Posted 14 years ago
kimbodett
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My niece's mother found this sealed bottle of Mount Vernon Pure Rye Whiskey in a garage located in Lillian, AL. We have never seen anything like this and were wanting to find out as much as possible.
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http://www.proxibid.com/asp/LotDetail.asp?ahid=1923&aid=34000&lid=9218350#topoflot
also
http://www.ellenjaye.com/mountvernon.htm
Dave
There should be a date on the tax stamp.
It's from the prohibition era... hence the "medicinal use" label. Had to be prescribed by a doctor in those days... unless you had some shady friends!
Dizzy Dave's link (http://www.ellenjaye.com/mountvernon.htm) confirms the date since the box says "American Medicinal Spirits Co."
Just pop the top and take a swig! LOL Dave
Go to this web site. My ancestors use to own the distillery in Martinsburg WV.
http://www.ellenjaye.com/mountvernon.htm
Mount Vernon Rye
1872 - ~1906:
Hannis Distilling Company
Offices in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Maryland distillery on Ostend St, Baltimore
Main distillery in Martinsburg, West Virginia
~1906 - 1919:
Cook & Bernheimer, New York
Distillery still Hannis, located in Baltimore
1920-1932: American Medicinal Spirits
1933 - 1957: National Distillers Products
Great bottle!
Cheers!
Scott
This is a cool post. Too bad the person never came back to see all the comments left that answer their questions.