BLACKADDER STATEMENT EDITION CAPERDONICH 26 YEAR OLD
A 26 year old single hogshead Caperdonich, distilled May 1996 and bottled December 2022 at 55.2% cask strength. Part of Blackadder's flagship Statement Edition series, reserved for casks the family considers definitive examples of their philosophy.
Caperdonich shut its doors in 2002. The buildings came down in 2011. Every bottle of Caperdonich remaining on Earth is a finite resource. When this cask is gone, there is no second cask to draw from.
About Blackadder
Founded 1995 by Robin Tucek, Blackadder is run today as a family operation with daughter Hannah and son Michael. Built on a single conviction: the cask is king. No chill filtration, no added colour, no compromise.
The Statement Edition series represents Blackadder's flagship releases, casks chosen as definitive examples of a distillery or style. Reserved for liquid the family considers the highest expressions of their independent bottling philosophy.
Distillery profile
- Caperdonich was built in 1898 as Glen Grant #2, a sister distillery to Glen Grant in Rothes, Speyside, connected to its sibling by a pipe carrying new make spirit across the road.
- Mothballed multiple times across the twentieth century, the distillery closed for good in 2002. The buildings came down in 2011.
- The site is now used by Forsyths, the still maker, for cooperage and equipment fabrication.
- Every bottle of Caperdonich today is drawn from a finite pool that gets smaller every year. Independent bottlings at this age are increasingly rare on the market.
Cask profile
A single hogshead, distilled May 1996 and bottled December 2022 after 26 years of maturation. Hogsheads hold roughly 250 litres, the workhorse cask size of Scottish maturation, large enough for slow integration and small enough to drive measurable evolution year over year.
Bottled at 55.2% cask strength, non-chill filtered, natural colour. The wood has had nearly three decades to integrate with the distillate.
From a Statement Edition cask, selected as a definitive example of long-aged Speyside character from a distillery that no longer exists.
On Tasting Notes
You will not find Blackadder's tasting notes here. By design.
Blackadder shares every technical detail a curious drinker could ask for: distillery, cask number, distillation date, bottling date, ABV, outturn. Everything that makes the liquid what it is. What they leave to you is the experience of drinking it.
Tasting notes shape expectation. They tell you what you should find before you find it. Blackadder's position is that the spirit in your glass should speak for itself, and what you find there belongs to you. Pour it neat. Add a few drops of water if it asks for it. Take your time. The cask did.
| Specification | Details |
|---|---|
| Brand | Blackadder |
| Series | Statement Edition #58 |
| Whisky style | Single malt Scotch whisky |
| Region | Speyside |
| Distillery | Caperdonich (closed 2002) |
| Age | 26 years |
| ABV | 55.2% |
| Volume | 700 ml |
| Cask type | Single Hogshead |
| Distilled | May 1996 |
| Bottled | December 2022 |
| Cask strength | Yes |
| Non-chill filtered | Yes |
| Natural colour | Yes |
| Availability | Open release |
The Whiskey Lab's Quality Commitments
- Single Cask & Small Batch: Ensuring a unique profile for each release.
- Natural Colour & Non-Chill Filtered: Preserving the authentic character and purity of the whisky.
- Honest Storytelling: Every cask profile written by people who actually handled the liquid.
