Caperdonich 20 Years Old 1994 Classic Car Series (The Daily Dram)

From the bottler The Daily Dram, a 20 year old Caperdonich, distilled in 1994, bottled at 47.6%. Caperdonich, a lost Speyside distillery in Rothes, fell silent in 2002. Chivas released a Secret Speyside range of official Caperdonich in 2019, aged eighteen to thirty years.

Worked through the distillery's four tall stills, for a delicate Speyside spirit with a creamy lift. An American oak cask shaped it, soft and creamy beneath the fruit. Oxidative maturity brings a waxy, fruity depth, ethyl esters of tropical fruit building over the pear. Active wood frames the fruit without smothering the soft, creamy spirit. Vanillin and oak lactones from the wood lend vanilla and coconut over the fruit. Ethyl esters built over the years lend the pear and tropical fruit of old Caperdonich. The slow loss of the angel's share concentrates the fruity, waxy core over the decades. The distillery is gone, demolished in 2011, so what sleeps in cask is all there is.

At a natural 47.6% it is full and oily. Mango, pear and a soft vanilla, with a soft vanilla from the oak. Soft pear and a waxy cream sit behind the cask. The finish runs waxy, fruity and soft. This is a waxy, pear scented Speyside single malt.