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PRE PROHIBITION UNOPENED STRAIGHT WHISKEY

Unread postPosted: Tue Dec 21, 2010 1:21 am
by brockg503
Hi im lookin for any info on this and what it could be wotrth? I've researched it and found very little about it.

KENTUCKY'S FAMOUS
TRADE MARK "TEA KETTLE"
STRAIGHT WHISKEY



It is labeled Bottled 1931 Made 1917
Bottled By The American Spirits Company
Distillery Bonded Warehouse No.19
5th Dist. Of KY Permit No. KY.-P 19

It is 100 PROOF Produced By Morris F. Westheimer
Distillery No.63 6th Dist. KY
Labeled for MIDICINAL PURPOSES ONLY.

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Re: PRE PROHIBITION UNOPENED STRAIGHT WHISKEY

Unread postPosted: Wed Dec 22, 2010 8:39 am
by PaulO
One subject that comes up with "medicinal" whiskey from prohibition is that a lot of it is so woody. It's almost undrinkable. When the government took control of everything, whiskey that the distiller intended to age 4 to 8 years, got aged much longer. I think if you put this on Ebay, it would be be interesting to a collector. I'm thinking medicinal whiskey usually go for $50 to $100? That's just a guess.

Re: PRE PROHIBITION UNOPENED STRAIGHT WHISKEY

Unread postPosted: Sat May 21, 2011 8:40 pm
by tykee
This Tea Kettle bourbon/whiskey is a take off from Old Tea Kettle bourbon sold in San Francisco by my great grandfather. He was Shea of Shea, Bocquerax & Mckee. McKee owned the patent to Old Tea Cup bourban til he died in the 1880's.