Linkwood 1980 SMWS 39.11
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Linkwood |
| Bottler | The Scotch Malt Whisky Society (SMWS) |
| Bottling Series | - |
| Vintage | 1980 |
| Bottled Year | 1996 |
| Age | 15년 |
| Cask Type | Oak Cask |
| Cask Number | - |
| Bottles Released | - |
| ABV | 58.1% |
| Volume | 750 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Speyside |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
잔을 가볍게 흔들면 옅은 황금빛이 천천히 잔 벽을 타고 흐른다. 꽃향으로 이름난 링크우드답게 코를 가져가면 갓 핀 들꽃과 잘 익은 사과, 바닐라의 향이 산뜻하게 올라온다. 한 모금 머금으면 15년 숙성된 원액이 58.1도의 기운으로 혀를 또렷이 채우고, 꿀과 시트러스가 번진다. 삼키면 보리사탕과 가벼운 향신료의 끝맛이 부드럽게 비치며 우아하고 길게 이어진다.
AITasting Notes
Colour
gold
air Nose
yes, time worked. It’s not that it’s better polished, or rounder, or smoother, not at all, it’s simply more complex, with more flowers and herbs, for example, and an unexpected medicinal side, as if this was an ex-old-Laphroaig hogshead. Band-aid, eucalyptus, chalk, humus, even mud… It’s all quite subtle, and lovable. With water: stunning earthy notes, hay, farmyard, meadows after a heavy shower, then rather beeswax and pollen…
restaurant Palate
amazing! Peat and gentian in Linkwood, how does that sound? The smokiness is much more obvious than before, and there is a weird feeling of hashish as well. With water: more oranges and a floral side – this is well Linkwood – while the hashish disappeared. Was I dreaming?
timer Finish
quite long, more herbal. Eucalyptus syrup, mint, smoked herbs… No, not those