Caperdonich 17 Year Old 1994 Un-Chillfiltered Signatory

Caperdonich 15 Year Old A.D. Rattray

On 27th April 2011 A.D. Rattray bottled this bourbon cask from 1995 in their ‘Cask Collection’, meaning it’s a single cask at cask strength, in this case a hefty 60,4%. The nose is very sweet. I get violets (both the flowers and the purple wine gums), melon and fresh sawdust. Even something that smells like the burnt edge of a freshly sawed...

Score 84/100

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 1994 Cask Sample

I was handed this cask sample by an independent bottler, who felt it was not good enough to be bottled under his label. Did I feel the same? Well, I am more than willing to give it a try. The nose is fruity, but very light and rather alcoholic. I would have expected a lot more fruit from Caper. On the nose alone, I would have to agree with the...

Score 82/100

Caperdonich 1969 by G&M

So, Demolished distillery bottling, are they tastier? or are we just missing those distilleries which will never operate again? That is a good question I need to devote an entire post to, or even a poll, but until then we’ll give Caperdonich the benefit of the doubt, as it is one of those distilleries that ceased to operate but yielded wonderful...

Score 90/100