Linkwood-Glenlivet 1898 Ian Grant & Co
Lot number: 162-04021
This lot failed to meet its reserve.
Linkwood was established in 1821, but only started production in 1824. It was named after an old mansion house that formerly stood on the site. Founder, Peter Brown was the factor (manager) of the Linkwood Estate and wisely kept his nose clean until the 1823 Excise Act was on the stature book.
It was completely rebuilt in 1874 by his son William and existed as an independent distiller, run by an Elgin-based whisky broker, until 1932 when it joined the DCL stable. It has remained in production ever since, with regular upgrades taking place, most significantly in 1972 when a new distillery was built opposite the old buildings.
Linkwood has been operating for nearly 200 years and enjoys a very high reputation amongst blenders for its light fragrant style that is twinned with a thick texture in the mouth. This is achieved with a long fermentation of 75 hours , and slow distillation in spirit stills that are larger than the wash stills so they can maximise the contact with the copper.
Bottled by Ian Grant & Co in Glasgow. The firm is documented as trading from 1920 until the 1950s. This pre-war unicorn rarely surfaces and we believe this could be one of the last of its kind.
Bottled around 100 years ago, this has to one of the oldest remaining bottles of Linkwood in existence today!
Distilled: 1898
No ABV or volume stated on bottle
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