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Caperdonich 1972 37 Year Old (Whisky Shop Dufftown)

Hi folks. This is my first review and hopefully not my last. Caperdonich is one of the distilleries that will never produce another drop of this lovely liquid. The site has been purchased by an engineering firm who, at present, is converting the buildings into another workshop. On the nose, there is a fruity sweet smell. Like an old scottish...

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

Caperdonich 39 Year Old 1972 Gordon & Macphail Connoisseurs Choice

Gordon & Macphail is beyond introducing, I expect. This oldest of Scottish bottlers has a portfolio that knows no end. This Caperdonich from March 1972 was bottled under their Connoisseurs Choice label (thus 46%) in August 2011. The nose is an instant classic. Deep sherry with all kinds of dark and dried fruits. Think raisins, apricots, both...

Score 88/100

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