Sold outJan 2023In short · Linkwood (Speyside), 10 years.
“Creamy notes of vanilla ice cream, custard and marzipan coated the fresh zing of lemon sorbet, pink grapefruit and wild strawberries amid green grass.…”Extract · full tasting notes at SMWS
SMWS 39.258 is a single cask of Linkwood, in the Speyside region, 10 years old, bottled at 62.3%, released in the Jan 2023 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.