Linkwood 1973 Kb Finest and Rarest
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Linkwood |
| Bottler | Kingsbury (Kb) |
| Bottling Series | - |
| Vintage | 1973 |
| Bottled Year | - |
| Age | 32년 |
| Cask Type | Bourbon |
| Cask Number | - |
| Bottles Released | - |
| ABV | 49.5% |
| Volume | 700 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Speyside |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
Colour
gold
air Nose
wow! It’s definitely got something of a 1971 or 1972 Clynelish, which is great news. Fantastic whiffs of ripe tropical fruits mixed with ‘Western’ garden fruits and a wee but very elegant smokiness (cigar?) as well as notes of polished furniture. Ripe apples, papayas, mirabelle plums, dried figs, pollen, a little walnut liqueur, old humidor, then apricot liqueur and fudge, mixed nuts, praline… Hints of old roses. What’s quite amazing is that the soft albeit firm oakiness prevents the whole from getting too thickish or ueberfruity. Simply superb!
restaurant Palate
rich and even more Clynelishish (wah!) or even Lochside-ish (re-wah!) Perfect balance between the rich ripe fruits (no ‘fruitcake’ though) and the oak’s soft spiciness. Plums, apricots and oranges plus a little ginger, white pepper and nutmeg. Granted, it’s a little less complex than on the nose but that always happens with old whiskies. Almost
timer Finish
long, prolonging the palate, maybe a tad more citrusy now. Oranges. Wee dryness and bitterness from the tannins in the aftertaste but that’s normal at 36 years of age