Banff

Banff distillery

Region: Speyside

Location: Inverboyndie, Banff, Banffshire

Status: Closed 1983 (owned by Diageo)

General whisky characteristics: Slightly smoky, wood, nuts, complex

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Distillery photo with kind permission by Teimei Horiuchi

 

Independent Bottlers

JWWW, 'Old Train Line', Banff, distilled 24.12.1974, bottled 10.2009, 34y, 50.4% ABV

bourbon cask #431

Typical cost of this bottle; €€€€

Glass: Spiegelau

Colour: Honey

Nose: Sligthly smoky, rich weathered oak and fresh fruit tree groves in full blossom.

Palate: Leather, nuts, wood and hint of farmyard.

With 4 drops of water: Even smoother, slightly more nuts and even longer finish.

Finish: Very long, even longer with the drops of water.

Overall Impression: I want to say excellent, but this is quite a difficult one so I will say very good and I will also revisit this tomorrow.

As promised I'm revisiting this one a couple of days later:

Nose: The slightly smoky and weathered oak elements are still in evidence, but there's also something beyond that. It's almost like when one uses just a little eucalyptus in a sauna; A mix of hot, almost scorching wood with an aromatic herbal touch.

Palate: I agree with my last analysis; leather, wood, faint nuts and just a hint of farmyard. This is very smooth!

Finish: Very long with just a hint of coconut right at the end.

Overall Impression: I'll finish where I left off last time in saying this is a very good, perhaps excellent, whisky!

 

 

 

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