Sold outIn short · Linkwood (Speyside), 9 years.
“A delicate clean, fragrant fruity and subtle sweet aroma of crispy apples, like those in a Somerset apple eau de vie, greeted us.…”Extract · full tasting notes at SMWS
SMWS 39.209 is a single cask of Linkwood, in the Speyside region, 9 years old, bottled at 56.5%. Every Society bottle numbered 39.x is from Linkwood.
Specs, price and tasting-note extract from the SMWS. Full notes on smws.com.
Near Elgin, founded in 1821, Linkwood makes a whisky of such delicate, blossom-and-fruit precision that blenders treasure it, and legend has it the stillmen once refused to sweep away the cobwebs, for fear of disturbing whatever kept the character so perfectly the same. Diageo's, and rarely bottled alone.