Sold outJun 2022In short · Linkwood (Speyside), 11 years.
“After eight years in ex-bourbon wood, we transferred this into a first-fill Oloroso hogshead.…”Extract · full tasting notes at SMWS
SMWS 39.242 is a single cask of Linkwood, in the Speyside region, 11 years old, bottled at 57.8%, released in the Jun 2022 Outturn. 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.