Linkwood 2012 Aged 8 Years Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky – Murray McDavid (700ml)

Volume: 700ml           ABV: 46%           Age: 8 Years Old          Country: Scotland

Cask Number(s): 313709A to 313713
Matured In: Initial Bourbon Hogshead then 1st Fill Koval Bourbon Cask.
No. Of Bottles: 1614
Not Chill-filtered

Murray McDavid are highly respected in the Scotch whisky industry, mainly for independently bottling whisky after selecting and ageing the spirit in high quality oak casks. Established in 1996 by Mark Reynier, Simon Coughlin, and Gordon Wright at the closed site of the Coleburn distillery in Speyside, Scotland.  They are also known for the purchase of the closed Bruichladdich Distillery in 2000 and reopening this dormant distillery. They did such a good job of restoring production it was sold to Remy Cointreau in 2012 with a considerable profit.

This independent bottling by Murray McDavid has been initially matured in four 250 litre refill Bourbon Hogsheads for no less than 6 years. It was then finished in 1st Fill ex Koval Bourbon Casks for no less than 2 years. After being matured for no less than 8 years in high quality oak casks it was bottled at 46% ABV as part of the Murray McDavid Benchmark limited release series. Only 1614 bottles were produced for worldwide distribution.

Our Tasting Notes

Nose: Freshly cooked doughnuts, vanilla anglaise, warm caramel, salted popcorn and sweet oak.

Taste: Vanilla and tropical fruits combine with sweet oak and gentle baking spices.

Finish: Orange zest, melted brown sugar, soft malty notes and balanced oak.

About The Distillery

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.