Description

Taylor's Distillery Old Irish Whisky Coleraine 1960's

Coleraine Distillery was established in 1820 when it was converted from an old mill on Newmarket Street. It was one of two Malt Distilleries in Ireland and quickly built up a high reputation, for in 1845 it delivered to the London House of Commons and therefore put "HC" on the labels of its bottles.

The distillery fell into decline and was silent for most of the 1920s. It was bought by the Boyds of Bushmills Distillery in 1933, and distilling continued in 1938 for a short period before World War II, and the shortages of barley stopped production again.

The distillery was in use after World War II, but mainly a grain production site; the distillery finally fell silent in 1978.

We believe this bottle is from this short period, and was likely bottled in the 1960's.
The Bottlers Charington Kinahan were formed in the mid 1960's and later formed into the Bass group in the 1970's.

LOT No. IWA: 65781318