Caperdonich

Translation: The secret source

Region: Speyside

The birth of Caperdonich is based on a misjudgment.

The distillery was in 1898 by James Grant as "Glen Grant no. 2 ", right opposite its Glen Grant distillery in Rothes. Glen Grant 2 should help meet the high demand for Malt, especially as part of popular blended whiskeys. Only four years later, Glen Grant 2 was shut down again. Apparently one had misjudged significantly, as regards the whiskey requirement. But the big brother, Glen Grant, produces very successfully until today.

A little history

1898 as "Glen Grant no. Built 2 "and connected by a pipeline with Glen Grant, Caperdonich was shut down in 1902.
In 1965, the distillery was headed by Glenlivet Distillers Ltd. comprehensively renovated and reopened - now under the unique name Caperdonich.
In 1967, the number of stills was increased from two to four.
In 1977, Caperdonich went to Seagram, in 2001 the distillery came to Pernod Ricard via the Chivas and Glenlivet Group. The shut down the distillery in August 2002, the end of 2010, Caperdonich was finally demolished. Revival unfortunately excluded.

What do I actually have in the glass?

The Caperdonich malts are or were rather of the light, flowery kind. Fine fruit notes meet on a trace of smoke.

3 reasons to love Caperdonich

1) Because it was not nice to deal with a little sister like that.
2) Because the name sounds so pretty mysterious.
3) Because the foundation was perhaps a misunderstanding - but by no means the quality of the malts.

The one drama for the lonely island

Since Caperdonich has not produced for 12 years and there were not that many bottlings anyway, the recommendation here is very clear: try whatever you can get (and pay ...).

numbers and facts

Address: Rothes, Morayshire AB38 7BS
Founded: 1898 by James Grant
Status: demolished
Owner: last: Pernod Ricard
Capacity: formerly about 2,000,000
2 wash stills (11,500 l)
2 spirit stills (7,000)
Water: Black Burn
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