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THE CHRISTMAS COLLECTION Art & Collectibles · 10 DECEMBER 2016 AT 2PM
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Midleton Academy, Bottling Edition No.1.
Single Pot Still Irish Whiskey, 500ml, 46%.
A single pot-still whiskey crafted by Master-Blender, Billy
Leighton, using whiskey matured in four bourbon barrels.
Estimate €300-€500 (£260-£430)
Large Image & Place Bid Lot 166167
Comber Distilleries Pure Pot Still.
Specially Bottled for Old Comber Wineyard, 350ml, 37%.
Purchased in two stoneware jars by the bottlers on the
closure of the Old Comber Distillery in the 1950s.
Comber Whiskey was an Irish whiskey distilled in
Comber, County Down. The whiskey was last distilled in
1956. However, some reserves were discovered and bottled
in the 1980s as “Old Comber”. Comber Distilleries was
established in 1825. At the time of its closure, it was the last
pot still in Northern Ireland
Estimate €300-€500 (£260-£430)
Large Image & Place Bid Lot 167168
La Fontaine de Pouyade, Grande Champagne Cognac.
Circa 1940. One bottle.
In 18th century style bottle by Baccarat. Numbered, BDF
049.
A scarce bottling of La Pouyade Premier Cru. La
Pouyade is made only from grapes grown in the Grande
Champagne region of cognac. Each Baccarat hand-blown
bottle is traditionally wax sealed and carries a gilt label. La
Fontaine de La Pouyade is one of the most exclusive and
desirable Cognacs in the world, only a limited number of
bottles are available worldwide.
Estimate €800-€1200 (£690-£1040)
Large Image & Place Bid Lot 168