One of many newest Signatory Classic bottlings unique to The Whisky Alternate is a 24 12 months outdated Linkwood distilled on 30 Could 1997. It was matured in a single ex-bourbon hogshead.
Linkwood 24 yo 1997 (56,6%, Signatory Classic for The Whisky Alternate 2021, hogshead #7566, 225 btl.)
Nostril: loads of hob nobs and vanilla cake, with some buttery notes and creamy apple sauce within the background. Brighter lemon. Natural honey and hay. Almonds. Refined oak polish, in addition to some baking spice. Fairly wealthy and imposing, with a punchy alcoholic edge (simply tamed with a couple of drops of water although).
Mouth: once more actually thick and creamy, with an fragrant woody aspect. Candy toffee, stewed apples, melons and tinned apricot. There’s a bittersweet word within the center, one thing hoppy even, with lemon peel and a contact of bitter dough. Not a mixture I anticipated. Then leafy notes, possibly even blonde tobacco, with nuts and a charred edge.
End: medium, on recent mint, ginger, nutmeg, citrus and bitter chocolate.
This Linkwood has a agency bourbonny fingerprint, which brings out a selected sweet-and-sour fruitiness but additionally hoppy aromatics. Fascinating whisky, vibrant and entertaining however total a bit extra wooden than I hoped for. Nonetheless obtainable from The Whisky Alternate.
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