American whiskey History Flashcards
During prohibition, who were the six distilleries allowed to continue selling (but not making) whiskey for medicinal purposes?
1) Brown - Forman (Old Forester)
2) Frankfort (which became Four Roses)
3) A. Ph. Stitzel (later merged with W.I. Weller)
4) Glenmore
5) schenley
6) American Medicinal Spirits Company (later renamed National Distillers Co. and much later became a part of Jim Beam)

What was the name of the distillery in Juarez, Mexico that Joe Beam and his son ran during prohibition?
Waterfill & Frazier
What was the name of the revenue inspector whose house was burned kicking off the whiskey rebellion.
John Neville in 1794
Hi is often credited with being the first to distill Bourbon?
Evan Williams is often sited, but Michael Veach has dispelled this since Williams didn’t arrive in America until after the first corn whiskey was produced.
Who was REALLY the most likeley to have produced the first corn whiskey in Kentucky?
Either Jacob Meyers and/or the Davis brother (Jacob and Samuel) were both producing in 1779 (although gov’t records weren’t kept then)
When was the Bottled in Bond Act passed and what did it say?
Passed in 1897, the bottled in bond act said any whiskey:
-Aged in a gov’t bonded warehouse
-product of a single distillery and distiller during one season
-Exactly 100 proof
-aged at least 4 years
What was the Whiskey Ring Scandal of 1875
Conspiracy between gov’t excise officers and distillers. Government officers would only count half the whiskey and tax it. Distillers would then sell the other half at lower prices, but higher profit.
Taft Decision of 1909
-Whiskey had to be made from grain
-product of all aged whiskey was to be labelled “straight whiskey”
-High proof unaged grain distillate had to be labelled as blended
How long did prohibition last in the US?
13 years, 10 months, and 11 days from
1920 to 1933
18th Amendment and Volstead Act to
21st Amendment
