Caperdonich – 1996 20 Year Old Cadenhead’s (70cl, 46.4%)

Caperdonich – 1996 20 Year Old Cadenhead’s is a whisky from Caperdonich (Speyside). Aged 20 years, bottled at 46.4% ABV, 70cl. Originally given the uninspiring name of Glen Grant #2, Caperdonich was closed for longer than it was ever open. Built in 1898 across the road from its namesake, the distillery was eventually renamed Caperdonich when it was re-opened in 1965. In 2010, the distillery was sold to Forsyth’s, manufacturer of copper pot stills and subsequently demolished in 2011 to make way for the ever increasing demand in the Forsyth’s distillery equipment. One pair of stills was sold to the Belgian Owl distillery in Belgium, and the other pair was repurposed for the new Falkirk distillery. Additionally, some washbacks and other small parts found their way to the Wolfburn distillery in Thurso, and the mill was rumored to be in Annandale Distillery. Originally based in Aberdeen before being bought by the Campbeltown based Mitchell family in 1969, Wm Cadenhead’s is the oldest independent bottler in Scotland. Now their flagship Campbeltown premises - located next to the Springbank distillery - also features their own shop offering a variety of bottled spirits from different distilleries. With their own warehouse stocked full of exciting whiskies, rums, cognacs and more; Cadenhead’s can always be relied upon to bottle high quality spirits free from artificial colouring and chill filtration. Caperdonich