Banff 1971 DWS
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Banff |
| Bottler | Dead Whisky Society (DWS) |
| Bottling Series | - |
| Vintage | 1971 |
| Bottled Year | 2008 |
| Age | 37년 |
| Cask Type | - |
| Cask Number | 633 |
| Bottles Released | 565 |
| ABV | 53.3% |
| Volume | 700 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Speyside |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
Colour
pale gold
air Nose
it’s a rather rounder and fruitier version of an old Banff, smoother, with hints of old tequila and rhum agricole (a very peculiar grassiness) and an unexpected smokiness. Then we have many notes that we already had in the 1975, such as mushrooms, tobacco and eucalyptus/mint (Vicks). More and more vanilla coming through after a moment, as if this was re-racked in first fill bourbon. With water: the Banfiness (?) really comes out now. Spices, cough syrup and ‘farmyard after the rain’. I must say I find this quite perfect
restaurant Palate
sweet, rich and sharp at the same time, with bags of vanilla, lemon cream and wasabi (OK, tiny bags of wasabi). Very oily mouth feel. Notes of orange blossom honey, capsicum, a little cumin, bitter oranges, ginger liqueur… Again, it seems that some new or first fill oak has been involved at some point here. With water: perfect, creamy, fruity, grassy and spicy. In other words, it’s got almost everything
timer Finish
long, mentholated, peppery and honeyed. No obvious oakiness. Nice lemony notes in the aftertaste
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