Linlithgow 1974 26 Year Old Douglas Laing Old Malt Cask

Linlithgow 24 Year Old 1982/2007 Douglas Laing Old Malt Cask

Nose: This is different to anything i tried before in that theres no peat, fruit, sherry, floral, spice, etc.This is very oily,slightly waxy, quite a bit solventy ~ white spirit, nail varnish, getting a lemony aroma after a good few minutes in the glass.It is not what you would call a mouthwatering, engaging nose by any stretch of the imagination...

Score 90/100

Linlithgow 28 Year Old 1982 The Ultimate

The Ultimate is a label from the Dutch bottler Van Wees. It is the only Linlithgow they ever bottled. I need not tell you that Linlithgow is the name used by many bottlers to indicate the closed Lowland distillery St Magdalene. Always something to look out for. The nose is pretty fruity with a mild tropical side. Underneath again loads of wet...

Score 87/100

Linlithgow 26 Year Old 1975 Douglas Laing Old Malt Cask

Linlithgow is the name of the village where the Saint Magdalene distillery was operational from 1798 until 1983. A lot of independent bottlers therefor choose to put the name Linlithgow on their bottles. Douglas Laing did the same for this bottling of Old Malt Cask. It contains Saint Magdalene whisky of no less than 26 years old. It is a...

Score 89/100

Linlithgow 18 Year Old 1982 Scott’s Selection

Some independent bottlers choose to release casks from Saint Magdalene under the name of the city in which is was founded: Linlithgow. This one is 18 years old and bottled by Scott’s Selection. Oddly enough the label states that the whisky matured on Oakwood Casks. Well, what else? Judging from thhe color, this was a bourbon cask. The nose is...

Score 83/100