Linkwood 16 Year Old 1989 Old Malt Cask Douglas Laing

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 21 Year Old Gordon & Macphail

Gordon & Macphail has bottled quite a lot of Linkwood. This 21 Year Old was marketed in 1995, so this must be a 1973 or 1974 distillate, produced on the new stills that were installed in 1971. The nose shows nice sherry elements like marzipan, raisins, gingerbread and hints of coffee. A lot of oranges as well. Make that orangettes. From the...

Score 84/100

Linkwood 15 Year Old

Gordon & Macphail has been a licensed bottler for Linkwood for decades and continues to be. This 15 Year Old is always available. I am trying a recent bottling from 2017, so this is a distillate from the new millennium. Very sweet and extremely fruity nose on apricots, juicy peaches and even crushed banana, but slowly it turns candied. Turkish...

Score 85/100

Linkwood 5 Year Old 1973 Pure Highland Malt

The Linkwood distillery has been operational since 1821. In 1962 significant refurbishments were conducted and in 1971 the number of stills was increased from 2 to 4. Actually, a new set of four stills was put in place in what sometimes is referred to as Linkwood B. Linkwood A, with the two original stills, was closed in 1972. This is a distillate...

Score 82/100