Sold outDec 2024In short · Linkwood (Speyside), 13 years.
“The floral notes came thick and fast – roses, lilies and geraniums next to a sappy scent of exotic wood, wet bark and musk.…”Extract · full tasting notes at SMWS
SMWS 39.283 is a single cask of Linkwood, in the Speyside region, 13 years old, bottled at 56.7%, released in the Dec 2024 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.