Old Fitzgerald 17 Year Old 100 Proof 1916 (1 Bottle Quart)

Old Fitzgerald 17 Year Old 100 Proof 1916

Distilled in the Fall of 1916, bottled in the Fall of 1933, produced by The Davies County Distillers, Distillery No. 2, A Ph. Stitzel Incorporated, dates on damaged original tax strip have been amended (not uncommon for a bottle from this era) from what appears to be Spring 1916 and Spring 1933, red metal capsule slightly loose but remains sealed and intact, Illinois tax stamp adhered to the front label, labels slightly damaged and worn

This bottle is interesting as it comes from a specific period just after prohibition ended, where medicinal pints were being phased out into official quart bottlings; "As far as my research has sussed out, quarts were never sold during prohibition... Since prohibition ended in 1933, this whiskey (a quart bottle of Old McBrayer) was either taken from 4 existing pints and re-bottled, which was a common practice at the time, or it was bottled straight from the barrel (I believe it was the prior). Either way, there was a brief time when quarts were being bottled without the 'Federal Law Prohibits Sale or Re-use of This Bottle' embossed on the glass (1933 through 1935)"

Futher Literature: Old Whiskey Bottle Sizes - Scott Spaid, Whiskey Bent

1 bottle quart (no original packaging)

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