tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3101162324715983722.post8186420367251295357..comments2024-03-16T11:28:41.525-04:00Comments on Diving for Pearls: Single Malt Report: Linkwood 21 year old 1991 Sovereign (K&L exclusive)Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02288790197865570681noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3101162324715983722.post-51732036922421013782015-06-10T00:44:57.858-04:002015-06-10T00:44:57.858-04:00Good to know. Thanks! I had pondered picking up a...Good to know. Thanks! I had pondered picking up a bottle on more than one occasion, and now I'm pretty sure the very bottle I was eyeing is now gone. I like me some fruity single malt, but as you mentioned once a whisky goes over $100 it'd better be excellent.Diving for Pearlshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02373371259792882112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3101162324715983722.post-6750103008666872602015-06-07T19:25:55.510-04:002015-06-07T19:25:55.510-04:00After finally getting around to my Chieftan's ...After finally getting around to my Chieftan's Linkwood bottle, I found it a very typical fruity Speyside malt that didn't quite blow my mind (and it was over $100 so I expect some mind blowing). Even if this Linkwood weren't already sold out I don't think I would have gotten another bottle.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13215982348779717643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3101162324715983722.post-65110018165819117212014-06-25T17:45:59.251-04:002014-06-25T17:45:59.251-04:00Oh, I forgot Brora did make peated whisky for a pe...Oh, I forgot Brora did make peated whisky for a period. That whisky was probably why Brora developed a reputation as a chameleon malt.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13215982348779717643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3101162324715983722.post-55410784533717487722014-06-25T09:30:21.568-04:002014-06-25T09:30:21.568-04:00New Clynelish was a scaled-up copy of Brora, which...New Clynelish was a scaled-up copy of Brora, which includes the stills. The changed surface area:volume ratio in the stills should have some effect, though it might be subtle. People are also nuts about heavy peating, so there's that too.Jordanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06448702693643593156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3101162324715983722.post-36220806786454256752014-06-24T22:04:50.271-04:002014-06-24T22:04:50.271-04:00It's funny how like Brora and Clynelish, Linkw...It's funny how like Brora and Clynelish, Linkwood is a fairly new distillery built right next to an older version. But unlike Brora, Old Linkwood does get turned on for a few months to make whisky. Since both Linkwoods appear to have identical equipment and identical-enough flavor profiles, I wonder why Brora is put on a pedestal when a similarly aged Clynelish might taste similar? Oh, right because Brora is closed.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13215982348779717643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3101162324715983722.post-87664765767537912122014-06-24T15:46:26.575-04:002014-06-24T15:46:26.575-04:00Re: the cask. That could be the case, but there...Re: the cask. That could be the case, but there's an expansive middle ground between dead cask and oak syrup. Or at least there used to be. Personally, I'd take the former over the latter, but would prefer something in the middle. I know you know all of this but I'm really not excited about the prevalence of over-oaked whisky right now.<br /><br />Thanks for the Linkwood offer, that sounds great!Diving for Pearlshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02373371259792882112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3101162324715983722.post-64079481397112458642014-06-24T15:40:09.836-04:002014-06-24T15:40:09.836-04:00In my opinion, you chose wisely with the Caperdoni...In my opinion, you chose wisely with the Caperdonich. I enjoyed that one so much that I felt like there needed to be a ceremony when I finished the bottle. I'd be interested to hear how the Chieftain's Linkwood fares. I agree with you about the Flora and Fauna series, though I wonder if the Big D will snuff it out if the blend market ever does boom in Asia.Diving for Pearlshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02373371259792882112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3101162324715983722.post-29934342061633690692014-06-24T15:18:07.546-04:002014-06-24T15:18:07.546-04:00It sounds like that was a really, really inactive ...It sounds like that was a really, really inactive cask. I wonder if the "we'll never pick one like this again" led to some of the over-oaked expressions that they picked last year.<br /><br />I actually have the Signatory 1995/2010 Linkwood. I'll make sure to set aside a sample for you. It's at 43%, so it should be a relatively easy drinker.Jordanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06448702693643593156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3101162324715983722.post-51146513968590630492014-06-24T14:40:39.173-04:002014-06-24T14:40:39.173-04:00Since I had a bottle of the Chieftan's Linkwoo...Since I had a bottle of the Chieftan's Linkwood, I went for the Caperdonich instead. But I did grab the Rattrey Glen Elgin the Davids selected so I did wind up with a rarely seen Diageo Speysider. Oh, in case you were wondering, the Glen Elgin is a tasty refill sherry bomb (more Glendronach-lite than Macallan-lite).<br /><br />I really wish the Flora and Fauna series would get a US release but I highly doubt that would ever happen. In Glen Elgin's case, Diageo did move it into the Classic Malts line but the 12 year old also never hit Stateside.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13215982348779717643noreply@blogger.com