Raise a glass to a lost Highland voice with Banff 36 Year Old – 1975 Vintage, Douglas Laing “Old & Rare Platinum Selection”
Distilled eight years before Banff’s stills fell silent for good (1983) and filled into a solitary refill bourbon hogshead, this single malt slumbered peacefully until June 2012, when Douglas Laing drew it at natural cask strength for their flagship Platinum line. Only 153 individually numbered bottles emerged, preserving Banff’s elusive honey-malt character enriched by polished oak, citrus oils and gentle coastal spice—a once-in-a-generation dram from a distillery that now lives only in memory.

Why We Think You’ll Love It

• From the silent Banff distillery—an increasingly scarce chance to taste a truly lost Highland malt.

• 36 years in a single refill hogshead polish orchard fruit and honey notes with refined vanilla and subtle coastal nuance.

• Bottled at natural cask strength (non-chill-filtered, natural colour) for undiluted texture, aroma and authenticity.

• Part of Douglas Laing’s elite “Old & Rare Platinum Selection”—strictly 153 bottles, each individually numbered, perfect for collectors and whisky historians.

• A graceful harmony of honeyed malt, bright citrus, polished oak and whisper-soft spice—ideal for contemplative sipping on momentous occasions.

Pour a measure of this distinguished Banff and savour an evocative union of Highland elegance, time-wrought oak and bygone craftsmanship—an unforgettable dram that keeps a lost distillery’s spirit alive in every sip.