Caperdonich 1968 17 Year Old Connoisseurs Choice Gordon & Macphail

Caperdonich That Boutique-y Whisky Company Caperdonich Batch #1

Nose: Some smoke, Cigar leaves mixed with more fruity notes of apple, grapes and sultanas. a funky yet. very appetizing mix. Palate:Very nice. Egg nog. Smoke. Tobacco , sherry sugars, with peppery and salty outline. quite unique and very well integrated. Finish:Fruity, some smoke, and distant memories of firecrackers.

Score 90/100

Caperdonich Abbey Whisky Single cask 17 yo

Nose: Starting very fruity and beguiling with notes of exotic fruit salad : pineapple, papaya , Lychee in sweet sugary nectar , Vanilla pods. A touch of Granny Smith apple peel, Muscovado sugar, wood spice and leather. Palate: Quite spicy on the entry , think : Chilly. Sweet but fierce. Dying to reveal vanilla and caramel biscuit (You know those...

Score 87/100

Caperdonich 20 Year Old 1992 A.D. Rattray Cask 121139

At the festival of Independent Bottlers I took to A.D. Rattray samples, both single cask bottlings of Caperdonich. Sister casks, both put to sleep in 1992, both bottled in 2014 at cask strength. I will put them head-to-head, starting with this 20 Year Old, cask 121139. Powerful nose on white fruit. Sour apples, but mostly pears. Hint of hay. Icing...

Score 85/100

Caperdonich 1992/2015 22 Year Old The Old Malt Cask

Caperdonich distillery is located at the northern end of Moraytown Village in Rothes and was founded in 1897 as “Glen Grant #2” by J. & J. Grant, the same people that had also built Glen Grant distillery. Glen Grant #2 closed its doors in 1902 as a consequence of the crisis created by the Pattinson scandal that caused panic in the Scottish...

Score 89/100