Linkwood 1978
37 Year Old Special Releases 2016

70cl / 50.3%

Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Distillery Bottling

Linkwood 1978 / 37 Year Old / Special Releases 2016

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A 1978-vintage Linkwood bottled for the Diageo Special Releases 2016 at 37 years of age. An elegant and well-matured dram, this is shot through with sweet, creamy and fruity flavours, all sat on a backbone of rich but savoury chocolate.

Bottler: Distillery Bottling
Age: 37 Year Old
Vintage: 1978
Bottling Date: 2016
No of Bottles: 6114
Country: Scotland
Region: Speyside

Style

Body
Richness
Smoke
Sweetness

Character

Leaves
Strawberry
Dark Chocolate
Cream
Wet wool (wet dog)
Honeysuckle

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Linkwood 1978 Reviews

Tasting Notes

Tasting notes by Billy Abbott (TWE)

Nose: Polished apples, waxed jackets and honeysuckle sweetness. Hints of damp wool slowly develop, balanced by soft sweetness.

Palate: Sweet and creamy – strawberries and cream, and rhubarb and custard sweets – with a background of crumbled brownie (chocolate soil, anyone?) and musky green leaves. Water brings out more candy notes and a touch of Turkish Delight.

Finish: More rhubarb and custards, icing and green leaves. The sweetness slowly fades, leaving the leaves.

Comment: Exactly my style of whisky and easily fulfilling my expectations. Creamily textured with controlled sweetness and a balance of sweetshop flavours and leafy, forest notes. My favourite of the 2016 line-up.

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Linkwood 1978 37 Year Old Special Releases 2016