Linkwood 17 Years Old 1997 Old Particular (48.4%, Douglas Laing, Refill HH #10413, 401 Bottles, 2014)
- Single malt scotch whisky
- 48.4% ABV
- Score: 85/100
What they say:
A 17 year old expression from Linkwood distillery bottled as part of the Old Particular range
One of 401 bottles charged from a refill hogshead. Ref – DL10413
This single cask was distilled June 1997 and bottled August 2014
Nose: Anticipate citrus fruits as it opens – really fresh and clean – then later runny caramel
Palate: Sweet leather character developing to a gristy sweetness with ripe, green apples
Finish: Long with lemons, grapefruit and freshly cut grass (CSL)
What I say:
Dram #4 during our visit to the Douglas Laing & Co Ltd. HQ was this 17 year old Linkwood expression, again bottled in the ‘Old Particular’ range.
Colour:
Light gold
Nose:
Floral initially and light, vanilla, cereal, barley malt, oaky and slightly ascerbic
Taste:
Sweet and bitter. citric grapefruit, lemon and lime, green apple, floral blossom, oak wood
Finish:
Long, floral and sweet icing sugar persists
Overall:
A very light expression bottled from the Linkwood distillery, a distillery I have been sampling a lot lately. Some of the light fruit and icing sugar sweetness was present in this dram that I have found before. Rather unfussy this one and of a gentle temperament, perhaps an aperitif or summer dram. Light and refreshing.
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