Caperdonich 38 Year Old 1972 Rare Auld Duncan Taylor

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

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 35 Year Old 1972 Duncan Taylor Rare Auld

I have tried quite a few Caperdonich 1972 and they are all amazing. This bottling from Duncan Taylor, under their Rare Auld banner, was bottled for Belgian company The Nectar. It too is an amazing Caper. Oh, my god! The nose is like a fruit salade, but very complex and waxy. Juicy fruit, mind you. Apricots, peach, banana, coconut, pears, oranges....

Score 91/100

Caperdonich 21 Year Old 2000 Signatory Vintage for The Nectar 15th Anniversary

For the 15th anniversary of Belgian importer The Nectar, a lot of new bottlings were presented at their top festival Spirits in the Sky. This is one of them, from a closed distillery to boot. This Caperdonich was distilled in 2000 and bottled at cask strength in 2021 by Signatory. Ah... how delicious Caper can be on the nose! Tropical fruits such...

Score 87/100