Archives Linkwood 50 YO 1967

DISTILLED: 23rd February 1967 BOTTLED: 26th January 2018 AGE: 50 Years Old CASK TYPE: 1ST Fill Sherry Hogshead CASK #: 695 COLOUR: Darkest Mahogany STRENGTH: 42.4% OUTTURN: 29 Bottles

FOR MORE THAN 120 YEARS, GORDON & MACPHAIL HAS BEEN DRIVEN BY A SIMPLE MISSION: TO CREATE SINGLE MALT SCOTCH WHISKY OF EXCEPTIONAL QUALITY. THIS YEAR, A LIMITED SELECTION OF BOTTLINGS ARE BEING RELEASED FROM THE COMPANY’S FABLED WHISKY ARCHIVE, EACH REPRESENTING THE UNIQUE AND RARE WHISKIES FOR WHICH GORDON & MACPHAIL IS RENOWNED.

Intense dried fruit aromas with plenty of oak and spices. A subtle hint of roasted hazelnut and underlying soft smoke. Mouth clinging and spicy - cloves, bitter orange and oak tannins offer a robust palate. Mouth drying, dark liquorice and oak persevere on the finish.