Linkwood Aged 15 Years Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky – Gordon & MacPhail Distillery Labels (700ml)

Volume: 700ml           ABV: 46%          Age: 15 Years Old         Country: Scotland

The Linkwood Distillery was established in 1821, but only started production in 1824. Owner Peter Brown was the manager of the Linkwood Estate and wisely kept his nose clean until the 1823 Excise Act was on the stature book. The distillery was rebuilt in 1874 and was run as an independent distillery up until 1932 where is joined DCL, now Diageo. It has remained in production ever since, with regular upgrades taking place, most significantly in 1972 when a new distillery was built opposite the old buildings. The owners ran both distilleries until 1985 when the original distillery was used as an experimental site. The capacity of the distillery is now around 5.5 million litres per annum.

For more than a century, Gordon & MacPhail has been entrusted with new-make spirit from more than 100 Scottish distilleries to mature in their way, using casks made to their exacting specifications. The ‘Distillery Labels’ range is a celebration of these long standing and unique relationships. The history of this range heralds back to their very beginnings – to the days when distillery spirit was produced primarily to be used in blends. Because of the strong working relationships Gordon & MacPhail had with distillery owners, they would bottle and sell the spirit they created as single malt on the condition that they used their ‘house’ label with the caption “bottled by Gordon & MacPhail”.

This bottling by independent bottlers Gordon & MacPhail is part of the Distillery labels series. It has been matured in sherry casks for no less than 15 years and bottled at 46% abv.

Our Tasting Notes

Nose: Smoked meats and old oak, summer berries and brown sugar.

Palate: White grape, star anise, dark toffee, puff pastry and vanilla.

Finish: Long with toffee sweetness, oak and spice.