Caperdonich 1967 40 Year Old Douglas Laing Old Malt Cask

Caperdonich 11 Year Old 1996 Signatory

This week, I am putting three relatively young Caperdonich next to each other. Let me start with this very pale 11 Year Old from Signatory. The nose starts on the obligatory honey and beeswax with hints of dried grass, roasted nuts and errr… baked patatoes. Butter, too. A little weird, but not unpleasant. Some white fruit shines through, mostly...

Score 79/100

Caperdonich Batch 3 That Boutique-y Whisky Company

Caperdonich is popular (because it is such a grand whisky), that is no secret. That Boutique-y Whisky Company knows this, after all this is already their third no age statement release from this lost Speysider. The nose is honeysweet, but pretty dry. It prickles, despite the modest ABV. Applesauce, gooseberries, leather, mint. Then vanilla ice...

Score 87/100

Caperdonich 13 Year Old 1999 Connoisseurs Choice Gordon & Macphail

Caperdonich always appeals to the imagination, doesn't it? Founded in 1897 as Glen Grant No 2, it became one of the victims of the Pattinson Crash and closed in 1902 only to reopen under her new name in 1965. In 2002 the distillery was silenced, but in 2010 it was demolished. In our glass is a 13-year-old from 1999 bottled two years after the...

Score 85/100

Caperdonich 14 Year Old 1999 Gordon & Macphail Connoisseurs Choice

Caperdonich is no more. The distillery closed in 2002 and was demolished in 2010. She started life as Glen Grant No 2 and initially produced solely for the blenders. Chivas Regal, 100 Pipers and Passport Scotch were among those who got a lot of their character from Caperdonich. Official bottlings are non-existent (bar one official release in...

Score 83/100