Linkwood 1988 19 Year Old Speciality Drinks Single Malts of Scotland

Linkwood 10 Year Old 1984 The Ultimate

Another Linkwood from 1984, this time bottled by van Wees from Holland in their by now almost legendary The Ultimate series. The Ultimate counts more than 1000 single casks and has slowly garnered something of a cult following in Holland. This is an oldie, distilled in 1984 and bottled at the age of 10. Look at that, it has spent more than twice...

Score 86/100

Linkwood 26 Year Old Bladnoch Forum

The bourbon hogshead 1625 was filled on 15th March 1984 and exactly 26 years later – on 15th March 2010 – was bottled for the Bladnoch Forum members. This Linkwood is at a respectable age of 26 years and the cask yielded 264 bottles. Again the typical floral charachter of Linkwood shines through on the nose – primarily violets – but this is...

Score 88/100

Linkwood SMWS 39.80

Time for some old Linkwood from the 80's. A 27yo whisky from the Scotch Malt Whisky Society dubbed "Comforting warmth and sweet security" Description: golden hay in colour, with nice long legs and bottled at 54.4% ABV. Nose: notes of hay at first glance, some sunflower oil, a touch of butter and pineapple juice. The nose dulls down, to...

Score 84/100

Linkwood 30 Year Old 1984 Malts of Scotland

The German bottler Duitse Malts of Scotland has bottled four Linkwood so far, but this is their oldest yet. And for me, it is the oldest I have ever tried from this Speyside distillery. Let me get right to it. To open the nose, it needs some hand warmth in my opinion. But then you get a typical Linkwood, which is always a feast. Mildly floral with...

Score 88/100