Caperdonich 40 year old Platinum Limited Edition
Highland countryside and woodland aromas with lots of oak, sun scorched heather, grassy and with peanut kernels. Lemon curd and marzipan add a patisserie like bouquet.
Flavours of bruised peach and apple show it’s mature side with a good balance between oak and surprisingly fresh cereals for being so old. Wisps of heather and spiced pineapple leads onto a soft finish with some earthy and tobacco notes trailing off with some toasty oak and some candied lemon.
Sadly this distillery was demolished in 2010 and since then stocks have been running very thin on the ground. It is a rare treat to get an expression this old. Limited to only 147 bottles. Tasting notes by Darren Leitch.