Caperdonich 1980 12 Year Old Connoisseurs Choice Gordon & Macphail

Caperdonich 11 Year Old Provenance

Caperdonich, that started out as Glen Grant No 2, closed its doors in 1902 as a consequence of the Pattison Crash. It took until 1965 before the stills were fired up again – this time under the name Caperdonich – exclusively for the blenders market (100 Pipers, Chivas Regal, Passport). The distillery was closed again in 2002 and in november 2010...

Score 82/100

Caperdonich 21 Year Old 1995 Signatory Vintage UCF for The Nectar

This is the 40th Caperdonich that I try so far. A milestone, surely. We are probably all aware of the fact that Belgian importer The Nectar has a knack of selecting great casks for exclusive bottlings. In 2016 – for their 10th Anniversary – dozens of bottlings appeared. One of them was this single cask of Caperdonich 1995 from the warehouses of...

Score 89/100

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

Caperdonich 20 Year Old 2000 Signatory Vintage

Signatory Vintage has no less than 48 releases of Caperdonich on record and this is one of them from 2000, bottled in those beautiful but clumsy decanters in 2021. Particularly interesting and aromatic nose on white fruit and almond paste. Anise and wood join in. It's a tad spicy on white pepper and something chemical that I can't describe other...

Score 78/100