Banff 1980 DT Rarest of the Rare
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Banff |
| Bottler | Duncan Taylor (DT) |
| Bottling Series | - |
| Vintage | 1980 |
| Bottled Year | 2006 |
| Age | 26년 |
| Cask Type | - |
| Cask Number | - |
| Bottles Released | - |
| ABV | 56.1% |
| Volume | 700 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Speyside |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
Colour
straw
air Nose
we’re in the same territories but this one is quite fresher (if that’s possible) and less smoky. More a classic old Speysider, on light honey and all kinds of fresh fruits (oranges, apples). Delicate oakiness and quite some farmy aromas starting to take control (clean manure, hay). Faint hints of musk and a little praline. Again, different but just as superb as the 1967 much more mundane than the 1975 at first nosing, rounder, sweeter, more on cooked fruits (apple compote) and light honey. Also notes of Fanta. No smoke. Gets then more vegetal, grassy, maybe slightly coastal (kelp). Far from being unpleasant but less thrilling than its older brother, at least on the nose
restaurant Palate
almost the same whisky as the 1967, with maybe just a little more oomph. Please see above powerful, tasting much younger than the 1975 (not just five years) and more bitter as well. Slightly acrid. Other than that it’s also more on lemon zest and green apples
timer Finish
a tad more drying, with more tannins but the whole is excellent again. 90 points. Banff 26yo 1980/2006 (56.1%, Duncan Taylor Rarest of the Rare, cask #2913, 220 bottles) Colour; straw very long, curiously acidic, just like peppered lemon juice. Good but a bit difficult I’d say – it had a hard time after the superb 1975. 84 points. Banff 29 yo 1975/2004 (46%, Berry Bros, cask #3323)
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