Linkwood 12 Year Flora & Fauna

Nose: Light and grassy, white grape juice, vanilla, pear. There is a sweet but somehow savoury tropical aroma but it’s not heavy like mango or banana. I think pineapple bubblegum is the best way I can describe it, but it’s a furtive aroma. Palate: Sweet but light and crisp like a chilled white wine and there are vanilla, malt, beeswax and lychee flavours as well. A little mixed tropical fruit shows through but less than I remember from previous batches. The texture is waxy and creamy, and a touch oily. Finish: Medium. Cold black tea, pineapple bubblegum again and lychee as the finale. A very pleasant style of whisky. Linkwood is always crisp and grassy and the tropical notes are always there regardless of the casking, but this expression does seem a little more conservative than previous batches. It’s a sweet whisky but crisp, and a great summertime dram. Tasted at the distillery from a 2024 batch. “Good” 83/100 (3.5 stars)

Plum, slightly smoky rich dried fruit.

Very balanced in flavor. Rich, oily, smooth, full, bird and fauna is the tropical vibe. A bit spicy but not annoying at the beginning but being overflown soon by smoothenss.

Nose: honey, honey, and honey Taste: light and fresh, kinda difficult to grasp the “fruity” part since i dont often eat fruits but feels invigorating and “jumpy” Finish: light, not lingering for too long

Nose: light and floral, fresh apples and pears, pleasant. Palate: whisky I would say very simple, which is certainly not negative: it confirms what is felt on the nose, but here the fruit (apples and pears) predominates. Very light and delicate, but at the same time thick and oily. Final: I would have expected a very short finish, in reality the bulk ends immediately to leave room for a feeling of velvety warmth that instead lasts a long time. Without doubt one of the best Flora & Fauna: simple but at the same time pleasant. Rating 4.00 _____________________________________________________ Naso: leggero e floreale, mele e pere fresche, piacevole. Palato: whisky direi molto semplice, cosa che non è certo negativa: conferma quanto avvertito al naso, ma qui la frutta (mele e pere) predomina. Molto leggero e delicato, ma allo stesso tempo denso ed oleoso. Finale: mi sarei aspettato un finale molto breve, in realtà il grosso finisce subito per lasciare spazio ad una sensazione di calore vellutato che invece dura a lungo. Senza dubbio uno dei migliori Flora & Fauna: semplice ma allo stesso tempo piacevole. Voto 4,00