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Crawford's Old Irish Whisky

Crawford's Old Irish Whisky
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Crawford's Old Irish WhiskyCrawford's Old Irish Whisky

Lot number: 0592874

This lot failed to meet its reserve.

This half bottle of Crawford's Special Old Irish Whisky was bottled before the Irish distillers and blenders adopted the 'e' in their whiskey.

Hailing from the turn of the 19th to 20th centuries, this bottle has a driven cork and a lead capsule and wonderful fill level for a bottle of its age.

Due to the rise of Scotch blended whisky, which was quickly surpassing Irish as the world's favourite thanks to the use of patent continuous stills, four leading Dublin distillers published 'Truths About Whisky' in 1879. In the aftermath of the publication, Irish whisky has an 'e' added to distinguish it from Scotch, but this was adhered to in a very piecemeal fashion.

Please note there is no information as to alcoholic strength or bottle size.

Please examine the images of the bottle, any packaging and labels carefully and satisfy yourself as to their condition before making a bid.