Sold outMar 2025In short · Linkwood (Speyside), 11 years.
“This proved to be a slightly fuller example than we were used to from this distillery, with lots of shoe leather, mineral oil and pine sap up front.…”Extract · full tasting notes at SMWS
SMWS 39.293 is a single cask of Linkwood, in the Speyside region, 11 years old, bottled at 59.9%, released in the Mar 2025 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.