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Banff 23 YO

Banff
Speyside
Distilled 1979 - 23 years old

Distillery Closed in 1983

History
Banff built half a mile from the small Speyside village baring the same name, was closed and sold by its owners in 1983. The original distillery, thought to have been established in 1824, used to distil with two stills only. Banff was destroyed by fire in 1877 and rebuilt.

During the Second World War, the distillery was bombed by the German air force. During the raid, maturation warehouse No12 was destroyed and millions of gallons of alcohol came pouring into the surrounding farms. The animals in the farms became inebriated and for days after cows were unable express milk or stand up straight.