Linkwood 2006 Aged 13 Years Cask Strength Single Malt Scotch Whisky – Signatory Vintage (700ml)

Volume: 700ml           ABV: 58.1%           Age: 13 Years            Country: Scotland

Cask Number(s): 1
Date of Distilling: 05/12/2006
Date of Bottling: 27/08/2020
Matured In: a single ex Bourbon Hogshead the Fresh Sherry Butt Finish for 10 months
Un-Chillfiltered

Signatory Vintage are an independent bottler founded in 1988 by Andrew and Brian Symington. The name ‘Signatory’ was derived from the initial intention to find a person of suitable standing to sign the labels for bottles drawn from a single cask. The first cask bottled was a 1968 Glenlivet which quickly sold through long before any suitable signee could be found. Signatory currently bottle at three strengths: 43%, 46% Unchillfiltered (UCF) and Cask Strength.To add proof of authenticity to their cask strength bottlings, Signatory always include the cask numbers, date of distillation, date of bottling and number of bottles produced.Signatory Vintage’s aim is to offer as wide a range of whiskies as possible, some of which are not even bottled by the proprietary distillery. This allows malt enthusiast to sample the huge variety of subtle differences which occur between casks.

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.

This single malt whisky was distilled in 2006 at the Linkwood distillery before being placed in a single ex Bourbon Hogshead and left to mature for 13 years. It was then placed in a fresh ex sherry butt and finished for 10 months. In 2020 it was bottled at 58.1% abv as part of the Signatory Vintage Cask Strength Collection. Only 699 bottles were produced.

Our Tasting Notes

Nose: Chocolate digestive biscuits, lemon thyme and dried summer fruits.

Palate: Dried summer berries, peanut brittle and softly burnt toffee.

Finish: Coffee bitterness with toasted walnuts and malted barley. Dried sherry sweetness.