Signatory Vintage (SV)

Linkwood 23 Year Old 1997 Cask Strength Collection Signatory 70cl, 54.3%

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Tasting Notes

Colour: Bright gold. This is an inference based on mature hogshead-style presentation and bottle imagery rather than a formally published colour note.

Nose: Soft orchard fruit, vanilla, honey, polished oak, and gentle malt sweetness. This is an inference based on the cask type, age, and release style, as I did not find a reliable official published tasting note for this exact bottling.

Palate: Elegant and mature, with sweet fruit, vanilla cream, light spice, toasted malt, and a rounded oak structure. This is an inference based on the stated hogshead maturation and the age of the whisky rather than a formally published retailer tasting note.

Finish: Long, warming, and softly drying, with lingering vanilla, fruit, oak spice, and mature malt character. This is an inference based on the release style rather than a separately published finish note.

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Description

Linkwood 23 Year Old 1997 Cask Strength Collection Signatory 70cl, 54.3% is a mature Speyside single malt Scotch whisky bottled by Signatory Vintage as part of the Cask Strength Collection. Distilled on 24 April 1997 and bottled on 25 November 2020, this 23-year-old release comes from single cask number 4617 and was bottled at its natural cask strength of 54.3% ABV.

This bottling was matured in a hogshead, which points to a more spirit-led and elegant style than a heavily active sherry cask would usually produce. That makes it especially attractive for drinkers who enjoy older Speyside whisky with orchard fruit, vanilla sweetness, polished oak, and mature complexity rather than dense sherry weight. The style point is an inference based on the stated hogshead maturation and the way older Linkwood often shows in this kind of cask.

With an outturn of 237 bottles, this is a properly limited single-cask Signatory release. Whiskybase also lists it as uncoloured, non-chill filtered, and cask strength, which adds strong appeal for customers who want a naturally presented mature indie bottling with exact release detail.

Why Choose Linkwood 23 Year Old 1997 Cask Strength Collection Signatory

This is a strong choice for customers who want a mature Speyside single malt with a clear single-cask story, proper age statement, and natural cask-strength presentation. It combines a 1997 vintage, 23 years of maturation, single-cask hogshead ageing, and a limited 237-bottle outturn in a release that feels both collectible and highly drinkable.

23-year-old Speyside single malt Scotch whisky
Distilled on 24 April 1997
Bottled on 25 November 2020
Bottled by Signatory Vintage
Part of the Cask Strength Collection
Single cask release
Matured in a hogshead
Cask number 4617
Bottled at natural cask strength of 54.3% ABV
Limited to 237 bottles
Non-chill filtered
Natural colour

Ideal For

Collectors of limited Signatory Vintage single-cask releases
Fans of mature Speyside single malt
Drinkers who enjoy elegant older whisky with fruit, vanilla, and oak complexity
Customers looking for a cask-strength bottling with a clear vintage and cask number
Buyers seeking a more refined old-school Speyside style rather than a heavily sherried profile. The last point is an inference based on the hogshead maturation and release format.

Product Details

Product: Linkwood 23 Year Old 1997 Cask Strength Collection Signatory
Distillery: Linkwood
Bottler: Signatory Vintage
Region: Speyside, Scotland
Type: Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Age: 23 Years Old
Vintage: 24.04.1997
Bottled: 25.11.2020
Series: Cask Strength Collection
Cask Type: Hogshead
Cask Number: 4617
ABV: 54.3%
Bottle Size: 70cl
Outturn: 237 Bottles
Colouring: No
Chill Filtration: No

Collector’s Note

This is exactly the kind of Signatory bottling that attracts enthusiast attention: a named distillery, a 23-year age statement, a 1997 vintage, single-cask presentation, and a clearly stated outturn of 237 bottles. Even without flashy cask finishing, the combination of age, scarcity, and natural presentation gives it strong appeal for buyers who like classic independent Speyside releases. The final sentence is an inference based on the release format and bottle count.

Additional information

Weight 2.10 kg

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