Banff 21y 1982, 57.1%, Rare Malts 2004
Very fresh, clean nose that takes some time to fully expose itself. I also had that with the 1971 of the Dead Whisky Society, although this nose does not reach that level now. The beginning is a bit boring with citrus, cereals (oatmeal) and wood, but then more fruit comes through: juicy pears, pineapple and melon (cavaillon or charentais). Grass too and silvered up. Not very complex, but tasty. On the tongue he shows himself rough, sharp and very alcoholic. Bitter. That bitterness is not so bad at first, but towards the end the bitter starts to dominate. Cereals, vanilla, white grapefruit, nutmeg, lots of wood - too much in the long run - and especially in the end nuts and raw chestnuts. Pfff, no, this is no longer pleasant. The nose was better, remarkable. Bitter finish with some citrus and herbs but especially a lot of wood and nuts. Difficult to score. On the basis of the nose he had earned 85, at least. The final verdict is a bit skinnier. 80/100 http://onversneden.com/2010/09/21/banff-21y-1982-rare-malts/

[November, 2006]  Together with friends I emptied bottle no. 2650 that I bought for 67 Euro in May, 2006.  In my old rating system (ten scales that translate into WB points: 50 - 66 - 75 - 80 - 82,5 - 85 - 87,5 - 90 - 92,5 - 95) I scored it 87,5.  My notes state the typical fat and oily "Rare Malts" profile with some nutty and spicy (vanilla) flavours.  Water is certainly advised to open up this otherwise somewhat shy and punchy dram.