I believe that after 879 whiskies, this is my first Linkwood. This Speyside distillery is owned by Diageo since 1997, and they don't release too many distillery own expressions; but i have seen dozens of independent bottles in auctions. Lately i have found this very interesting bottler called "the whisky Jury" and i have had some of their releases. This lovely looking bottle, with a drawing of an owl between flowers holding a card with human hands; is a 33 year old Linkwood, with 47.58%abv, one of 176 bottles. On the nose, it is incredibly fruity. Fresh pears, some spiciness up front. Honey. It is way too powerful on the nose for a 33yo whisky that is bottled at 47.58% (the .58 is a first for me, that second decimal is something i haven't seen before). Mashed apples. Very fresh and fruity, it screams Speyside. After a first sip the aroma gave me red apples, honey. After a few sips some wonderful hay and mint aroma has appeared. I don't know exactly the last aroma note, but i relate it with something i have experienced in a pharmacy, is some kind of herbal medicine; I GOT IT! It is a mixture of honey, lemon and ecualyptus sucking pill for sore throats, it is called "activox". On the palate, it starts with a pineapple heart, pear peel. Very fruity, very fresh. A second sip was a spoon of honey, then it released a pear note that ended in spices. There is this thick red apple syrup. Mint liquor, again this activox pill. Aftertaste is very appealing. Nice hay, hints of smoke. Dry and oaky but elegant. Red apples. I love it, it is very fancy and rewarding, but a little short. Overall, even if i am not an overly fruity, speyside whisky fan, this one was remarkably good. This is as good as it will ever be for me, when talking about a whisky that can be described as a fruit salad. I tend to go to sherry bombs or peated monsters, rather than this types of whiskies. Having said that, i believe this one got 23 points in every criteria, that means it has a 92 score over 100.