Linkwood 10 Year Old / Reserve Cask – Parcel 8 Speyside Whisky

70cl / 48% / Elixir Distillers – A 10-year-old Linkwood single malt from the eighth-release of the Single Malts of Scotland Reserve cask series that was matured in a batch of eight ex-bourbon hogsheads until 2022. Aromas of honeydew melon, Granny Smith apples, freshly-cut grass, barley sugar, butter candies and honeysuckle fill the nose, complemented by notes of caramel, ginger, oak, pepper, oats and melon throughout the palate.