Critics reviews
Extremely fragrant, floral, rose-like.
Palate
Angelica. Indian desserts. Condensed milk.
Finish
Balancing almondy dryness. Spicy, becoming quite hot. Extraordinarily long.
Comment
Linkwood always evokes thoughts of sweetmeats. This one seems a particularly sweet interpetation.
Michael Jackson - Whisky Magazine Issue 22 Nose
Lifted, intense and perfumed: jasmine/muscat grapes, cut grass and apple blossom with hints of crisp malt.
Palate
A light aromatic mouthful with a silky quality that keeps it rooted in the mouth. Even a hint of pepper.
Finish
Perfumed.
Comment
Malts which waft delicately about are deeply unfashionable in these blockbuster times but this is the perfect aperitif.
Dave Broom - Whisky Magazine Issue 22
About this SPIRIT
Linkwood Distillery, Speyside
Peter Brown established the Linkwood distillery in 1821 and the first distillation took place in 1824. After his death, his son, William Brown cemented the reputation of the distillery over the next 30 years.
In 1936 the distillery was taken over by the Distillers Company (now Diageo) and like many other distilleries, it was closed during World War II. After the war, Roderick Mackenzie reopened the distillery and stayed in helm for the next 18 years.
Mackenzie was a passionate believer in the qualities that the distillery could draw from its tradition and heritage, so he resisted any change at Linkwood, and even forbade the removal of even spider webs. Nevertheless in 1971 Linkwood tripled its production capacity. Despite these alterations, the Linkwood distillery has always kept its traditional character.
The distillery was closed from 1985 up to 1990 when the old side reopened for production a few months per year. Only 1 or 2% of the production is marketed as single malt, the remaining being used in the blends of the Diageo group such as Haig, Bells and Dimple and Jonnie Walker.
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Linkwood is one of the great Speyside whiskies and very much unsung. The malt exudes a floral style reminiscent of rose petals and the body is gently viscous, drying towards the finish with a subtle wood smoke. Well worth investigation.
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