Linkwood Distillery
ABV 46%
The aromatics are almost railroaded by the spices… but not quite. In the end, it comes up smelling of roses.
Laura Foster
Wemyss Malts
Brand
Wemyss Malts
Bottler
1995, Summer Breeze
Expression
Single Malt
Type
No age statement
Age (Years)
2017
Year of Bottling
46%
ABV
Speyside
Region/Country
Independent Bottling
Bottling Type
Taster
Nose: Sitting among roses, jasmine and orange blossom. A penny-sweet bag. An orange drizzle cake on the side.
Palate: Light-bodied. Vanilla-and-lemon unbaked cake mix mingles with pine resin, menthol, zippy white pepper, chilli flakes and sea salt. Cured meat on the mid-palate too.
Finish: Tingling spice heat continues after everything else dissipates.
Comment: The aromatics are almost railroaded by the spices… but not quite. In the end, it comes up smelling of roses.
Score: 8.3
Taster
Nose: Green apples, haybarns, and soft fruits. Admittedly it’s a bit of a timid affair, but nice enough. Crème caramel and limes. Milk chocolate and Black Forest Gâteau.
Palate: A pleasing mineral note with grapefruit, melon and pineapple notes, underscoring a heft of golden syrup. A salty vanilla note that eventually dominates the mid-palate, with gentle wood tannins.
Finish: Apple juice, white grapes, with a twist of black pepper and some brine.
Comment: At times timid, but a fine dram.
Score: 7.9
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