Caperdonich 28 Year Old 1982 Old Malt Cask Douglas Laing

Caperdonich 1972 38 Year Old (Whisky Agency)

I love Caperdonich and 1972 was known to be a top vintage. One of my favourite distilleries and one of my favourite independent bottlers. Prepare for some fireworks. Caperdonich 38 yo 1972 (58,4%, Whisky Agency 2011, refill sherry, 145 btl.) Nose: truckloads of apricot jam, with nice furniture polish and backed up by other juicy fruits like mango,...

Score 93/100

Caperdonich 23 Year Old 1992 Berry Bros & Rudd

A few years ago Berry Bros & Rudd brought a couple of single casks on the market with a classic ‘Old Bond Street’ label. One of those is this beautiful Caperdonich from 1992 at cask strength. I was able to put my hands on a sample at the whisky festival in Ghent (thanks, Timon). Oh, beautiful nose! Very creamy on marzipan and sandwich dough,...

Score 87/100

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 1970 38 Year Old Cask Adelphi

Nose: Edgy and slightly grassy to start with mineral back notes. Quickly reveals light tropical fruits, pineapple, kiwi and a touch of overripe mango alongside refined linseed and lemon oil. There are some menthol qualities with paraffin, beeswax and dusty oak backed by a whisper of distant coal smoke. Becomes sweeter and more rounded over time...

Score 91/100