{"product_id":"glenfarclas-26-year-old-1970-smws-single-1st-fill-sherry-hogshead-cask-1-77-speyside-single-malt-scotch-whisky-1997-70cl-copy","title":"Caperdonich 31 Year Old 1967 SMWS Single Sherry Hogshead 38.6 Muscovado Sugar And Friars Balsam Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky (1998) 70cl","description":"\u003ch2\u003eCaperdonich 31 Year Old 1967 SMWS Single Sherry Hogshead 38.6 Muscovado Sugar And Friars Balsam Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky (1998) 70cl\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1 of 146 bottles produced from a single sherry cask at closed distillery Caperdonich. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA rare beast to come across these days. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eScotch Malt Whisky Society\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewas founded in Edinburgh in 1983 by Phillip 'Pip' Hills who, while travelling around Scotland in the 1970s, fell in love with whiskies drawn straight from the cask. After he expanded his syndicate the Society was purchased by Glenmorangie PLC in 2004. In 2015, the Society was sold back to private investors. In June 2021, the private owners floated the holding company The Artisanal Spirits Company plc on the Alternative Investment Market of the London Stock Exchange.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt has a unique code system where the first number refers to the distillery and the second refers to the cask from which the bottle comes. SMWS also offers the largest range of distilleries of any independent bottler. These curiously named drams really do have something for every whisky lover!\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout Caperdonich\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBuilt across the road from Glen Grant, and known as Glen Grant No.2 for a time, Caperdonich is regarded as a largely undiscovered delight.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThough 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProduction levels were relatively high in its later years given the number of independent bottlings which have appeared.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePretty 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCaperdonich 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLike 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThen, 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e48.8% ABV\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e70cl\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Caperdonich","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53660964323666,"sku":"CAP31SMWS38.6","price":1599.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1052\/9737\/9666\/files\/Caperdonich31YearOld1967SMWSSingleSherryHogshead38.6MuscovadoSugarAndFriarsBalsamSpeysideSingleMaltScotchWhisky_1998_70cl.jpg?v=1780707204","url":"https:\/\/whiskysituation.co.uk\/products\/glenfarclas-26-year-old-1970-smws-single-1st-fill-sherry-hogshead-cask-1-77-speyside-single-malt-scotch-whisky-1997-70cl-copy","provider":"Whisky Situation","version":"1.0","type":"link"}