Linkwood 1984 26 Year Old Cask #5266 Adelphi

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 33 Year Old 1998 The Whisky Jury

'In remembrance of Mr Peter Cowell' is written in small print on the label. The Scotsman Cowell recently died and had this cask of Linkwood in his possession. The children sold the cask and that's how it ended up with Joeri from The Whisky Jury. They couldn't have found of a better bottler, I think. Joeri even gave them a few bottles to pay...

Score 89/100

Linkwood 22 Year Old 1996 Signatory Cask Strength Collection

The Cask Strength Collection from Signatory looks great, even though the decanters are pretty unhandy to pour from. But the contents almost never disappoints. Today I will try a 22 Year Old Linkwood from 1996 at cask strength. Well, doh! It would be in the wrong bottle otherwise, eh? Sorry, got distracted for a moment. It’s a vatting of two...

Score 87/100

Linkwood 17 Year Old 1988 Signatory Vintage

Let us stick with Signatory and their Cask Strength Collection. This independent bottler is also owner of Edradour distillery and run by the always friendly Andrew Symington. This Linkwood was distilled in 1988 and bottled about 6 years ago at a strength of no less than 56,1% ABV. The nose is grainy and sweet and rather perfumy to start with But...

Score 78/100