Caperdonich
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CAPERDONICH
14 years old
60,5%
CADENHEAD'S
AUTHENTIC COLLECTION
Cask Strenght
Distilled November 1977
Bottled March 1992
No Additives
Not Diluted
No Colouring
Not Chill Filtered
Wm. Cadenhead,
32 Unionstreet, Campbeltown
CAPERDONICH
27 years old
50 %
THE OLD MALT CASK 50o
A Single Cask Bottling
Distilled October 1974
Bottled November 2001
300 Bottles
No Chill Filtration
No Colouring
Douglas Laing & Co, Ltd, Glasgow
CAPERDONICH
12 years old
40 %
CONNOISSEURS CHOICE
Distilled 1968
Bottled 1980
Gordon & Macphail, Elgin
CAPERDONICH
12 years old
40%
CONNOISSEURS CHOICE
Distilled 1980
Bottled 1992
Proprietors:
The Glenlivet & Glen Grant
Distilleries Ltd
Gordon & Macphail, Elgin
CAPERDONICH
Aged 34 years
41.8 %
PEERLESS
RARE AULD SCOTCH WHISKY
CASK STRENGHT
A Unique Whisky of Distinction
Fons et Origo
D T C
date distilled 12.1968
date bottled 09.2003
cask no 3568
Numbered Bottles
198 Bottles
Duncan Taylor & Co, Ltd,
Huntly, Aberdeenshire
CAPERDONICH
16 years old
43%
THE ULTIMATE SINGLE MALT
SCOTCH WHISKY SELECTION
Distilled 24.10.72
Cask no. 7132
Bottled 11.88
Genummerde flessen
168 bottles
Van Wees, Holland
CAPERDONICH
19 years old
43 %
THE ULTIMATE SINGLE MALT
SCOTCH WHISKY SELECTION
Distilled 28.9.76
Cask no. 6778
Bottled 7.96
Genummerde flessen
250 bottles
Van Wees, Holland
CAPERDONICH
22 years old
55.2 %
GORDON & MACPHAIL RESERVE
Speyside
Distilled O5/11/82
Cask No 15180
Bottled 19/04/05
Limited Edition
148 Bottles
Proprietors:
The Glenlivet & Glen Grant
Distilleries Ltd
Gordon & Macphail, Elgin
CAPERDONICH
24 years old
46%
CONNOISSEURS CHOICE
Distilled 1980
Bottled 2003
Proprietors:
The Glenlivet & Glen Grant
Distilleries Ltd
Gordon & Macphail, Elgin
CAPERDONICH
Aged 38 years
54,7 %
CASK STRENGHT
RARE AULD SCOTCH WHISKY
Region: Speyside Scotch Whisky
Unique Whiskies of Distinction
Fons et Origo
D T C
Date Distilled: 10.1968
Cask Number 2617
Date Bottled: 02.2007
86 Numbered Bottles
No Chill Filtration or
Colourings of any kind
Duncan Taylor & Co, Ltd,
Huntly, Aberdeenshire
CAPERDONICH
1996
10 years old
46 %
Single Speyside Malt
THE ULTIMATE SINGLE MALT
SCOTCH WHISKY SELECTION
Distilled: 16/05/96
Matured in a hogshead
Cask no. 82223
Bottled; 28/03/07
Numbered Bottles
Natural Colour
Non Chillfiltering
The Ultimate Whisky Company, NL
CAPERDONICH
1 9 7 2
36 years old
57.0 %
GORDON & MACPHAIL
RESERVE
SPEYSIDE SINGLE MALT
SCOTCH WHISKY
Distilled: 14/03/1972
Cask Type: 1st Fill Sherry Butt
Cask No: 1975
Bottled 26/08/2008
Limited Edition
430 Bottles
Proprietors: The Glenlivet &
Glen Grant Distilleries Ltd
Gordon & Macphail, Elgin
Kleur: Roodkoper
Neus: Gedroogd fruit, sinaasappel, calvados, kers
Smaak: Zacht, warm, marmelade, olieachtig, dadels
Finish: Lang. Warme tonen. Fruit voert de boventoon
CAPERDONICH
1 9 7 0
38 years old
46,8 %
CASK STRENGHT RARE AULD
SCOTCH WHISKY
Region: Speyside
Unique Whiskies of Distinction
Fons et Origo
D T C
Date distilled: 07.1970
Cask No: 4381
Date bottled: 04.2009
153 Numbered bottles
No Chill Filtering
Or colourings of any kind
Icons of Whisky Independent Bottler 2009
Duncan Taylor & Co, Ltd, Huntly, Aberdeenshire
CAPERDONICH
Aged 37 years
51.4 %
CASK STRENGHT RARE
AULD SCOTCH WHISKY
Region; Speyside
DUNCAN TAYLOR
Unique Whiskies of Distinction
Fons et Origo
D T C
Date Distilled 10.1972
Cask no. 6735
Date Bottled 08.2010
180 Numbered Bottles
Duncan Taylor and Co, Ltd,
Huntly, Aberdeenshire
CAPERDONICH
Aged 37 years
56,5 %
CASK STRENGHT RARE AULD
SCOTCH WHISKY
Unique Whiskies of Distinction
Fons et Origo
D T C
Est. 1938
