SMWS code 38 is Caperdonich, in the Speyside region. It is a closed distillery (ceased production in 2002). Any Society bottling numbered 38.x (for example 38.1, 38.42) is a single cask from Caperdonich.
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The Scotch Malt Whisky Society bottles single casks under numeric codes rather than distillery names, so a label reading 38.403 means cask 403 from distillery 38. That distillery is Caperdonich, in Speyside. More on Caperdonich at Wikipedia.
Sold outJan 2025In short · Caperdonich (Speyside), 32 years.
“The Creators Collection brings liquid storytelling to life with rare, aged whiskies curated to create the ultimate whisky flights.…”Extract · full tasting notes at SMWS
Sold outOct 2024In short · Caperdonich (Speyside), 27 years.
“The nose suggested grassy, herbal, riverbank notes; toffee apple, candy floss, lemon and tart berries.…”Extract · full tasting notes at SMWS
Sold outJun 2024In short · Caperdonich (Speyside), 31 years.
“In an antiquated sweet shop, jars filled with delicious treats lined the shelves, the smell of polished oak merging with scents of sour apple sherbet, peppermint toffees…”Extract · full tasting notes at SMWS
Sold outDec 2023In short · Caperdonich (Speyside), 30 years.
“We imagined lying on grass, looking dreamily towards the blue sky where a few fluffy white clouds floated effortlessly.…”Extract · full tasting notes at SMWS
Sold outFeb 2023In short · Caperdonich (Speyside), 30 years.
“We imagined sitting by a river on a warm, sunny day and watching hay being baled in a nearby field.…”Extract · full tasting notes at SMWS
Sold outNov 2022In short · Caperdonich (Speyside), 25 years.
“We all got apples on the neat nose – apple blossom, polished apples, cider-baked apples, apple-flavoured shisha tobacco and an apple storage cellar.…”Extract · full tasting notes at SMWS
Sold outJul 2022In short · Caperdonich (Speyside), 25 years.
“Warm and salty sea air brought with it the fragrance of coconut and almond oil as we sat sipping hibiscus tea, cranberry juice and chewing dried apricots.…”Extract · full tasting notes at SMWS
Sold outApr 2021In short · Caperdonich (Speyside), 27 years.
Sold outMar 2021In short · Caperdonich (Speyside), 25 years.
“Imagine chopped mixed fresh fruits, like apples, pears, bananas and pineapple all stewed in orange-flavoured sugar syrup and then set on fire with a brandy flame…”Extract · full tasting notes at SMWS
Sold outIn short · Caperdonich (Speyside), 25 years.
“The nose had us imagining jelly babies playing with glace cherries and marshmallows, while honey dripped from an apple tree hive on to lilies below.…”Extract · full tasting notes at SMWS
Sold outIn short · Caperdonich (Speyside), 25 years.
“This one is not strictly a single cask, being part of a consolidated parcel we acquired.…”Extract · full tasting notes at SMWS
Sold outIn short · Caperdonich (Speyside), 26 years.
“Our excited and enthusiastic panellists were inspired by this to paint word pictures.…”Extract · full tasting notes at SMWS
Other Speyside distilleries: 1 Glenfarclas, 2 Glenlivet, 7 Longmorn, 8 Tamdhu, 9 Glen Grant, 12 BenRiach, 15 Glenfiddich, 18 Inchgower, 24 Macallan, 30 Glenrothes, 34 Tamnavulin, 35 Glen Moray · all Speyside codes
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