Linkwood 1973 ScMS
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Linkwood |
| Bottler | Scotch Malt Sales (ScMS) |
| Bottling Series | - |
| Vintage | 1973 |
| Bottled Year | 2006 |
| Age | 32년 |
| Cask Type | - |
| Cask Number | - |
| Bottles Released | - |
| ABV | 49.7% |
| Volume | 700 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Speyside |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
오랜 세월이 응축된 호박빛이 잔에 어린다. 1973년 증류해 32년을 보낸 링크우드는 스페이사이드의 섬세하고 꽃향기 도는 품성으로 이름난 증류소다. 향에서는 잘 익은 배와 흰 꽃, 꿀의 기운이 우아하게 피어오른다. 49.7도의 한 모금은 보리 단맛과 바닐라, 시트러스가 매끄럽게 입을 적신다. 스카치 몰트 세일즈가 병입한 이 노장은 흰 꽃과 오크의 잔향을 길게 남긴다.
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