Linkwood 1991 Bottled 2010 Cask #10342 Berry Bros & Rudd

Linkwood 10 Year Old 1984 The Ultimate

Another Linkwood from 1984, this time bottled by van Wees from Holland in their by now almost legendary The Ultimate series. The Ultimate counts more than 1000 single casks and has slowly garnered something of a cult following in Holland. This is an oldie, distilled in 1984 and bottled at the age of 10. Look at that, it has spent more than twice...

Score 86/100

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 21 Year Old 1991 'Apple Pastry' Wemyss

As far as I can remember, I have never had a Linkwood that was not to my liking. Hence I find it a bit of a pity that most of it disappears in blends like Bell’s, Dimple, White Horse and Haig. Luckily there are those independent bottlers that offer this single malt, like this Wemyss bottling with the resounding name ‘Apple Pastry’. The nose is...

Score 85/100

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