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
꽃 같은 섬세함으로 알려진 스페이사이드 몰트 링크우드로, 노즈에서는 잘 익은 사과와 흰 꽃, 꿀의 향이 명확하게 드러난다. 32년의 긴 버번 캐스크 숙성이 더해져 팰럿은 보리 단맛 위로 시트러스와 바닐라, 가벼운 향신료가 또렷하게 발전한다. 49.5도의 도수가 우아한 풍미를 단정하게 받친다. 피니시는 꿀과 마른 풀, 흰 후추의 잔향이 길게 이어지며 정갈하게 마무리된다.
AITasting 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