Caperdonich 20 años 1992 Rarest of the Rare Duncan Taylor

Duncan Taylor The Octave - Caperdonich 1972

An Octave is a small cask, about an eighth of a butt. Duncan Taylor has bottled two Caperdonich 1972 from sherry casks in this series, that I will put H2H today. I will start with this 38 Year Old of which the cask only yielded 70 bottles, to be followed by a twin cask, also 38 years old, also from 1972, that yielded only 71 bottles and was...

Score 89/100

Caperdonich Batch 3 That Boutique-y Whisky Company

Caperdonich is popular (because it is such a grand whisky), that is no secret. That Boutique-y Whisky Company knows this, after all this is already their third no age statement release from this lost Speysider. The nose is honeysweet, but pretty dry. It prickles, despite the modest ABV. Applesauce, gooseberries, leather, mint. Then vanilla ice...

Score 87/100

Caperdonich 40 Year Old 1972 for QV.ID

Today, Koen of Belgian retailer QVID, is celebrating. His newest bottling is on the market. When I got the sample, Koen would not even tell me what it was, trying to keep the secret complete until the release. Only 15 minutes ago did I find out that it was in fact a Caperdonich 40 Year Old 1972 and that only 65 bottles were released. I tasted it...

Score 92/100

Caperdonich 18 Year Old 1995 Douglas Laing Old Particular

The new single cask range from Douglas Laing got the name Old Particular. I love the packaging with the retro touch. The whisky is probably great too, as it is the successor to the Old Malt Cask. I already tried the Auchentoshan, Auchroisk, Glen Garioch and Bowmore. The first three were geat, the fourth left me in doubt. Today, let us try the 18...

Score 81/100