Linkwood 22 Year Old 1990 cask 8326 Dimensions Duncan Taylor

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

Linkwood 18 Year Old 1997 Jack Wiebers

Jack Wiebers often bottles single casks with strange names and artsy labels. This one falls in both categories, I’d say. But of course the contents of the bottle is what matters and in this case it’s an 18 Year Old Linkwood from 1997 at cask strength. Wow! When I put my nose in the glass for the first time, I’m actually reminded of grain whisky....

Score 87/100

Linkwood 28 Year Old 1984 The Nectar of the Daily Drams

The Nectar of the Daily Drams is a well-known and respected Belgian bottler. In recent years they have bottled four casks of Linkwood. One of them is this 28 Year Old from 1984, that was released a few years back. Fresh and fruity nose on manadrin and apples. Mildly floral as well. Think heather. Add some mint. Some vanilla, but apart from that,...

Score 80/100

Linkwood 12 Year Old

Its a classic speyside and a good example of the type. Nose: "Floral, apple blossom, pantry spices, fruit sherbet and traces of treacle.", "Light, apples, pears, gentle spices, calvados, hint of citrus, summer barley notes.", Palate: "sharp and incisive pepper, rap ier-sharp clean barley, traces of oak and aniseed, some...

Score 80/100