Linkwood was founded in 1821 by Peter Brown and completely rebuilt in 1871 by his son William. It is located south of Elgin, surrounded by woods, close to the Lossie River, on a 4-hectare, park-like estate in Speyside. The water comes from springs at Loch Milbuis. Linkwood is now owned by Diageo. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The Linkwood distillery is renowned among connoisseurs for its elegant and typically floral style\u2014qualities that reach a new dimension here thanks to an exceptionally long maturation period. Distilled on June 5, 1995, this single malt spent a total of 31 years in a first-fill Pedro Xim\u00e9nez sherry hogshead. Having previously held intensely sweet PX sherry only once, the cask was able to impart immense aromatic depth to the spirit before being bottled\u2014unfiltered and with natural color\u2014by independent bottler Best Dram on July 17, 2026. <\/p>\n
On the nose, an opulent bouquet of raisins, ripe plums, and dark syrup unfolds, accompanied by subtle notes of vanilla and caramel. On the palate, the whisky impresses with a velvety texture and a full-bodied character, revealing flavors of dried figs, honey, and brown sugar. The long-lasting finish is defined by distinctive oak spice and nuances of dark chocolate, harmoniously rounding off the mature, dry character of this Speyside classic. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":184156,"template":"","meta":[],"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[2258,2851,2450,2853,10242,2204,2276,2512,2170],"product_tag":[],"class_list":["post-184154","product","type-product","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","product_cat-distilleries-en","product_cat-independent-bottlers","product_cat-linkwood-en","product_cat-michel-reick-en","product_cat-regions","product_cat-scotland-en","product_cat-single-malt-en","product_cat-speyside-en","product_cat-whisky-en","pa_bottling_date-17-07-2026","pa_cask_type-first-fill-px-sherry","pa_country-schottland-en-2","pa_destillation_age-31-en","pa_destillation_date-05-06-1995-en","pa_region-speyside-en","pa_whisky_bottler-michel-reick-en","pa_whisky_bottler_series-best-dram-en","first","instock","taxable","shipping-taxable","purchasable","product-type-simple"],"yoast_head":"\n