Black Gold w/ Prescription

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Black Gold w/ Prescription

Unread postby Veritas » Sun Jan 24, 2010 1:18 pm

Got this bottle from some friends for Christmas... I had been looking for a Prohibition prescription for a few years now and finally got one... It is Black Gold 18yr from the Sunny Brook Distillery - and was bottled by the American Medical Spirits Company - which I'm guessing was did all of the bottling during Prohibition.

Please correct my assumptions here if they are wrong - as I'm trying to learn as much as I can...

The tax stamp is nearly gone - but the bottom date is 1913 - which I believe is the bottled date. Considering it is 18 year old whiskey that would mean the distillation date would be 1895. The prescription was written on 10-23-31. It seems odd that this bottle would have sat around for another 18 years before being consumed... I can't imagine it being refilled and used again and again... any thoughts on this?

Also for preservation - the prescription is in pretty rough shape and pated on the back of the bottle (but slowly detaching). Would it be a good idea to remove the prescription and preserve it better - would that hurt the value to the bottle (if any)?

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Kevin
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Re: Black Gold w/ Prescription

Unread postby bourbonv » Wed Jan 27, 2010 1:15 pm

The bottom date is the distillation date. This bottle is from prohibition and was bottled in 1931 since it was 18yo whiskey.
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Re: Black Gold w/ Prescription

Unread postby Veritas » Sat Jan 30, 2010 1:17 pm

Thank you sir!

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