Caperdonich 1995 17 Year Old Cask #95045+6 Signatory Un-Chillfiltered Collection

Caperdonich Berry Brothers Tasting

The following is an honest account of my experience at a recent Berry Brothers & Rudd tasting. We were greeted with a sweet cherry cocktail as we walked into the clubhouse of the Jumeirah Golf Estates, one of the many developments that have sprung up around the outskirts of Dubai. They call it but the phrase that came to my mind was more...

Score 72/100

Caperdonich 37 Year Old 1968 Lonach

Duncan Taylor, the well-known Scottish independent bottler, markets older whiskies under their ‘Lonach’ label. Lonach are usually vattings of different casks, both overproof and underproof (meaning less than 40% ABV), thus creating whisky above 40%, sold as cask strength whisky. The fact that this Caperdonich has a cask strength of 41,5% seems to...

Score 82/100

Caperdonich 38 Year Old 1969 Duncan Taylor Lonach

Lonach is known for its affordable malts. They can get the price reasonable by mixing underproof (and thus no longer possible to sell as whisky) and overproof casks to end up with a product that is still at an ABV above the required minimum. This Caperdonich is a gem from 1969. Good nose with apple, mint, chamomile tea and vanilla. Something nutty...

Score 85/100

Caperdonich 1992/2012 20 Year Old Duncan Taylor Octave Cask

Caperdonich distillery is located at the northern end of Moraytown Village in Rothes and began its existence in 1897 under the name “Glen Grant #2”. It was founded by J. & J. Grant, the same people that had also built Glen Grant distillery. Sadly, Glen Grant #2 closed its doors again in 1902 as a consequence of the crisis induced by the...

Score 85/100