Caperdonich 1968 - M&H Cask Selection

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Caperdonich 1968 - 03/2006, Refill hogshead
131 flaskor

70 centiliter , 49,5 %, M&H Cask Selection
Caperdonich lades i malpåse 2002.

Bytt till mig 2007-05-18 Öppnad 2007-09-19, tömd 2008-01-12

SB-nr: finns ej Jim Murray poäng (2007):

Mina kommentarer:
En whisky som fått mycket höga poäng. Fick den vid ett Ardbeg single cask byte. Min poäng: 86 p

Tasting notes från Serge Valentin: Officiella tasting notes:

Caperdonich 1968/2006 (49.5%, M&H Cask Selection, 131 bottles) A brand new bottling by Belgium’s Mario and Hubert and we’ve already heard wonders about it. Now, ‘it’s not because many say the same thing that they’re right’, said French humorist Coluche, so let’s find out by ourselves… Colour: gold–amber. Nose: oh, we do have something special indeed here. Lots of cough syrup again and furniture polish at very first nosing, even hints of varnish but those are soon to disappear, as often. We have then some big, bold notes of marzipan and argan oil (if you don’t know argan oil, imagine a blend of olive oil and hazelnut oil) and quite some old turpentine. There’s probably some hints of peat again… And then this Caperdonich slowly switches to chocolate and toffee, with always something delicately minty (better than ‘After Eight’). And then there’s the forest, with big notes of moss and fresh mushrooms, pine needles, wet dead leaves… And finally the balsamic vinegar and even black truffles… It’s just superb indeed - the majority was right, for once! ;-) Mouth: aha, it starts with a little difficulty again (it’s a hard sell!) on something bitterly rubbery, but again, those hard notes are soon to vanish and let the sherry express itself. Superbly dry but not austere, tannic but not drying, spicy but not biting, it’s all balance again. And we have lots of bitter oranges, strong unsugared espresso, something resinous, slightly burnt raisins, cooked fruits, very old rum… Well, I guess you get the picture. Oh, yes, and lots of chocolate! And the finish is long, balanced, dry, slightly minty and very chocolaty again. An excellent, elegant, old, rather dark sherry (despite the fact that it was ‘just’ a refill hogshead - was it also 'sherry-treated'?). 92 points. Inga


Caperdonich 1968 - 03/2006, Refill hogshead 131 flaskor	70 centiliter , 49,5 %, M&H Cask Selection Caperdonich lades i malpåse 2002.
Bytt till mig 2007-05-18	Öppnad 2007-09-19, tömd 2008-01-12
SB-nr: finns ej	Jim Murray poäng (2007):
Mina kommentarer: En whisky som fått mycket höga poäng. Fick den vid ett Ardbeg single cask byte.	Min poäng: 86 p
Tasting notes från Serge Valentin:	Officiella tasting notes:
Caperdonich 1968/2006 (49.5%, M&H Cask Selection, 131 bottles) A brand new bottling by Belgium’s Mario and Hubert and we’ve already heard wonders about it. Now, ‘it’s not because many say the same thing that they’re right’, said French humorist Coluche, so let’s find out by ourselves… Colour: gold–amber. Nose: oh, we do have something special indeed here. Lots of cough syrup again and furniture polish at very first nosing, even hints of varnish but those are soon to disappear, as often. We have then some big, bold notes of marzipan and argan oil (if you don’t know argan oil, imagine a blend of olive oil and hazelnut oil) and quite some old turpentine. There’s probably some hints of peat again… And then this Caperdonich slowly switches to chocolate and toffee, with always something delicately minty (better than ‘After Eight’). And then there’s the forest, with big notes of moss and fresh mushrooms, pine needles, wet dead leaves… And finally the balsamic vinegar and even black truffles… It’s just superb indeed - the majority was right, for once! ;-) Mouth: aha, it starts with a little difficulty again (it’s a hard sell!) on something bitterly rubbery, but again, those hard notes are soon to vanish and let the sherry express itself. Superbly dry but not austere, tannic but not drying, spicy but not biting, it’s all balance again. And we have lots of bitter oranges, strong unsugared espresso, something resinous, slightly burnt raisins, cooked fruits, very old rum… Well, I guess you get the picture. Oh, yes, and lots of chocolate! And the finish is long, balanced, dry, slightly minty and very chocolaty again. An excellent, elegant, old, rather dark sherry (despite the fact that it was ‘just’ a refill hogshead - was it also 'sherry-treated'?). 92 points.	Inga