Old Comber 30 Year Old Pure Pot Still

Name: Old Comber 30 Year Old Pure Pot Still
SKU: E2001
Price: 1199.00 USD
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$ 1,199

Introducing one of Ireland’s most iconic Whiskeys. Old Comber 30.

The was the last pot still whiskey to be distilled in Ulster after the distillery was sold for stock and scrap in 1953. While many of Belfast distilleries were converting to column distillation, Old Comber stood firm in their love for traditional Irish Pot Still. Some would argue this was to their detriment as the heavier style was falling out of favour for lighter blends. Nonetheless, we’re glad they stuck to their guns. Their legacy lives on in these last remaining bottles.

Double distilled in the early 50s, aged in oak barrels for 30-40 years. One of the few pot still whiskeys to contains a substantial oat component in the mash bill. Bottling run from mid 1980’s until 1993 totaling less than 5000. Incredibly scarce today. A true piece of Irish Whiskey Heritage.

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SKU: E2001 Categories: Ex-Bourbon, Old Comber, Single Pot Still, Ulster Tags: Lost & Forgotten, Old and Rare Irish Whiskey, Pot Still, Single Pot Still, Ulster

Description

Old Comber, now a sleepy town of just 9000, was once a bustling hub of industry. That industry was of course, the production of whiskey! Records show kilning and distilling happening in the Ulster town since the 1700s. One such facility responsible was the Old, or Mound Distillery, which would later become known as the Upper Distillery.

A fire in 1832 nearly brought the nascent operation to an end. Considering its current output of 80,000 gallon/ 300,000ltrs of alcohol a year, reports of “almost everyone in Comber” coming to the rescue are in no doubt. Its presence crucial to the local economy and of its grain growing neighbours.

In 1825, an old paper mill is converted, and the imaginatively named ‘Lower Distillery’ is put into commission. The incorporation of both sites in 1861, bore the ‘Comber Distilleries Company Limited’. Not long after, in 1872, ownership is transferred in Belfast’s largest ever whiskey auction to the Bruce brothers, Samuel and James. Two business savvy Belfast boys of Scottish descent, and business associates of the original Dunville’s brand. The family would continue to manage the Comber operation until the untimely death of Samuels son on the battlefields of Flanders in 1918.

The 20 century would prove just as brutal for Old Comber as it did for most of Irelands distilleries. Despite celebrating its centenary in 1925, even having the Prince of Wales writing a letter of praise for the stuff, the glory years were about to end. Prohibition in the USA, WWII and Irish Independence from the commonwealth would prove detrimental for Irish distilling. Old Comber was no exception, shutting off its stills in 1953, the last to produce Ulster pot still whiskey. James McCabe, a wholesaler from Portadown, purchased the few remaining casks. Bottled in the late 1980s, with the final run in 1993, we can comfortable state a minimum age of 30 years with some liquid reaching 40.

Additional information

Distillery	Old Comber (Silent)
Vintage	1950-1953
Bottled	1980s-1993
Style	Pot Still
Alcohol Strength	40%
Bottle Size	75cl
Box	Yes
Box Condition	Excellent
Label Condition	Excellent
Shoulder Level	To-the-neck

Weight	2 kg
Distillery	Old Comber (1825-1953)
Cask Type	Bourbon
Region	Ulster
Style	Single Pot Still

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