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"If you’re a fan of Linkwood, you’ll love this take on the distillery’s hallmark style." - 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. That would partially explain why we see a heavy interest in our offers on this distillery in particular. There's simply nothing else like Linkwood.
While our previous versions were either in ex-bourbon or brand new hogshead, our latest cask from independent stalwart Signatory gets back to the sherried Linkwood style that many fans are most familiar with. This 11-year-old gem is a second-fill oloroso butt, an ideal accompaniment to the Linkwood profile, as those who've had it from a first-fill butt know that this type of cask can sometimes overpower the malt's signature character. Instead, this one offers an aromatic profile that perfectly displays "the tension between the whisky and the butt, with characteristics of both showing up in real harmony," as Andrew notes. Surprisingly round and textured for a young whisky, it's "extremely well balanced with no heat or rough edges whatsoever, fanning out in broad, even waves across the entire palate." For fans of Speyside, Linkwood specifically, or just any great single malt of individual character, this cask is a bona fide winner and an easy choice at our razor-sharp price. | 
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