Mount Vernon Straight Rye Whiskey 100 Proof 1945 (1 Bottle 4/5 Quart)

Mount Vernon Straight Rye Whiskey 100 Proof 1945

Distilled in the Spring of 1945, bottled in the Fall of 1950, distilled by The Mount Vernon Distillery Company, Baltimore, Md., ullage: mid shoulder, please note the capsule is fully split down one side, paper tax strip beneath capsule appears to be intact, Maryland tax stamp adhered to the shoulder of the bottle, front label scuffed and worn back label slightly nicked, original carton worn and stained

After Prohibition, Mount Vernon was the leading distillery – and one of the only distilleries – left making rye whiskey in Maryland, once one of the country’s greatest whiskey-producing states. By then it was owned by National Distillers, which would eventually become a part of Jim Beam, and would shutter the brand entirely in the 1980s. The whiskey in this unique bottle was distilled in the spring of 1945 and released in 1950, a time where there was still hope that Maryland’s great distilling tradition could be revived – making it a historical artifact of immense importance.

1 bottle 4/5 quart (original carton)

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