1972 Lonach Caperdonich 33 Year Old Cask Strength Single Malt Scotch Whisky (700ml)

Note: Product has come from a private collection and as such has some minor scuffing/scratches/handling marks. Actual product not pictured.

The little-known Lonach label is an independent bottler closely associated with Duncan Taylor Scotch Whisky Ltd. The brand is named after the Lonach Highland and Games in Strathdon, Scotland, paying tribute to the annual gathering and the march of the Highlanders, which appears to be depicted on the front label here. Distilled in 1972, three decades in wood has reduced this very rare whisky from a closed distillery to just 41.9%. Non-chill filtered.

Other reviews... Colour: straw. Nose: fresher and much more on white fruits (apples, pears) and candle wax. Hints of shoe polish and then kiwis and gooseberries. Even more shoe polish and ‘new’ leather after a while, as well as a little oak and vanilla. A shoemaker’s malt? Mouth: not too bold I must say but very oaky, tannic (but not overly drying), tea-ish, with a little cardboard, nutmeg, white pepper… Well, it seems that the cask took a fair share here. Finish: not too long but certainly oaky. It’s almost like tea in which you’d have poured spirit. Not bad, but there are certainly (much) better Caperdonichs at Duncan Taylor’s. 78 points - whiskyfun.com