Sold outJun 2026In short · Linkwood (Speyside), 17 years.
“We combined two 12-year-old ex-bourbon hogsheads into one first fill Spanish oak oloroso butt for further maturation and marrying.…”Extract · full tasting notes at SMWS
SMWS 39.328 is a single cask of Linkwood, in the Speyside region, 17 years old, bottled at 53.5%, released in the Jun 2026 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.