Caperdonich 20 Year Old 2000 (cask 29498) - Cask Strength Collection (Signatory) | 700ML

From the now closed Caperdonich distillery, this Speyside single malt Scotch whisky is a rare slice of history. Distilled in July 2000, the year before the distillery was shut down, it matured in a single hogshead for 20 years before being bottled up at a punchy 58.1% ABV for Signatory Vintage's Cask Strength Collection. Only 244 bottles were produced for this fantastic expression.

Caperdonich 20 Year Old 2000 (cask 29498) - Cask Strength Collection (Signatory) | 700ML Tasting Notes

Nose: Lightly toasted wood, with bright citrus peels and honeysuckle.

Palate: Roasted grapes, delicate florals, and drying, green oak.

Finish: Warm gingery spice, followed by a touch of green apple.

Distillery Information

In 1897, James Grant founded Glen Grant Number 2, named for the Glen Grant distillery which he co-founded with brother John in 1840. At the turn of the 20th century there was a massive spike in whisky demand and what followed was a surge in production based on borrowed money. Inevitably, cracks in the proverbial ice gave way and the resultant backlash, known as the ‘Pattison Crisis’, caused the closure of several distilleries. Amongst their woeful number was Glen Grant Number 2, closing in 1902.
The name, lawfully, had to be changed after a new act was passed which did not allow two distilleries to share a name. So in 1967 it was renamed Caperdonich, meaning ‘secret well’, after the well from which it draws its water. Caperdonich (pronounced ‘CAPpa-DONick’) has produced whisky intended, almost solely, for blending. Beneficiaries have included Chivas Regal and Passport. There have been, however, some independent bottlings from bottlers such as Duncan Taylor and Douglas Laing. The one official expression, a cask strength sixteen year-old, was released in 2005. Pernod Ricard acquired Caperdonich in 2001 but retired it along with Allt-á-Bhainne and Braeval just one year later.

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