Sold outIn short · Linkwood (Speyside), 13 years.
“An insane intensity on the nose neat, muscovado sugar, nutmeg, sweet pipe tobacco, orange zest, coconut, banana and dates – yummy rummy in my tummy!…”Extract · full tasting notes at SMWS
SMWS 39.213 is a single cask of Linkwood, in the Speyside region, 13 years old, bottled at 64.1%. 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.