Caperdonich 1998 Bottled 2011

Caperdonich 34 Year Old 1972 Duncan Taylor for LMdW

A little over a year ago, I discovered this Caperdonich at a tasting. Thanks to my whiskybuddy Chris, I was able to secure a big sample, which I gladly will try again today. After all, this is Caperdonich 1972, a great year, maybe even the best, for this Speysider. It was bottled for the French retailer La Maison du Whisky. The nose starts...

Score 92/100

Caperdonich Abbey Whisky Single cask 17 yo

Nose: Starting very fruity and beguiling with notes of exotic fruit salad : pineapple, papaya , Lychee in sweet sugary nectar , Vanilla pods. A touch of Granny Smith apple peel, Muscovado sugar, wood spice and leather. Palate: Quite spicy on the entry , think : Chilly. Sweet but fierce. Dying to reveal vanilla and caramel biscuit (You know those...

Score 87/100

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 10 Year Old 1998 Single Malts of Scotland

Single Malts of Scotland is a label from Specialty Drinks Ltd, a subsidiary of The Whisky Exchange. This Caperdonich was matured on a peaty barrel, which is somewhat surprising. I read somewhere that Caperdonich experimented with peated runs in the ‘90s, but I was not aware they also used peaty barrels for maturation. I am not even sure what that...

Score 84/100