Caperdonich 1972 DT

Overall rating: 90.31/100
votes: 54

Category: Single Malt
Distillery: Caperdonich
Bottler: Duncan Taylor (DT)
Bottling serie: Rare Auld
Vintage: 10.1972
Bottled: 08.2010
Stated Age: 37 years old
Casknumber: 6735
Number of bottles: 180
Strength: 51.4 % Vol.
Size: 700 ml
Added on: 17 Oct 2010 11:21 am

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€ 442,33

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Whisky Reviews for Caperdonich 1972 DT

5 users have left a review for this whisky and scored it an average of 90.31 points

WhiskyLovingPianist scored this whisky 91 points
09 Nov 2018 4:19 pm

https://whiskylovingpianist.wordpress.com/2018/11/08/twe-whisky-show-closed-distilleries/

N: Delicious squidgy-dry fruity malt.
T: A full, full full barley body with a squidgy-dry mouthfeel to boot.
F: There’s some herbal action after a lovely long sweet travel.
C: This will be one of the standout whiskies of of the show, and we’re only two in.

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detachedblue scored this whisky 89 points
04 Aug 2018 9:38 pm

It is a Caperdonich in 1972! So I rather have high expectations, this is a decent aged Speyside whisky in the 70s , but not "amazing" in my humble opinion, therefore I will not follow the crazy price but rather choose something with a lower profile.
Waykid scored this whisky 93 points
13 Jun 2016 9:11 pm
Woo-hooo! No wonder the 1972 Caperdonichs are renowned for their beauty.

Nose

An immediate delicious sweet, fresh apple, mango, pineapple and mild maple syrup arrival. Crisp and sweet citrus, a bit parfumy ala Chanel Egoiste/ Boss by Hugo Boss. One of the best opening-noses ever. Fresh plum, honey-y hints of oak, toffee and more of the best syrup.

Taste

Armagnac, rumraisin, dried date and fig. The alcohol is amazingly well integrated, sweet muesli. With water turns a bit pungent and salty for a while, alga and mussel. After this turns again sweeter, tropical fresh fruits, ultra clean and stunningly rich.

Finish

Long, delicately full malt, grainy and medium sweet.
The Macallan scored this whisky 94 points
03 Jun 2015 10:17 pm

A quick note made on 30-05-2015

A fruit explosion, sweet, pear drops, tropical spiced fruit, verry subtile woody notes.

Tropical delight.
MaltMartin scored this whisky 91 points
10 Dec 2013 10:30 pm
Caperdonich's from 1972 are probably the best whisky's bottled in the last decade. Who could have imagined that that in the late 1990's?

Nose

Yeah this is Caperdonich 1972! Massive tropical fruit. Pineapple, peaches and apricots. What else do you want more? Also polished oak, beeswax and some honey. Complex.

Taste

Sappy and juicy waxiness. Lots of fruity sweetness again. Lychees and mango. Bourbon style vanilla. Some spices of paprika and white pepper. Reminds me of rum in a way.

Finish

Long and warm. Liquorice. Gingery. Very well balanced.

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