It all started when…
The building of Coburns Distillery is a journey that started 15 years ago when Mark Coburn was in his mid 30’s.
Ten years ago, Mark boldly told his family that he wanted to be able to drink his own 20-year-old single malt by the time he turned 70, and once the idea had been set free there was some serious work to be done.
In May 2016 Mark turned 49. He knew he only had a year left to realise his dream of getting spirit into a barrel, so the process of building Coburns distillery had to begin. Three years earlier Mark had found a whisky mentor who had been pointing him in the right direction and introducing him to all the right industry people to help him achieve his dream.
After 10 years of research, Mark had narrowed down the type and style of spirit he wanted to make. For Mark, it had to be a single malt whisky that was true to the Southern Highlands of New South Wales, with a whisky to represent each of the four seasons.
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