A 1975 vintage single cask whisky from lost distillery Banff, closed in 1983 and destroyed by fire in 1991. This was bottled by Douglas Laing as part of their Platinum Selection in July 2011 at 42.4% after 35 years in the cask.
The Rare Malts are a now-discontinued series of cask-strength releases designed by Diageo to showcase some of the hidden treasures in their portfolio. This particular dram is all the more precious for having come from a distillery closed in 1983 and now sadly demolished.