilla and oak bark. Cloves, cinnamon, candied cherries, quince jam, gingerbread. It's slightly floral and indulgent, with warm croissants and apple turnovers. On the palate, it's as fruity as you'd expect, with ripe apricots, cranberries, pumpkin, candied fruits, cooked fruits, jam, honeyed walnuts and a stick of liquorice. The finish is almost syrupy, with red berries, wild strawberries, dried figs, thyme and rosemary, cooked mushrooms, fresh earth.
In Short,
A deluge of fruit, coppery with the influence of Sherry, and delicate floral and woody notes. A very good Linkwood, without being revolutionary, which fits the distillery's profile perfectly. In no way does the Sherry stifle the distillate, there's a fine balance. Unfortunately, the price is a bit high, so I'm going to try and wait for a promotion, hoping that it won't be sold out by then.
Score : 89
To Be Listened While Sipping :
Marva Von Theo - Love
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