The KOTQ has enjoyed 4 tastings from the Linkwood distillery
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Distillery Region Open Blends
Linkwood Speyside 1821 - Today White Horse, Haig's, Bell's and Dimple
       
Status Ownership Water Source Production
Active Diageo Springs near Millbuies Loch 4,650,000 liters/year
       
@Binny's @Whisky Fix @Master of Malt @Scotch Whisky Auctions
LINKWOOD 1990 08Q4 - LINKWOOD 17 1990 [Signatory bottling at Cask Strength]
Name
Color
Nose
Body
Palate
Finish
Comments
Meeting
Bluff
Smoky for a speyside, smoky
Reese Witherspoon
Cinnamon apples, tangy
Warm coating, long
08Q4-Bop January 3rd, 2009
Bop
Uncut it smells like a lightly mulled wassail
Gently smoky
Apple spice
08Q4-Bop January 3rd, 2009
Hoopie
Cinnamon, maybe a little apple or orange
08Q4-Bop January 3rd, 2009
Lakeview
Maple syrup meets the ocean
Complex, smoky & sweet combination drives complexity for me
Smooth and short
A great surprise addition to an important lineup
08Q4-Bop January 3rd, 2009
LINKWOOD 1990 10Q1 - LINKWOOD 17 1990 [Signatory bottling at Cask Strength]
Name
Color
Nose
Body
Palate
Finish
Comments
Meeting
Balgam
Natural color
Oaky nose, vanilla
Sean Young
Work at it to make it ok
Warm
10Q1-Bop February 20th, 2010
Bibeau
Fruit. Burnt
Dark tall fast
Old dry attic
Smooth. Lasts long
Challenges
10Q1-Bop February 20th, 2010
Bop
Cauliflower. Grassy after cut
Pan-seared scallops
Adding water doesn't reduce the heat. Too much like a dude.
10Q1-Bop February 20th, 2010
Lakeview
Orange peel + heather
Creamy start with lingering heat
Caramelized scallop
With a cut it is fun & really grew on me but still takes too much work
10Q1-Bop February 20th, 2010
Tao
Dark natural color
Vanilla
One dimensional, Megan Fox
Basic Jaw / Oak not much complex
Too hot
Fine at cask strength
10Q1-Bop February 20th, 2010
Ville
slight pepper
long slinky 27 year old
tart - medium
warm and mellow
Fair - not in my buy zone
10Q1-Bop February 20th, 2010
LINKWOOD yo 14Q4 - LINKWOOD 21 yo [Gordon and MacPhail bottling at Standard Strength]
LINKWOOD yo, 1997 Vintage Bottling for the Whisky Exchange 24Q1 - LINKWOOD 25 yo, 1997 Vintage Bottling for the Whisky Exchange [Signatory bottling at Cask Strength]
Name
Color
Nose
Body
Palate
Finish
Comments
Meeting
Bop
Banana nose then becomes earthy; cut: sweeter
Salt water taffy; cut: sweeter
Super salty which is always fun
Slow and low processes (fermentation, distilling reflux, etc.) overall at Linkwood. Love this expression.
24Q1-Norse March 9th, 2024