Single Malts of Scotland Linkwood 1993, Sherry Butt, Cask 3517

Tasted in Whisky Magazine Issue 54 by Arthur Motley and Owen Barstow.

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Tasting Notes

Arthur Motley Nose Immediate sherry character. Floral and muddy, like river mud perhaps, and lots of dark fruits. A little sourness, like green Bramley apples. Palate Raisins, cherry liqueur chocolates, and fermenting grass. Finish Rich, and slightly burnt fruitcake. Comment Big cask character, with spirit style just poking through. The spirit seemed at odds with the cask perhaps.

Owen Barstow Nose Solvent and beeswax. Then ripe red apples. Custard and pastry. Some menthol in there, too. With water, linseed oil. Palate Oily. Dark toffee. Burnt pastry. A really expensive pain au chocolate. With water, more cocoa and some ginger. Nuttiness? Finish Rich, sustained, dark, again faintly charred. Slightly burnt brandy snaps? Comment More than a nod to fine sherry wood. Elegant and self assured.