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Caperdonich

No: 38
Producer: Seagram
Region: Highlands
District: Speyside(Rothes)  -   Multimap view
OS Sheet 28 ; Map reference NJ 275 491 ; Latitude 57 31° N, Longitude 3 12° W
Founded 1898 ; Operating Status (1999): operating

Partner to the renowned Glen Grant of which it was once an annexe. The two distilleries under the same ownership are across the street from one another in the whisky town of Rothes. This little town on the Spey has five distilleries. Caperdonich, founded in 1898 was rebuilt in 1965 and extended in 1967. From the start it has been Number Two to Glen Grant. It is named after the 'Secret Well' from which it draws its water.
© Michael Jackson 1994, ms


Distillery rating: 3*

Rothes, Morayshire, AB38 7BS
Tel: 01542-27471

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