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 distillery lies in north Moraytown Village across the street from its name sake. Customs and Excise were adamant the spirit from Glen Grant No. 2 should be carried across the street to its neighbour by a pipe. Known as the ‘whisky pipe’, it was inexorably tapped by locals to plunder the spirit. With the new ownership of Glenlivet Distillers, the distillery went through renovations which began in 1965.
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.
Tasting Notes
Colour: Deep golden amber
Nose: Honey, tropical fruits, vanilla, brown sugar, and sweet spice.
Palate: Rich and full-bodied with flavours of caramel, ripe banana, toasted oak, coconut, and warming spice.
Finish: Long and elegant with lingering sweetness, tropical fruit notes, and gentle spice.
Tasting Notes
Colour: Deep amber gold. This is a visual inference based on the bottle image and the whisky’s long-aged Oloroso-finished style.
Nose: Dates, stewed fruits, tinned peaches and coastal, tarry smoke.
Palate: Rich and mature with sherried fruit depth, smoky coastal character and a rounded, elegant texture. This is a careful style-led inference from the verified maturation and published flavour profile.
Finish: Long, smoky and softly sweet, with lingering dried fruit, oak and tarry Islay notes. This is an inference based on the verified profile and age statement.
Tasting Notes
Colour: Deep gold to polished amber. This is an inference based on the cask-imparted colour noted by specialist retail listings and the mature oak profile of the 2021 release.
Nose: Sweet toffee, dried fruits, vanilla pods, honeycomb, russet apple, plum, and fig. This combines your current listing’s tasting description with specialist retailer notes for the 2021 release.
Palate: Cinnamon, ginger, sultanas, toasted oak, rich vanilla, and soft sweet spice. This combines specialist retailer tasting notes with the official release note highlighting ginger and vanilla.
Finish: Long, decadent, with toffee and sweet oak spice. This is based on specialist retailer tasting notes for the 2021 release.
Tasting Notes
Colour: Deep amber gold. This is a visual inference based on the product image and the whisky’s Oloroso-finished style.
Nose: Marmalade, earthy malt and salted caramel.
Palate: Marmalade and salted caramel continue, followed by wood spice and a hint of smoke.
Finish: Fruit syrup, yeast and citrus.
Tasting Notes
Colour: Deep golden amber
Nose: Honey, dried fruit, orange peel, and sweet spice.
Palate: Rich and smooth with flavours of caramel, raisins, toasted almonds, and gentle oak.
Finish: Long and warming with lingering fruit sweetness and spice.
Tasting Notes
Colour: Burnished copper. This is taken directly from the official published colour note for The Macallan Oscuro.
Nose: Ripened woodland fruits, dark chocolate, orange, creamy vanilla. This is taken directly from the official published nose note for The Macallan Oscuro.
Palate: Delicate fruits, rich sweetness and spice. Dried figs, ripe oranges and a hint of crisp apples. This is taken directly from the official published palate note for The Macallan Oscuro.
Finish: Full and lingering with a hint of warming wood smoke. This is taken directly from the official published finish note for The Macallan Oscuro.
Tasting Notes
Colour: Deep amber gold.
Nose: Floral sherry, raisins, dates, candied peel, cocoa powder, warm leather, tobacco and citrus spice.
Palate: Rich and elegant, with dried fruit, figs, sweet marmalade, chocolate, leather, orange candy, treacle and pepper.
Finish: Long and warming, with dark chocolate, cinnamon, overripe orange, marmalade caramel, liquorice and lingering sherry spice.
Tasting Notes
Colour: Deep amber gold. This is an inference based on the bottle image and the rich oloroso-octave presentation style.
Nose: Fresh buttered croissants, cinnamon, honey and raisins.
Palate: Rich bakery notes with buttery pastry sweetness and a soft malty core.
Finish: Nutty, malty and gently sweet.
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