Caperdonich 25 yo Small Batch Release Batch CA/002

 

 

 

48°

Distillery : Caperdonich - Speyside

1st Fill American Oak Barrels

Original Bottling 

Limited Edition 

Single Malt

Bottled in 2020

Unchillfiltered, Uncoloured

Totally Unpeated

 

 

 

In this range launched in 2019, the Secret Speyside Collection, there are two types of Caperdonich, the peated and the unpeated. There were 5 batches of unpeated, and 4 Batches of peated, before this annual limited edition disappeared, due to a lack of casks I suppose. Here we have the 2nd Batch of unpeated Caperdonich, numbered CA/002, bottled in 2020, reduced to 48° and aged in related Bourbon casks. This is a limited edition of over 11500 bottles.

 

 

 

Let's Taste It : 

Lemon, almost acidic, which takes on fullness and becomes candied at the end, floral honey, creamy vanilla, some exotic fruit, papaya, prickly pear, pineapple, melted butter, discreet woodiness, untreated pine, dry earth, herbaceous notes. On the palate, ripe yellow plums, mashed bananas, but it's light, almost silky, a concentrate of sunshine, perhaps a few cereals, very controlled spices. Long finish, not very powerful, but pleasant, braised chestnuts, roasted nuts, hazelnuts, cashew, liquorice stick, coconut milk. Mirabelles.

 

In Short, 

I was a little taken aback by the lightness of the flavours and the low alcohol content, but after a time of adjustment, I came to appreciate the distillery's typical character, the lively citrus fruits that extend to exotic fruits, a very pleasant mellowness, and a good length on the palate. Unfortunately, the price is prohibitive, but it's a fine bottling and a great success.

Score : 89

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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