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Caperdonich 18 Year Old 1996 Blackadder Raw Cask

Blackadder’s unique selling point is undoubtedly the cask residue on the bottom of each bottle. They are called Raw Cask for a reason, although that also refers to the cask strength. About 5 years ago they bottled this Caperdonich 1996. A very pale dram. The nose shows all the traits of a bourbon cask: grain cookies, vanilla, coconut, white...

Score 86/100

Caperdonich Berry Brothers Tasting

The following is an honest account of my experience at a recent Berry Brothers & Rudd tasting. We were greeted with a sweet cherry cocktail as we walked into the clubhouse of the Jumeirah Golf Estates, one of the many developments that have sprung up around the outskirts of Dubai. They call it but the phrase that came to my mind was more...

Score 72/100

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

Caperdonich 37 Year Old 1968 Lonach

Duncan Taylor, the well-known Scottish independent bottler, markets older whiskies under their ‘Lonach’ label. Lonach are usually vattings of different casks, both overproof and underproof (meaning less than 40% ABV), thus creating whisky above 40%, sold as cask strength whisky. The fact that this Caperdonich has a cask strength of 41,5% seems to...

Score 82/100