{"product_id":"blackadder-linkwood-12-year-oloroso-sherry-finish","title":"Blackadder - Linkwood 12 Year - Oloroso Sherry Finish","description":"\u003cstyle\u003e\n  .twl-desc { max-width: 980px; margin: 0 auto; line-height: 1.65; font-size: 16px; color: #111; }\n  .twl-desc h1 { margin: 0; font-size: 30px; line-height: 1.2; font-weight: 800; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.02em; text-align: center; }\n  .twl-subhead { margin: 10px 0 0 0; font-size: 13px; font-weight: 750; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.08em; text-align: center; color: #9a5f28; }\n\n  .twl-founders-banner { margin: 16px 0 20px 0; background: #080910; color: #f5f2ec; border-radius: 14px; padding: 14px 20px; text-align: center; }\n  .twl-founders-banner strong { color: #b87333; font-weight: 800; letter-spacing: 0.04em; text-transform: uppercase; font-size: 13px; }\n  .twl-founders-banner p { margin: 6px 0 0 0; font-size: 14px; color: #d0ccc4; }\n\n  .twl-pills { margin-top: 14px; text-align: center; 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font-size: 14px; }\n  .twl-commitments strong { color: #1a1a18; }\n\n  @media (max-width: 749px) { .twl-desc h1 { font-size: 24px; } .twl-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; } }\n\u003c\/style\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-desc\"\u003e\n\u003ch1\u003eBlackadder Raw Cask Linkwood 12 Year Old, Oloroso Sherry Finish\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-subhead\"\u003eDistilled 2 April 2013 · Barrel No. 70 · 261 Bottles · Raw Cask Series\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-pills\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"twl-pill\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRegion\u003c\/strong\u003e Speyside\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"twl-pill\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDistillery\u003c\/strong\u003e Linkwood\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"twl-pill\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAge\u003c\/strong\u003e 12 Years\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"twl-pill\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eABV\u003c\/strong\u003e 59.1%\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"twl-pill\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCask\u003c\/strong\u003e Oloroso Sherry Finish\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"twl-pill\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOutturn\u003c\/strong\u003e 261 Bottles\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"twl-pill\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVolume\u003c\/strong\u003e 700ml\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-lead\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSingle cask Linkwood, distilled on \u003cstrong\u003e2 April 2013\u003c\/strong\u003e and matured in ex-bourbon wood before a finishing period in an \u003cstrong\u003eOloroso sherry barrel, Barrel No. 70\u003c\/strong\u003e. Bottled in February 2026 at 12 years old, straight from the cask at \u003cstrong\u003e59.1% ABV\u003c\/strong\u003e. The outturn is \u003cstrong\u003e261 bottles\u003c\/strong\u003e for the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLinkwood almost never leaves Diageo's blending inventory. The distillery's output is prized inside Johnnie Walker, and official single malt releases are limited to the occasional Flora \u0026amp; Fauna bottling. A single cask at full strength, with a sherry finish, is the kind of Linkwood that only an independent bottler puts on a shelf. This one arrives Raw Cask: no filtration of any kind, sediment and all.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-brand\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout Blackadder\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBlackadder International was founded in 1995 by \u003cstrong\u003eRobin Tucek\u003c\/strong\u003e and remains a family operation, run with his daughter Hannah and son Michael. The house philosophy has never changed: \u003cstrong\u003ethe cask is king\u003c\/strong\u003e. Blackadder selects individual casks on their own merits, bottles at natural strength or close to it, and never chill filters or adds colour.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRaw Cask\u003c\/strong\u003e is the purest expression of that philosophy. The whisky goes from cask to bottle with no filtration at all, not even a mechanical screen. Fragments of char and cask sediment (Blackadder calls them cask throwings) travel with the spirit into the glass bottle. What you hold is, as literally as bottling allows, the inside of Barrel No. 70.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-grid\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-card\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eDistillery profile\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFounded 1821\u003c\/strong\u003e by Peter Brown on the outskirts of Elgin, in the heart of Speyside. Rebuilt several times since, most recently expanded under Diageo.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOwned by \u003cstrong\u003eDiageo\u003c\/strong\u003e, with nearly all production reserved for blending. Linkwood is a core filling for \u003cstrong\u003eJohnnie Walker\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKnown among blenders for a \u003cstrong\u003elight, floral, fragrant spirit\u003c\/strong\u003e, one of the most sought-after malts in Speyside for adding lift to a blend.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOfficial single malt bottlings are scarce, so independent single casks like this one carry most of Linkwood's reputation among drinkers.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-card twl-card--dark\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCask profile\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDistilled 2 April 2013 and matured in ex-bourbon wood, this Linkwood was then transferred to an \u003cstrong\u003eOloroso sherry barrel (Barrel No. 70)\u003c\/strong\u003e for its finishing period. Oloroso is the dry, oxidatively aged style of sherry, and casks seasoned with it are the classic choice for layering dried fruit and nut character over a delicate spirit.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe finish is a deliberate pairing: Linkwood's fragrant, floral distillate against the weight of Oloroso wood. Blackadder bottled it before the cask could bury the distillery character.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBottled February 2026 at \u003cstrong\u003e59.1% ABV\u003c\/strong\u003e, full cask strength. No chill filtration, no filtration of any kind, no added colour. \u003cstrong\u003e261 bottles\u003c\/strong\u003e exist.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-philosophy\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eOn Tasting Notes\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou will not find Blackadder's tasting notes here. By design.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBlackadder shares every technical detail a curious drinker could ask for: distillery, cask number, distillation date, bottling date, ABV, outturn. Everything that makes the liquid what it is. \u003cstrong\u003eWhat they leave to you is the experience of drinking it.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTasting notes shape expectation. They tell you what you should find before you find it. Blackadder's position is that the spirit in your glass should speak for itself, and what you find there belongs to you. Pour it neat. Add a few drops of water if it asks for it. Take your time. The cask did.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-spec\"\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003cthead\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eSpecification\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eDetails\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/thead\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBrand\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBlackadder International\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSeries\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRaw Cask\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eStyle\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSingle Malt Scotch Whisky\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRegion\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSpeyside\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDistillery\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eLinkwood\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAge\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e12 Years Old\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eABV\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e59.1% (cask strength)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eVolume\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e700ml\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCask type\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eEx-bourbon, finished in an Oloroso sherry barrel (Barrel No. 70)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDistilled\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2 April 2013\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBottled\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFebruary 2026\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOutturn\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e261 bottles\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCask strength\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eYes\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNon-chill filtered\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eYes (Raw Cask: no filtration of any kind)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNatural colour\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eYes\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAvailability\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOpen release\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-commitments\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe Whiskey Lab's Quality Commitments\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSingle Cask \u0026amp; Small Batch:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ensuring a unique profile for each release.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNatural Colour \u0026amp; Non-Chill Filtered:\u003c\/strong\u003e Preserving the authentic character and purity of the whisky.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHonest Storytelling:\u003c\/strong\u003e Every cask profile written by people who actually handled the liquid.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n","brand":"The Whiskey Lab","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53947927822654,"sku":"TWL-BLK-LINK12-100070","price":120.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0912\/2221\/2926\/files\/blackadder-linkwood-12yo-barrel-70-transparent_067123ed-6461-4226-a9a1-7a2b62f56e0e.png?v=1785503166","url":"https:\/\/www.thewhiskeylab.com\/products\/blackadder-linkwood-12-year-oloroso-sherry-finish","provider":"The Whiskey Lab","version":"1.0","type":"link"}