Banff reviews

Before the tasting notes, I must say that Banff whisky is very special and should be regarded as one of the best older whiskies out there from mothballed distilleries (ie, St Magdalene, Brora, Inverleven…

This Banff 1975 won a silver medal in the 2010 Malt Maniacs Awards. The label says “bourbon cask” but I really wouldn’t be too sure about that…Banff 34 yo 1975 (44,1%, A.D. Rattray 2010, bourbon cask…

Nose: aromatic start with lemon, apples and pears. Slightly syrupy with a hint of vanilla. Hints of buttercups. Then it starts to evolve on wet limestone and gravel that I find pretty typical for Banff…

Nose: obviously from a (great) sherry cask. It shows lovely shoe polish and precious wood, apples, prunes, rhubarb, apple pie… A bit of old roses and leather. Even faint smoke and gentle tarmac. Cigar…

Nose: Clean, nutty nose, with citrus and new oak. Something of dry straw. Overall quite acid and a metallic, but this is better when it warms up. Mouth: agressive attack, quite alcoholic and sharp.…