Linkwood 2014 11 Year Old, Finn Thomson Cask #304501

Finn Thomson's Grandfather's impact on his whisky journey has of course been monumental and many of his cask selections for Finn Thomson Whisky have a direct link to him and his personality. This Linkwood however is inspired by his late Grandmother Rosemary. Rosemary moved to Scotland from Jamaica when she was 18 to study at St Andrews University where she met Finn Thomson's Grandfather and eventually settled in Perth.

Just like his ancestors links to whisky, his Jamaican heritage has always fascinated him and he has made multiple trips to the island to reconnect with family members and discover more about his roots.

This cask release is a tribute to that side of his story. He has always wanted to create something that has a link to Jamaica so when he was offered Jamaican Rum casks, he jumped at the opportunity to experiment with them in a series of cask finishes. This is the first of them - an 11 Year Old Linkwood finished for a year in Jamaican Rum. Finn Thomson thinks it has worked like a dream - the natural fruity qualities of Linkwood have been elevated by the tropical notes of the rum with an added demerara sweetness coming through strongly.

This is Scotland meeting Jamaica in a glass and a fitting tribute to his Grandparetns' respective life journeys.