Whisky Journal “An unique presale of Linkwood 1971” – Scotch Whisky Information
August sixth, 2022
An Unique presale of Linkwood 1971
Aged 50 years
On-line whisky retailer thesinglemaltshop.com is proud to current readers with the presale particulars of its unique single cask bottling from Gordon & MacPhail’s Non-public Assortment vary.
Dublin-based on-line retailer thesinglemaltshop.com is celebrating the launch of a notably uncommon, unique single-cask bottling of a traditional whisky from legendary Elgin impartial bottler Gordon & MacPhail’s Non-public Assortment vary. The whisky in query is a 1971 Linkwood, aged for half a century in an American refill hogshead and bottled at 42.4% ABV.
This extremely treasured liquid earned extraordinarily excessive reward from main whisky knowledgeable Charles MacLean and simply 166 bottles are being launched, with a retail value of €7,950. The primary 10 patrons of a bottle will obtain a complimentary ticket to attend an unique, luxurious launch occasion at Boisdale of Belgraviain in London, hosted by Whisky Journal, Charles MacLean and thesinglemaltshop.com.
In the case of uncommon examples of ‘veteran’ Linkwood spirit, Charles MacLean declares that, “Malts distilled earlier than improvements of the Nineteen Seventies, as this Linkwood 1971 was, open a sensory window on the previous, they’re themselves liquid historical past, and as such are vastly emotive. Moreover, from a collector’s perspective they’re so uncommon they’re generally described as ‘unicorns’–attractive legendary creatures. A mix of those elements makes such malts extremely fascinating to connoisseurs, collectors and traders.”
To safe your bottle as a part of this unique presale use the Uncover Extra .
Gordon & MacPhail was established in Elgin throughout 1895 by James Gordon and John Alexander MacPhail. In 1915, John Urquhart joined the agency and shortly established a formidable portfolio of maturing whiskies, earlier than finally taking on the enterprise. Successive generations of his household have continued to personal and function G&M as much as the current day. Due to the Urquharts ardour and foresight, G&M now boasts an unrivalled stock of single malt casks, some relationship from earlier than the Second World Battle. It’s no exaggeration to say that the corporate has performed an important function within the renaissance of single malt Scotch whisky.
