Linkwood 1990 16 Year Old Sherry Cask Single Malts of Scotland

Linkwood 14 Year Old 1989 Blackadder Raw Cask

Blackadder – brainchild of the always crackin’ jokes Robin Tucek – are mostly known for their Raw Cask bottlings, in which some cask residue can be found, giving the malts an air of authenticity. This Linkwood 1989 spent more than 15 years in the bottle already, but that will not stop me! A beautiful color and robust ABV are probably the prelude...

Score 86/100

Linkwood 21 Year Old 1989 A.D. Rattray

A.D. Rattray bottled a 21 Year Old Linkwood in 2011, distilled in 1989. The sherry cask, number 7322, yielded no less than 522 bottles. The nose is very herbaceous and reminds me of a wild prairie with ferns, rhododendrons and wet grasses. But also nettles. Luckily there is a lot of fruitiness in the shape of gooseberries, raisins and mirabelles....

Score 86/100

Linkwood 1975 26 Year Old

At the beginning of the century, Diageo launched the popular series Rare Malts. This Linkwood from 1975 is one of those (there are in fact several Linkwood bottled in this Rare Malts series). You can still find it left and right for around 200 EUR. The nose is very waxy (beeswax) with a hefty helping of vanilla custard and citrus peel. Very...

Score 85/100

Linkwood 14 Year Old 1984 Cooper’s Choice

Linkwood is one of Diageo’s workhorses that produces primarily for the blenders. Important customers are White Horse, Haig, Bell’s and Dimple. Only a small percentage is bottled as single malt. This means you’ll have to turn to independent bottlers. This is an oldie, distilled in 1984 and by now over two decades in the bottle. Cooper’s Choice cut...

Score 84/100