Linkwood

Peter Brown established Linkwood on the edge of Elgin in 1821, waiting until 1825 to begin production after Scotland’s licensing laws had changed. The distillery remained with the Brown family through the nineteenth century and is now part of Diageo. A second still house opened in 1971; the older plant later closed and was demolished in 2012.

Long fermentation and slow distillation are central to its production, yielding a fresh, delicate spirit. With relatively few official releases, much of its whisky reaches drinkers through independent bottlers.