The distillery known as Linkwood has had various incarnations. The original distillery was built in 1821 on the southern outskirts of Elgin by one Peter Brown. However, his distillery was completely demoplished and rebuilt by his son William in the 1870s. A new stillhouse with four new stills was added in the 1970s and is now the focus of mal ... Read More »
' Rounded yet delicate. Apples again, tingly spiciness. Fills and perfumes the mouth. Delicious...A classic example of a relatively light and fragrant whisky that has real complexity and a gorgeous feel. 8/10' Dave Broom, Whisky Magazine, Nov 2002
A bottling of Linkwood as part of Gordon & Macphail's Private Collection series, with an interesting red wine cask finish. The casks originally matured Cote Rotie, a red wine from the north of the Rhone region, and the finishing complimented an initial maturation in bourbon casks.
A 23 year old whisky from Linkwood, bottled by Adelphi from cask #5048. Distilled in 1989, matured in a refill hogshead and bottled at cask strength in 2012.
A 1991 Linkwood from Gordon Macphail, bottled at cask strength for their Cask Strength Collection. Distilled on May 6th and matured in a pair of 1st fill sherry butts.
A whisky distilled at Linkwood in 1984, shortly before the old still house stopped regular production. This was bottled in 2011 by Liquid Sun after 27 years of maturaion in bourbon cask.
A 26 year old single cask Linkwood bottled by Signatory for their Cask Strength Collection. This was distilled on 22nd October 1985 and bottled on July 11th 2012 after maturing in a hogshead.
For this Linkwood 1981, 12 yo malt that had been matured in traditional casks was transferred to rum casks for a further 14 years. Something of a departure for Diageo's Special Releases, releasing three malts from the same distillery in 50cl bottles.
For this Linkwood 1981, 12 yo malt that had been matured in traditional casks was transferred to sweet red wine casks for a further 14 years. Something of a departure for Diageo's Special Releases, releasing three malts from the same distillery in 50cl bottles.
For this Linkwood 1981, 12 yo malt that had been matured in traditional casks was transferred to port wine casks for a further 14 years. Something of a departure for Diageo's Special Releases, releasing three malts from the same distillery in 50cl bottles.
A Signatory release of single cask 1985 vintage whisky from Linkwood, bottled for their Cask Strength Collection. Distilled on October 22nd, matured in a hogshead for 26 years and bottled on January 10th 2012.
The Rare Malts are a now-discontinued series of cask-strength releases designed by Diageo to showcase some of the hidden treasures in their portfolio. This is a bargain for whisky of this quality.
A rare Linkwood 12 year old selected by the Diageo distillery managers in 1999 for staff only. Please note that the bottle numbers have been removed from the labels on some of these bottles.