I debated with myself (it was a sight to behold, belief me) whether or not I would write this tasting note. After all, I had no references. It was a cask sample that was given to me by a friend, whisky…

Gordon & Macphail is beyond introducing, I expect. This oldest of Scottish bottlers has a portfolio that knows no end. This Caperdonich from March 1972 was bottled under their Connoisseurs Choice label…

The Perfect Dram is a label from the German bottler The Whisky Agency. This 38 Year Old Caperdonich from the legendary year 1972 was bottled two years ago. It is being praised left and right? Let us see…

An Octave is a small cask, about an eighth of a butt. Duncan Taylor has bottled two Caperdonich 1972 from sherry casks in this series, that I will put H2H today. I will start with this 38 Year Old of…

The German bottler Whisky-Fässle released this in collaboration with the Dutch Whiskybase. It is a Caperdonich from the legendary year 1972, so I expect a fantastic whisky. Buckle up!Bam, right of the…

Beproefd.be is a Flemish drinks writers collective of which I know a couple personally. To promote their site, they thought it would be a nice idea to release a limited bottling. In collaboration with…

I was handed this cask sample by an independent bottler, who felt it was not good enough to be bottled under his label. Did I feel the same? Well, I am more than willing to give it a try.The nose is…

Lonach is known for its affordable malts. They can get the price reasonable by mixing underproof (and thus no longer possible to sell as whisky) and overproof casks to end up with a product that is still…

This was the Octave for Malts & More! An Octave is a small cask, about an eighth of a butt. Duncan Taylor has bottled two Caperdonich 1972 from sherry casks in this series, that I will put H2H today. I…

The Platinum Selection from Douglas Laing is also known as Old & Rare. This Port Ellen definitely fits that description. Distilled in 1979, bottled at cask strength in 2009 at the age of 29. A gem, no…