Caperdonich 1968 DT Rare Auld
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Caperdonich |
| Bottler | Duncan Taylor (DT) |
| Bottling Series | Rare Auld |
| Vintage | 1968 |
| Bottled Year | 2008 |
| Age | 38년 |
| Cask Type | Oak Cask |
| Cask Number | - |
| Bottles Released | - |
| ABV | 56.3% |
| Volume | 700 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Speyside |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
Colour
pale gold
air Nose
right, that won’t happen today. This one’s extremely fresh, floral and honeyed at first nosing, with a rather superb oakiness. It gets then quite mashy but beautifully so, with notes of Orval beer (one of the best Belgian beers as far as I can tell), mashed potatoes, apple skin and porridge. Lots of porridge. Then it’s mint and fresh almonds, maybe hints of paraffin… And always this beautiful oakiness. It seems that The Bottlers do not only specialize in great sherry casks
restaurant Palate
excellent attack, bold but very precise and compact, fruity (tangerines), ‘natural’, with much less mashy notes. Quince jelly, crystallised oranges. Nice clean mouth feel. Gets more liquoricy after a while, with these notes of Belgian beer coming through now (trappiste). Truly assertive and compact. And clean
timer Finish
long, candied, fresh, orangey… And very satisfying. Now, I feel it was a little less complex on the palate than on the nose. I’d say 88 points would do. Caperdonich 38 yo 1968/2006 (56.3%, Duncan Taylor, cask #2616)
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