ABV: 43 %
Origin: Speyside
Type: Single Malt
Bottles in collection: 0
Emptied bottles: 1
Impression: 4/5

Tasting notes
Nose: This is sweet and fruity. At first there’s a mix of green fruits and vanilla. There’s honey on top and it’s mixed with some baking spices and a hint of marzipan. After a while, the fruitiness separates slightly with juicy, sweet yellow pears on top and some lemon notes underneath. There’s an earthy undertone which creates a nice, small nugget of complexity to an otherwise pleasant and straight forward character. This is a great nose which feels balanced and easy to access.

Mouth: It starts out with a big honey and coconut sweetness. There’s an early spicyness which helps it along the way. It’s still fruity, but the fruits have gone a bit less bright. Underneath the sweetness, a slightly misplaced bitterness mixes with earthy notes. This creates a more complex dram overall, but it makes everything feel less balanced. The lemon notes have increased in intensity in the back and the sweet and sour character is really enjoyable.

Finish: The transition offers a nice, small increase in spicyness before the fruitiness once again parks itself in the center. The sweetness is there, but it’s the first thing to disappear. After a few seconds the bitterness, the earthy notes and the lemon note return together with the oakiness, which has been quite anonomous up until this point. The oakiness is not a fantastic one but it does a fairly good job of keeping the finish together. This is a really good whisky with a lot to offer, both to the explorer and to an unexperienced palate.

Additional information
There is no information to be found on the aging process of this whisky. It’s the only standard release of Linkwood, yet it is limited.

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