LINKWOOD 15YO - GORDON & MACPHAIL

Not had much Linkwood over the years, actually, and the ones I've had has been forgettable, IMO... except an Adelphi 1984 expression reviewed here and a 18yo dark sherry expression from A.D. Rattray not reviewed on this blog.

Having spent so much time in Speyside its really not OK not to have swung by Linkwood on the outskirts of Elgin... Must remember to do that the next time I'm in the area, though I think 'my places'-check list is starting to grow and I will probably need more than 1 trip - Well, I know I do... ;-)

I'm not gonna bore you with trivia about the distillery itself - you can read about that here.



Linkwood Distillery Pagoda - picture from Wikipedia Public lib

Time for the review...

Linkwood 15yo, 43%, Gordon & MacPhail, print on bottle 31/01/12 AB/JJDI

Colour is amber

Nose:
Dried fruit and cinnamon spice, orange chocolate, hint of something floral, polished hardwood and dark raspberries

Taste:
Gentle creamy arrival on very balanced oak, sherry and malt. After that some honey, fruit and caramel. Moves on to deliver a peppery/spicy burst, old cigar box and Xmas spices - cloves maybe? Finish is little dull and very slightly drying, but not enough to ruin the image of a very nice malt! Rum drinkers can start here...

86/100! ...and thanks to SSS for the sample

7 WHISKIES BOTTLED BY ADELPHI - PART III

Linkwood 1984 27yo 53,3%, refill sherry hoghead#5300, 261 bottles, Adelphi

Nose:
Amber in colour, creamy and lightly spiced - like when your grandmother baked that cake from the recipe she only has in her head - little bit of this - little bit of that! and add some caramel to that!

Taste:
Loooong and spiced like what we in Denmark call 'spice cake', a sponge cake with ginger, cinnamon, cardamom, cloves and raisins. A cracking Linkwood!

Another fine pick by Alex and his team!

90/100!