Speyside Scotch Whisky
Date distilled: 11.1972
Cask no: 7414
Date bottled: 03.2010
147 Numbered bottles
No Chill Filtering or Colouring of any kind
Duncan Taylor & Co, Ltd, Huntly, Aberdeenshire
CAPERDONICH
Age 17 years
58 %
SINGLE MALT SCOTCH WHISKY
FROM A SINGLE CASK
Date Distilled 4 May 1994
Cask Type: 2 Fill Hogshead / Ex Bourbon
Outturn / One of 234 Bottles
Society cask No: 38.21
The Scotch Malt Whisky Society,
The Vaults, Leith, Edinburgh
"Manuka honey on a razor strop"
We, the tasting Panel, verify that the Scotch Malt Whisky inside this bottle has been
passed under some of the most scrupulous noses in the world and approved for re –
lease as a Society bottling.
Only single cask whiskies that promise to intrigue, entertain and delight our members
are selected, true to our motto: “To leave ni nose upturned”.
The subtle, unusual nose starts out yeasty, developing peeled twigs, plasticine, fruit
skins (especially orange) and chocolate; water brings herbal notes and jelly beans.
The palate has Demerara, toffee, manuka honey and Bourneville, against orange, lemon, black pepper and leather.
This rare offering, from the distillery originally built as Glen Grant Number Two, had a
initially yeasty (sourdough bread, Hefeweizen beer), then developing leather, plasticine,
and peeled twigs, fruit skins (especially orange) and eventually chocolate.
The taste combined the dark sweetness of Demerara, toffee and Bourneville, with orange
black pepper and leather (someone suggested ‘manuka honey on a razor strip).
The reduced nose had herbal notes (coriander, nettles) wood polish and sweet perfumes
(jelly beans, dolly mixtures, gummi bears, rose hip tea).
The palate balanced that jelly bean sweetness with slightly bitter lemons and mild pepper
heat
CAPERDONICH
1 9 9 8
46 %
CONNOISSEURS CHOICE
Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Distilled at Caperdonich Distillery
Distillation Date: September 1998
Cask Type: Refill Sherry Hogsheads
Bottling Date: August 2011
Proprietors: The Glenlivet & Glen Grant
Distilleries Ltd.
Specially selected, produced and bottled by
Gordon & Macphail, Elgin
Speyside:
These whiskies are known as The Premier Cru of Single Malt Scotch.
They are Elegant, Fruity Malts which usually have a drying smokiness.
Nose: Delicate and fresh with floral / herbal notes
Palate: Subtle spices with a rounded sweetness
Body: Medium
Finish: Lingering.
SEPTEMBER 2012
Forsyth, de koperslager in Speyside heeft zijn aankoop Caperdonich met de grond
gelijk gemaakt.
Twee ketels van de distilleerderij zijn verkocht aan de Belgische distilleerderij The
Belgian Owl in Luik om de oude Alambic’s afkomstig uit Zwitserland te vervangen
CAPERDONICH DISTILLERY
Though set up to produce the same character of spirit as its sister plant, Glen Grant, Caperdonich always made a variation on that theme. Light, floral, but with less of the crisp green apple seen across the road, here there are more soft pears, creaminess and fresh mint. Though this could perhaps be down to the differently shaped stills being installed during the 1967 expansion, it doesn’t fully explain why, when Glen Grant-style stills were re-installed in 1985, the two distillery characters didn’t match. It’s a subtle difference for sure, but a real one.
Production levels were relatively high in its later years given the number of independent bottlings which have appeared.
Pretty much dismissed as a second division malt when it was in production, today ‘Caper’ has a small but loyal group of fans who, rightly, see it as one of Speyside’s hidden gems.
