2011 Douglas Laing & Co. Provenance Linkwood 8 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky (700ml)

Linkwood sits in the light to medium bodied Speyside camp, typically offering floral notes, freshly cut grass, apple and peach. As the whisky matures, it intensifies in texture and richness but retains much of its orchard fruit character. Whisky writer, Dave Broom explains, "The fragrance is achieved by creating very clear wort, having a very long fermentation and distilling (slowly to maximise copper conversation) in pairs of stills in which the spirit is larger than the wash, allowing even more copper contact."

This youngster from Douglas Laing's 2020 Provenance collection was distilled in 2011 and matured for eight years in a single refill hogshead. From the bottler: "Butterscotch sauce on vanilla ice cream, alongside warm porridge oats with honey. Lingers on and on...dried apple, buttery sponge cake and spiced oak." 46% Alc./Vol. Non chill filtered. 325 bottles.