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Caperdonich The Octave 26 Year Old, Sherry Octave Cask, Cask #4137859, 1997, Duncan Taylor, 42.7%
Caperdonich

Caperdonich The Octave 26 Year Old, Sherry Octave Cask, Cask #4137859, 1997, Duncan Taylor, 42.7%

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TypeSingle Malt Whisky
MRI
MRI 45
Average Score
Avg 86
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Description

A bottle of Caperdonich 26 Year Old Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky. This was distilled in 1997 and bottled in 2024 by Duncan Taylor for The Octave series. This is bottle number 32 of 47 bottles; it was bottled from cask number 4137859. Caperdonich distillery was closed in 2002 and later demolished, making bottlings like this highly sought after. The whisky underwent secondary maturation in sherry octave casks, which are smaller casks designed to enhance flavor and texture.

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Cask type
Sherry Octave Cask
Bottling
Independent Bottling - Duncan Taylor
Peated
Unpeated
Single cask
Yes
Non-chill filtered
N.A
Cask origin
N.A
Cask no.
4137859
Batch
N.A
PPM
N.A
Barley
N.A
Fermentation
N.A
Master distiller (bottling)
N.A
Master distiller (distillation)
N.A
Limited edition
Yes
Bottle count
47
Has box
Yes
Closure
Cork
Presentation
Box
Series highlights
Part of 'The Octave series' by Duncan Taylor. The series uses smaller octave casks for a more rapid and enhanced maturation process, resulting in a well-balanced Scotch Whisky.
Historical context
Caperdonich distillery was closed in 2002 and demolished in 2010/2011, making bottlings from this distillery historically significant.
Special release
N.A
Allocation
N.A
Nose
Very lovely ripe mangoes and pear cake, along with beeswax, orgeat syrup and a few amaretti. Also, a touch of school glue.
Palate
Gentle bitters, apple peelings, hops, bitter almonds, a touch of cooked banana and pear, followed by a mint-and-chamomile tisane that mingles with very fine tannins, hinting at walnuts from the sherry.
Finish
Not immensely long but very prettily fruity, with those almonds still at the helm and a murmuring sherry.
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