Caperdonich was the first of the ‘extension’ distilleries built next to the original plant when demand began to rise. Originally and prosaically known as Glen Grant No.2, it was constructed across the road from its big sister in 1898 – a clear demonstration of the popularity of a whisky which has strong claims to be the first global single malt brand. The timing was not, however, ideal. The wild enthusiasm of the 1890s gave way to the despair of the start of the new century when demand slumped. It was the first great demonstration of whisky’s cyclical nature.
Like the majority of the distilleries built in this period, [see Imperial, Benriach] it closed soon after its being established, in Caper’s case in 1902. Although its kiln, malting floors, and warehouses operated, the stills lay silent, a chill reminder of over-optimism.
Then, in 1965, another boom and Glen Grant’s burgeoning trade with Italy resulted in demand for more juice. An expansion in 1967 saw the stills increased from two to four, while in 1977 it finally got its own name.
It ran until 2002, the year after Pernod Ricard acquired it. The site was sold to Forsyth’s, the coppersmiths, whose premises are next door. In 2011, it was demolished to allow the firm to expand their business. One pair of stills went to the Belgian Owl distillery, the others are intended to be installed at the new Falkirk distillery.
Pernod Ricard logo
PARENT COMPANY
Pernod Ricard
2001 - present
CURRENT OWNER
Chivas Brothers Holdings
PREVIOUS OWNERS
Seagram Distillers
1977 - 2001
The Glenlivet Distillers
1970 - 1977
The Glenlivet and Glen Grant Distilleries
1952 - 1970
J&J Grant
1898 - 1952
Rothes, Morayshire. Licentiehouder: The Glenlivet & Glen Grant Distilleries Limited. De produktiemaatschappij van The Glenlivet Distillers Ltd. Eigendom van Seagram.
Gebouwd in opdracht van Major James Grant, zoon van James Grant de stichter van Glen Grant.
Caperdonich werd aanvankelijk Glen Grant 2 genoemd en was gelegen tegenover Glen Grant aan de overkant van de straat.
De distilleerderijen waren verbonden door een pijpleiding.
Door het frauduleus bankroet van de Pattison's in 1899 en de daarop volgende zware cri¬sis die de whiskyindustrie teisterde werd Glen Grant 2 gesloten in 1901 om pas in 1965 weer te worden opgestart met de naam Caperdonich.
Seagram nam Robert Brown Company in 1935 over en begon met het aanleggen van voorraden whiskies.
In 1948 werd Chivas Brothers overgenomen, in 1950 Milton distilleerderij, die werd om-gedoopt in Strathisla, in 1958 werd Glen Keith gebouwd, en in 1974/1975 werden Braes of Glenlivet en Allt - A - Bhainne gebouwd.
In 1978 werd The Glenlivet & Glen Grant Distilleries Limited overgenomen, waartoe ook Hill Thomson & Co, Longmorn, Caperdonich en Ben Riach toe behoorden.
In 2000 werd Seagram overgemone door Diageo en Pernod Ricard waarbij de Schotse whisky belangen toekwamen aan Pernod Ricard.
Caperdonich heeft vier met stoom verhitte ketels. Het proceswater komt van de Caper-donich Burn, het koelwater van de rivier Spey.
Glen Grant en Caperdonich worden gezamelijk door twaalf medewerkers gerund. Caperdonich is wat rokeriger dan Glen Grant.
Caperdonich heeft een Mash tun van 4.6 ton, en de acht Wash backs hebben een inhoud van 23000 liter elk.
De twee Wash stills zijn elk 11500 liter groot, de twee Spirit stills elk 7000 liter.
Ze worden indirect met stoom verhit.
De capaciteit van Caperdonich is 2.000.000 liter spirit per jaar.
Outturn: 2.000.000 litres
Mash tunn: 1 x 4.6 tonnes
Wasbacks: 8 x 23000 litres
2 wash stills x 11.500 litres
2 spirit stills x 7000 litre
1897
Founded by James Grant and
named Glen Grant Number 2 Distillery
after the neighbouring sister distillery
Glen Grant
1902
The Pattison crash shakes the whisky
industry and Glen Grant Number 2
closes.
1965
Glen Grant Number 2 reopens, owners
are now The Glenlivet & Glen Grant
Distilleries.
Law says 2 distilleries cannot have the same
name so Glen Grant Number 2
is changed to Caperdonich
1967
The number of stills are increased
from 2 to 4
1977
Seagram buys The Glenlivet & Glen Grant
Distilleries, and also incluede in
the deal are Longmorn, Benriach,
Glen Grant and The Glenlivet.
