* Disclaimer- This review is specifically written for the Signatory bottling of this Linkwood single malt. I petitioned Distiller about 2 weeks ago to add this bottling because our distillery tour group is sampling this one in round 2. If Distiller eventually adds it I will gladly move this review. I just want to keep track of everything our group is trying, as well as add a review for anyone that may be interested in purchasing a Linkwood malt. On with the review... I took to a morning of sipping scotch after a long night of drinking craft beer with old friends. This morning's whisky sample comes from my friend Pranay and our Scottish Distillery group. We have just kicked off the second round so I started with what will be the oldest whisky for this round: Linkwood 20 year old. This is an independent bottling from Signatory that was put to rest by the distillery in May 1995 and bottled in March 2016. There was only 2 hogsheads casks used for this vintage (#5927 & #5934). That makes this entire run no more than 132 USgal- minus the Angels share, of course. So it's pretty rare stuff. It was bottled at 43% ABV and was non-chill filtered, I believe. On the nose there's faint oak and sweet malt. After 10-15min I think I pick up some light, floral notes but that could all be in my head due to this early morning drinking session, lol. The palate is also really one dimensional- bread and sweet apples/corn. It's not the candied variety, mind you just some subtle sweetness. It's remarkably smooth, but what 20 year old shouldn't be. There isn't much burn from the ABV because this had to be blended (watered) down to the stated 43%. I can only wonder what the flavor profile would've been had they bottled this at cask strength. The finish is medium length and somewhat peppery. Nothing much else to report on that front. Overall, it's a relatively bland single malt that really needed to be offered at cask strength IMO. As it is, it's one dimensional for sure. It's another tick off of our distillery list, though, and I'd like to thank my friend Pranay again for offering this one up. 3.25 stars. Cheers.