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"...just a fascinating, multi-layered single malt that does everything it's supposed to do, in its own singular fashion." - Andrew Kitz, B-21 Spirits Buyer
The Speyside faithful go head over heels for Linkwood, but finding a top-quality example on the market is always a stroke of luck. Just 2% of the distillery's production is bottled on its own, with the vast majority of the production playing a crucial part in Diageo's flagship blends like Johnnie Walker. Moreover, most of what you'll find on the independent bottler scene is some sort of sherry-finished version that may or may not reflect the true Linkwood character, which is why we were thrilled to come across this four-cask, limited edition from Single Malts of Scotland, done in light-toast, new hogsheads. As B-21 spirits buyer Andrew Kitz describes it, "this is quintessential Speyside and classic Linkwood in its pure form, with no bells or whistles," just a superb example of the unpeated Speyside malt that makes this distillery so widely admired (and what makes its stocks so jealously guarded by Diageo). With the characteristic combination of richness and elegance that defines Linkwood for true Scotch aficionados, this 10-Year-Old beauty will deliver everything you're looking for and then some. |