Old Taylor

[lipsterc8]

Can anyone tell me a little history about the botttle of whiskey i hae found at my uncles house. The bottle is old taylor bottled in bond and unopened. The bottle is 100 proof and looks to have a real signature of an Ed Jr on it. the signature is in green ink above the preprinted ed h taylor. is this bottle worth anything?

[bourbonv]

There are plenty of places here to find out about Old Taylor. Go to the Library forum and read "An Interesting Haul" which is about the Taylor-Hay family papers at the Filson Historical Society. You can also go to the Bourbon Lore section and look at the Beam/National Distillers time line.

Every bottle has E H Taylor, Jr.s signature on the label. Since he died in the early 1920's and your bottle was not produced until after prohibition, I feel safe in saying that it is not his true signature. If you are looking for a value of the bottle - It is worth whatever someone will give you, probably between $50.00 and $100.00 dollars.

Mike Veach

[lipsterc8]

how can i tell what year my bottle was made?

[bunghole]

how can i tell what year my bottle was made?

Read the dates on the tax strip across the neck and bottle cap. It will state the year distilled and year bottled