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Alcohol Archeology: Century Club Straight Bourbon Whiskey (circa 1939)

Producer: Distilled and bottled by National Distillers Products Corp. of Peoria, Illinois. Distributed by National Distillers Corp., New York, N.Y.

Alcohol by volume: 43 percent

Bottle sizes: 26.3 ounces and 16 ounces

Label text: THIS whiskey has been produced after years of experience and research work, we have developed its fine character thru expert selection of the formula used, whereby we are asssured of the proper proportion of the chosen ingredients used in our mash. The distillation being under automatic control we are able to produce whiskey that is uniform in character, flavor, and quality. This whiskey has been stored in new heavily charred oak containers in our temperature controlled warehouses, where it has reached full maturity. The brand CENTURY CLUB was introduced to the trade in 1883 and thru the years it has attained every worthy improvement offered in the science of making and agining whiskey. STRAIGHT BOURBON WHISKEY EIGHTY-SIX PROOF THIS WHISKEY IS 40 MONTHS OLD.

Glass text: FEDERAL LAW FORBIDS SALE OR RE-USE OF THIS BOTTLE.

Cap type: Screw top, metal top

Revenue stickers: District of Columbia (fifth bottle) ; State of Maryland (pint bottle). Note that the Maryland sticker lists J. Millard Tawes as the official. Tawes held the position from 1939 to 1947.

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