Questions
Quick answers about old whisky bottles
The questions people ask when they find an old bottle, answered up top, with the federal record behind each answer.
How old is my whisky bottle?
Check the strip color, the words in the glass, the size and the warning label. Each one is a federal rule with dates.
What does Bottled in Bond mean?
Bottled under a federal officer under the law of March 3, 1897. The green strip over the cap shows it.
What is a Prohibition medicinal whisky pint?
Whisky sold on a doctor's prescription from 1920 to 1933. The 1921 limit of half a pint of alcohol every ten days made the pint the standard bottle.
Sources
- Bottled in Bond Act, Act of March 3, 1897, 29 Stat. 626. govinfo.gov
- Act of November 23, 1921, ch. 134, 42 Stat. 222. govinfo.gov