Linkwood 1939 Gordon & MacPhail 1980sSpeyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky Bottled by: Gordon & MacPhail 75cl 40% A wonderful old Linkwood 1939 Speyside single malt whisky bottled in the 1980s by Gordon & MacPhail for what is now known as their Distillery Labels range, a superb series of semi official licensed bottlings from blue chip distilleries. These old pre war whiskies need to be tasted to be believed. If you've never tasted a whisky from this era then this 1939 Linkwood from G&M is

Old Glenfarclas' such as this one from the 1950s are

with several iterations released at increasing ages until the 21-year-old in 2005

but DL must have sneaked one from under their noses

Finish: Warming with ginger nuances

Island Single Malt Scotch Whisky Bottled by: Duncan Taylor 70cl / 55%

Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky Bottled by: The Alistair Walker Whisky Company 70cl / 58

Barrel #102222 was aged for 10 years in Warehouse 2

Nose: Fresh orchard fruits

One for contemplative sipping

Finish: Long and lingering

with 240 bottles yielded from cask 11003

with a wisp of smoke