Banff 1966, 31 Years Old, Old Malt Cask Tasting notes and reviews
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Banff 1966, 31 Years Old, Old Malt Cask
- Brand
- Banff
- Expression
- 1966, 31 Years Old, Old Malt Cask
- Type
- Scotch Whisky ~ Single Malt
- Age
- 31 years old
- Abv
- 50.00%
- Vintage
- 1966
- Produced at
- Banff Distillery (Closed 1983)
- Region
- Speyside
- Availability
- Japan, Taiwan, Sweden, France, Canada.
- Website
- www.douglaslaing.com
Whisky Magazine Issue 3
Irish whiskey - Wood ageing - How malt gets its character.
Published May 1999.
Michael Jackson
65- Nose
- Faint, fragrant, burnt grass.
- Palate
- Clean, distinctly sweet, peachy, malty. Rather neutral in the middle. Becoming smoky and peaty.
- Finish
- Sweetness and dryness, becoming astringently peaty. Long, warming.
- Comment
- Banff was never a classic, but it is an evocatively old-fashioned Highland malt, and it has stood up reasonably well to great age.
Jim Murray
90- Nose
- Big age oakiness with hints of lavender and a pleasing saltiness. Still malty, very lightly smoked, but a little sappy, too.
- Palate
- Sweet and bourbony early on with lashings of honeyed finesse. Very intense and pleasantly oily; slightly plummy.
- Finish
- Medium to long with some impressive vanilla. Remains thick on the palate for a long time with the toastiness at last drying things a little.
- Comment
- A fabulous whisky for its age.
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