Sanborn Distillery Corp., the U.S. arm of Anat Inc., a Canadian liquor company, is seeking a 15-year property tax break and a sales tax exemption for a $1.1 million distillery in Vantage International Pointe, the Niagara County Industrial Development Agency-controlled industrial park off Lockport Road in Wheatfield, N.Y.
Leon Safir, owner, told The Buffalo News that Anat Inc., which blends and bottles whiskey, vodka and gin in Toronto, exports most of its product to the U.S. He said he intends to carry out some blending work in Wheatfield as well as producing the apple-based vodka, which he said is called kalvados.
“It’s good quality, so people will appreciate it,” Safir said.
Sanborn spent $41,000 to buy the last available land in Vantage, 2.78 acres, to build a U.S. location. The NCIDA staff calculated that Safir would save an estimated $229,000 from the tax incentives, while creating five full-time and two part-time jobs.