Cadenhead's Caperdonich 1977, 24 Years Old

Tasted in Whisky Magazine Issue 27 by Martine Nouet and Dave Broom.

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Tasting Notes

Martine Nouet Nose Undoubtedly sherry first-fill. Intense, perfumy. Musty. Mushroom. Buttered fruit cake. Vanilla fudge. Roasted coffee beans. Smoke. Palate Elegant oaky notes. Dark chocolate. Bread and butter pudding. Mixed spice. Cloves. Finish Lingering, sweet and so sherried. Comment Heavily sherried. Rich and full-bodied but the distillery character is hidden by the wood. For the sherry fanatic.

Dave Broom Nose Richly coloured. Sweet, golden syrup, toffee, wood. Nutty with some fig, dried apricot, orange. Autumnal. Palate Cake spices. Attractive, light-to medium-weight. Seems to stop halfway through. Wood apparent all the way. Finish A little short and dry. Comment Clean, dry. Perfectly drinkable.