New name Chivas & Glenlivet Group
2001
Diageo and Pernod Ricard take over
Seagram Spirits & Wine and the Chivas
& Glenlivet Group becomes part of
Pernod Ricard
2002
Caperdonich is mothballed
2005
A 16 year old from 1988 is launched
as Chivas Brothers Cask Strenght Edition
SECRET SPEYSIDE COLLECTION OF MALTS LAUNCHED
June 2019
Chivas Brothers is releasing The Secret Speyside Collection, its biggest range of single malts launched to date, including 15 whiskies from four distilleries: Caperdonich, Longmorn, Glen Keith and Braes of Glenlivet (Braeval).
Four Secret Speyside single malts
Regional variations: The four Speyside distilleries offer a contrasting range of styles
Priced between US$100 and US$990 per bottle, all 15 whiskies carry age statements of 18-30 years, with three single malts released each from Longmorn, Glen Keith and Braes of Glenlivet (known since 1994 as Braeval); and three peated and three unpeated expressions from Caperdonich.
Chivas Brothers described the quartet as ‘four of Speyside’s most elusive distilleries’, reflecting the relative rarity of bottlings, particularly from lost distillery Caperdonich and from Braes of Glenlivet, one of Scotland’s highest distilleries, which was mothballed by Chivas between 2001 and 2007.
Glen Keith is another seldom-seen single malt, an experimental distillery in its past, and one that was also mothballed between 1999 and 2013, reopening under Chivas in 2013. The new whiskies are its first official age-stated releases.
Caperdonich was built across the road from its then sister plant Glen Grant in 1898, and was known as Glen Grant No 2 until 1977, running as Caperdonich until 2002, when it was sold by Chivas to coppersmith Forsyths, based next-door. The distillery was demolished in 2011 to allow Forsyths to expand.
Alan Winchester, master distiller at The Glenlivet distillery, who has 30 years’ experience of making whisky on Speyside, said of the collection: ‘With centuries of rich whisky heritage against a jaw-dropping Scottish landscape, Speyside is the treasure chest of Scotch and brimming with untold stories.
‘Curating the collection has been a labour of love for the Chivas Brothers team; its contents have been hand-selected to help shine a light on some seldom-seen distilleries, their rare malts and unique histories.’
Caperdonich is described as having ‘ripe orchard fruits’ in its unpeated form, with peat lending it ‘a sophisticated smokiness’.
Longmorn is said to have a ‘soft, creamy toffee and rich flavour profile’, while Glen Keith’s spirit is a ‘complex, intensely smooth example of the classic Speyside style’.
Lastly, Braes of Glenlivet is described as a single malt that is ‘smooth, balanced and packed with tropical fruits’.
The Secret Speyside Collection will be sold as a global travel retail exclusive range from July 2019 for one year, before rolling out to selected global markets from summer 2020.
Caperdonich’s 25 Year Old Peated and 30 Year Old Unpeated expressions are still in cask and will be released in October 2019.
The Secret Speyside Collection single malts are as follows:
Caperdonich 18 Year Old Peated:
48% abv, matured in American oak barrels, RRP US$130
Caperdonich 21 Year Old Peated:
48% abv, American oak barrels, RRP US$290
Caperdonich 25 Year Old Peated:
cask strength/TBC on release, oak hogsheads, RRP US$550
Caperdonich 21 Year Old Unpeated:
48% abv, first-fill American oak barrels, RRP US$250
Caperdonich 25 Year Old Unpeated:
48% abv, first-fill American oak barrels, RRP US$480
Caperdonich 30 Year Old Unpeated:
cask strength/TBC on release, first-fill American oak barrels, RRP US$990
Longmorn 18 Year Old:
48% abv, American oak barrels/hogsheads, RRP US$100
Longmorn 23 Year Old:
48% abv, American oak barrels/hogsheads, RRP US$290
Longmorn 25 Year Old:
52.2% abv (cask strength), American oak barrels/hogsheads/butts, RRP US$450
Glen Keith 21 Year Old:
43% abv, ‘specially selected’ oak barrels and butts, RRP US$180
Glen Keith 25 Year Old:
43% abv, first-fill American oak barrels, RRP US$380
Glen Keith 28 Year Old:
43% abv, first-fill American oak barrels, RRP US$500
Braes of Glenlivet 25 Year Old:
48% abv, first-fill American oak barrels, RRP US$400
Braes of Glenlivet 27 Year Old:
48% abv, first-fill American oak barrels, RRP US$450
Braes of Glenlivet 30 Year Old:
50.3% abv (cask strength), American oak barrels/hogsheads, RRP US$600