Linkwood 25 Years G&M Distillery Labels 70 cl. 46%

Gordon & MacPhail’s Distillery Labels range is a celebration of the select distilleries with which Scotland’s largest independent bottler has enjoyed a particularly special relationship over the decades.

Linkwood is one of the lucky few distilleries and it is no exaggeration to say that the majority of the greatest bottlings from this great distillery have appeared in G&M colours, with some of the most memorable being the Linkwood 25 year old.

This Linkwood 25 Year Old from Gordon & MacPhail for the Distillery Labels range has a sherry-influenced character and will no doubt have greatly benefited from the recent well-received decision to increase the strength of these bottlings to 46%, allowing the flavors to sparkle even more more clearly.

Nose: Rich sherry aromas accompany subtle anise and cherry.

Palate: Sweet, smooth fruitcake develops into stewed fruit and roasted hazelnuts.

Finish: A long finish of lingering charred oak.

Gordon & MacPhail are to the noble single malt what Lennon & McCartney are to pop music. For more than 100 years, they have insisted on jumping over where the fence is highest. The inherited sense of selecting the absolute best casks from a wide range of distilleries is practiced today as it was 100 years ago. Once the dish is selected, it is transported to G&M’s warehouse in Elgin. Here the cask is looked after and cared for along with thousands of other selected casks until that day in the future, be it five, ten or fifty years down the line, when the whiskey has reached its zenith. Only here are the precious drops bottled.