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Banff-
Scotch Malt Whisky - Region: used to be classified as a Speyside (Jackson) but officially a Highlands (SWR 2009).
WF
Distillery Ranking: Troisième
Cru Classé 
(all
current rankings here)
Status:
Closed 1983 - destroyed - Stills:
- Founded: 1863
Address:
Inverboyndie, Banff, Banffshire, AB45 2JJ - Phone:
Web: -
More info:
Distillery
Profile by MM’s Ulf Buxrud - Malt
Madness
One of my
favourite expressions so far:
Banff
24yo 1978/2002 (50%, DL Old Malt Cask)
92 points
- Last tasted on July 1, 2004
- Tasting notes here.
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SORRY,
NO PICTURE OF THIS BANFF |
General
Distillery Profile - keywords (wazzat?)
Mustard Apples Pepper Vegetal
Bitter Green Austere Smoke Grassy Cider |
MM
Distillery profile:
In 1824, the first (Speyside) distillery by the
name of Banff was built. However, that is not the
distillery of which we could still find some wrecked
remains of a warehouse until recently. In 1863 James
Simpson Jr. built a new distillery on the same spot
to replace the old one, but after a fire it had
to be reconstructed again in 1877.... More
on Malt Madness. |
| Check all the 'winners' (90 points or more) on this wee list (PDF) |
| OB
- vintage |
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- Banff
21 yo 1982/2004 (57.1%, UD Rare Malts) - no
notes - 81
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| Berry
Bros & Rudd |
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- Banff
29 yo 1975/2004 (46%, Berry Bros, cask #3323)
- 240707 - 010520
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| Blackadder |
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- Banff
1966/2001 (52.3%, Blackadder Raw Cask, cask
#3438, 539 bottles) - 240707
- Banff 24 yo 1976/2001 (53.7%, Blackadder, hogshead, cask #2247, 256 bottles) - 010713
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| The
Bottlers |
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- Banff
31 yo 1967/1999 (41.5%, The Bottlers, cask #3113)
- 240707
- Banff 31 yo 1967/1999 (46.3%, The Bottlers, cask #3114) - 121011
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| Cadenhead
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- Banff 15 yo 1964/1979 (80° UK proof, Cadenhead, black dumpy, 26 2/3 Fl.Ozs) - 030924
- Banff 15 yo 1976/1992 (61.1%, Cadenhead, Authentic Collection, 150th Anniversary) - Angus - 020917
- Banff 17 yo 1976/1994 (60.5%, Cadenhead's Authentic Collection) - 100110 - 180823
- Banff 20 yo 1976/1997 (56.4%, Cadenhead, Authentic Collection) - 280316
- Banff
27 yo 1976/2003 (54.4%, Cadenhead, 228 bottles)
- 231206
- Banff
29 yo 1976/2006 (52%, Cadenhead's, bourbon hogshead,
228 bottles) - 090409
- Banff 32 yo 1976/2009 (47.1%, Cadenhead, 123 bottles) - 010713
- Banff 34 yo 1976/2010 (53.8%, Cadenhead) - 030511
- Banff 36 yo 1976/2013 (49.8%, Cadenhead, small batch, bourbon hogshead, 192 bottles) - 041113
- Banff 40 yo 1976/2017 (51.2%, Cadenhead, 175th Anniversary, hogshead, 192 bottles) - 130717
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| Chieftain's |
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- Banff
23 yo 1979/2002 (46%, Chieftain's Choice) -
150906
- Banff
18 yo 1980 (43%, Chieftain’s, +/-1998)
- no notes - 83
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| Dewar
Rattray - A.D. Rattray |
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- Banff 34 yo 1975/2010 (44.1%, A.D. Rattray, cask #3354, 250 bottles) - 180111
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| Douglas
Laing |
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- Banff 34 yo 1966/2000 (45.8%, Douglas Laing, Old Malt Cask, sherry, 408 bottles) - 210312
- Banff
32 yo 1974/2007 (47.8%, Douglas Laing, OMC,
ref 3521, 272 bottles) - 090409
- Banff 32 yo 1975/2008 (44.2%, Douglas Laing Old Malt Cask, cask ref #4174, Rhône Valley Red Wine Finish, 117 bottles) - 041113
- Banff 35 yo 1975/2011 (42.4%, Douglas Laing, Old & Rare, refill hogshead, 158 bottles) - 121011
