1 of 166 bottles produced from a single ex bourbon cask at the now closed Caperdonich distillery.
Caperdonich was originally called Glen Grant 2 when it was built in 1898.
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.
*due end Oct 2025
