Product description
The “Artist Collective” series debuted in 2017 in the Parisian La Maison du Whisky range and is a complement to the prestigious “Artist” line.
While the latter is a collection of carefully selected single cask editions, the “Artist Collective” is in the small batch (or rather very small batch) category. Each edition catches the eye with a label featuring a work by a contemporary artist. The Linkwood 2012 presented here is part of the sixth “Artist Collective” series, released in the fall of 2022. This 10-year-old whisky was aged in six first-fill bourbon barrels and bottled at 48% abv in an edition of 1,807 bottles. The graphic design uses the work “Peinture Ideographique II” by French minimalist Yanis Khannoussi.
Aroma : fresh, fruity, apples, pears, bananas, mirabelle jam, honey, vanilla pudding, lemon pepper, ginger, cloves, notes of hay and barley malt.
Palate : vanilla pudding, honey, milkshake, coconut flakes, banana cake, pralines, candied ginger, cinnamon, fresh herbs and some oak tannins.
Finish: quite long, with notes of salted caramel, vanilla, pears, lemons, marzipan, cinnamon, cloves and oak.