- Banff 24 yo 1977/2002 (50%, Douglas Laing, Old Malt Cask, 306 bottles) - 010713
- Banff
24 yo 1978 (50%, DL Old Malt Cask) - 010704
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| Duncan
Taylor |
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- Banff
30 yo 1975/2006 (42.2%, Duncan Taylor Rarest
of the Rare, cask #3416) - 240707
- Banff
26yo 1980/2006 (56.1%, Duncan Taylor Rarest
of the Rare, cask #2913, 220 bottles) - 240707
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| Gordon
& MacPhail |
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- Banff
1974 (40%, G&M Connoisseurs Choice, Old
Map Label) - 240707
- Banff
1974/1998 (40%, Gordon & MacPhail, Connoisseur's
Choice) - 090409
- Banff 1976/2008 (43%, Gordon & MacPhail, Connoisseurs Choice, refill sherry) - 190810
- Banff 46 yo 1976/2023 (50.4%, Gordon & MacPhail, Private Collection, The Recollection Series #2, refill sherry butt, cask #2887, 109 bottles) - 180823
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| Jack
Wieber Whisky World |
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- Banff
36 yo 1966/2003 (50.2%, Jack Wiebers Premier
Malts, C#3440) - 190905
- 240707
- Banff 34 yo 1974/2009 (50.4%, Jack Wiebers, Old Train Line, Bourbon cask, cask #0431, 213 bottles) - 010713
- Banff
1975/2008 (48.3%, Jack Wieber, The Cross Hill,
256 bottles) - 090409
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| James
MacArthur |
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- Banff
25 yo 1976/2001 (57.1%, James MacArthur, cask
#2260) - no notes - 87
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| MacKillop's
Choice |
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- Banff
1975/2006 (43%, Mackillops Choice, cask #3324)
- 231206
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| Malts
of Scotland |
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- Banff 1975/2012 (43.8%, Malts of Scotland, bourbon barrel, cask #12015, 165 bottles) - 240512
- Banff 1975/2013 (42.9%, Malts of Scotland, bourbon barrel, cask #MoS 13023, 201 bottles) - 010713
- Banff 1975/2013 (43.7%, Malts of Scotland for Dram Brothers and Vinotek Massen, Luxemburg, cask #MoS 13056, 72 bottles) - 280316
- Banff 1975/2017 (41.1%, Malts of Scotland, bourbon hogshead, cask #MoS17045, 185 bottles) - 010520
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| Samaroli |
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- Banff 1974/2003 (45%, Samaroli, 35th Anniversary, sherry wood, 360 bottles) - 280316
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| SMWS |
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- Banff 24 yo 1975/2000 (63.6%, Scotch Malt Whisky Society, #67.5) - Angus - 020917
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| Signatory
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- Banff
34 yo 1966/2001 (50.1%, Signatory Silent Stills,
butt #3437, 528 bottles) - 190905
- Banff 23 yo 1976/2000 (55.5%, Signatory Vintage, cask #2249, 263 bottles) - by Angus - 300319
- Banff
24 yo 1976/2001 (55.8%, Signatory, cask #2251,
284 bottles) - 090409
- Banff
18 yo 1978/1997 (43%, Signatory, cask #4617,
240 bottles) - no notes - 78
- Banff 23 yo 1980/2004 (43%, Signatory, cask #2916, 306 bottles) - 210312
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| The
Whisky Fair - The Whisky Agency |
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- Banff 34 yo 1975/2010 (44.9%, The Whisky Agency, bourbon hogshead, 146 bottles) - 190810
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| Various
IB |
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- Banff 37 yo 1971/2008 (53.3%, Dead Whisky Company, cask #633, 565 bottles) - 180111
- Banff 27 yo 1975/2002 (43%, Part Nan Angelen for Vin&Spirit, 863 bottles) - 041113
- Banff 34 yo 1975/2009 (44.1%, Dansk Maltwhisky Akademi - WWW Falster, cask #1490, 109 bottles) - 100110
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