Linkwood 50 Year Old
Single malt scotch whisky of exceptional quality.
Exclusively available at www.thesinglemaltshop.com
Linkwood 50
Year Old
Single malt scotch whisky of exceptional quality.
Exclusively available at www.thesinglemaltshop.com
Private Collection
Personally selected by members of the Urquhart family that has owned Gordon & Macphail for four generations. Private Collection whiskies are greatly‐aged single malts from celebrated, little‐known, or closed distilleries.
DISTILLERY: Linkwood
REGION: Speyside
DISTILLED: 25/11/1971
BOTTLED: 21/12/2021
ABV: 42.4%
YEARS OLD: 50
CASK NO: 98011203
CASK TYPE: Refill American Hogshead
OUTTURN: 166 Bottles
Nose – Apple
Rich red apple intertwines with orange zest and sweet dark honey. Subtle lemon sherbet notes come to the fore alongside key lime pie and vanilla pod.
Taste – Almond
Soft citrus, subtle dried tobacco and salted almond flavours give way to apple crumble and banana.
Finish – Pineapple
A smooth finish with tropical fruits and roasted nuts.
Tasting Notes by Charles MacLean
50YO Single Cask Speyside Malt @ 42.8% Vol | (cask 9801 1203)
Charlie scores this exceptional whisky 94/100!
Appearance: Deep umber in colour; old brown sherry – surprisingly deep since the cask is a refill American oak hogshead. Remarkably good beading at this relatively low strength.
Aroma: A mellow nose-feel, with no prickle. The top notes are of oil scented with bergamot, becoming scented hand cream; backed by tablet toffee and Parma violet sweets, with a hint of black tea leaves in a tea caddie. An actress’s dressing room table comes to mind! A drop of water reduces the fragrance but does not alter its essentials: more faded and delicate.
Taste: A big, soft, mouth-filling texture and a sweet, mid-palate taste, with just a hint of white pepper in the long finish and a return of the Parma violets in the aftertaste. Very easy to drink at natural strength, but equally good when reduced – now exhibiting an intriguing sour note, with more warmth in the finish.
Comment: This is a gorgeous old whisky with all the complexity that only advanced age in a good cask. A haughty dowager duchess of a whisky – noble and impeccable – or maybe an elderly but very well preserved French film-star.
