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Bottle Details
Banff 1976 Hallmark of St James 75cl / US Import
A distillery almost as synonymous with fire as it is with whisky, Banff experienced four separate blazes during its chequered history, including a bombing by the Luftwaffe in 1941. The distillery operated until 1983 when it was closed by DCL (now Diageo) after a downturn in the market lead to an oversupply. Unsurprisingly, it caught fire in the process of being dismantled and has never re-opened. Its malt was predominantly reserved for blending in its time, but it has contributed to some particularly sought after independent releases over the years.
This is one such independent bottling, distilled in August 1976 and bottled in April 2000 for Vintage Hallmark Collection, the US distribution arm of the Vintage Hallmark of St James wine shop in London. This independent whisky label is named after the eponymous store.
Bottled at cask strength and featuring tasting notes from the legendary Wallace Milroy.
Banff
A malt distillery that was located in the Highland region of Scotland and operated until 1983 when it was closed by the Distillers Company. Primarily run for the provision of blended Scotch brands, it has only been officially released once and is generally confined to independent bottlings.
Vintage Hallmark of St. James's
A briefly produced brand of independently bottled Scotch whiskies. It was bottled by the drinks investment company, Vintage Hallmark, for its clients in the US and Canada.
Vintage Hallmark
A UK-based drinks investment company established in 1998 that largely operated in the US and Canada, encouraging clients to buy its own brands of whisky, Cognac and champagne. The project was short-lived however and only a handful of whisky bottlings were produced.
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