[Quick review] Linkwood - 12 years od Fragrant Drops 58%
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Distillery: Linkwood
Bottler: Fragrant Drops
Age: 12 years old
Distilled: 2010
Bottled: 2022
Cask: Ex-Tokaji barrel
Abv: 58.0%
Unchillfiltered: Yes
Natural Colour: Yes
Nb of bottles: 260
Extra: Cask #3001290
My tasting notes:
Nose: Fruity sweetness, barley sugar mixed with drying tannin. Raspberry and white chocolate, fresh oak, lemon, caramel, hints of minty chlorophyll, creamy vanilla and honeycomb. What an inviting nose!
Palate: Sweet and spicy, oaky. Quite a powerful arrival. Poached pear and vanilla, dark fruit, blackberry jam, bitter dark chocolate, black pepper & nutmeg, acacia honey and still a little hint of mint kicking around, which I very much enjoy!
Finish: Rather long, spicy & fruity. Drying oak spice, prunes, tannin, oak vanillin, strawberry jam and hints of blackcurrant. Warming and delicious!
With water: Less oak and more fruit on the nose (extra peach & orange) The arrival is more tame and the palate becomes sweeter & less spicy. More chewy caramel and honey. The finish loses fruit as well with more oak & barley sugar. I think I might prefer it without H2O.
Overall this is a delicious and very well made Linkwood. The Tokaji barrel really works wonders here and despite being a full term maturation, I feel the cask influence is well integrated within the spirit, leaving you wanting more!
Slàinte all!
Thanks again to George and Rachel for the sample.
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