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Linkwood 1981 Cask Strength 26 Year Old Red Wine Finish 50cl

Lot: 308429

Linkwood 1981 Cask Strength 26 Year Old Red Wine Finish 50cl

Winning Bid: £115

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Lot:
Distillery: 
Linkwood
Age: 
26 Year old
Vintage: 
1981
Region: 
Speyside
Bottler: 
Official
Cask Type: 
red wine finish
Bottled Strength: 
55.5%
Bottle Size: 
50cl
Distillery Status: 
Operational
product Details

Linkwood 1981 Cask Strength 26 Year Old Rum Finish 50cl

Official bottlings of Linkwood are scarce. Its malt has always been considered a key component of many popular blends, such as Johnnie Walker and White Horse, with much of its output reserved for these as a result. In 1982 it was selected for the Ascot Malt Cellar range by DCL, an early precursor to the Classic Malts range later launched by United Distillers. It had been on the short-list for the subsequent range at the time, but the company eventually opted for Cragganmore as the Speyside representative instead, later opting to revive the 12 year old under the Flora & Fauna brand. It remains the only permanent distillery release.

In a change of pace for Diageo's annual Special Releases, they launched three Linkwoods in 50cl bottles with different finishes in 2008. This one was 12 years old malt that was matured in traditional casks prior to being transferred to red wine casks for an extra 14 years.

This bottle is being sold from the Pat's Whisk(e)y private collection which, numbering in excess of 9,000 bottles and over 2,000 miniatures, is the single largest collection of whisky ever to be brought to auction. Pat's Whisk(e)y is the result of over fifteen years of passion and dedication to the goal of creating one of the most complete libraries of whisky and whiskey ever amassed by an individual collector. It contains bottles from over 150 different Scottish distilleries, as well as bourbon, rare Scotch releases from sought-after independent bottlers in Europe, and whisky from other distilleries across the globe. Whisky Auctioneer is delighted to have partnered with Pat's Whisk(e)y to offer this collection across a number of exclusive and spotlight auctions. For more information, please click here.

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