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This bottle is a hoot. The labels sports classy Medieval stylings, and the back label proclaims, “The Zenith of possibility in Whiskey Quality.” Mind you, it is 51% straight whiskey, and 49% grain neutral spirits—making it pretty cheap stuff. But,
Producer: The Globe Distributing Company of Hyattsville, Maryland Alcohol by volume: 20 percent Bottle size: 16.0 ounces Bottle text: ONE PINT Label text: DELMAR BRAND ALCOHOL BY VOLUME 20% ESTABLISHED 1933 100% PURE CALIFORNIA SHERRY WINE BOTTLED BY The Globe
Producer: The Regal Wine Company of Baltimore, Maryland Alcohol by volume: 20 percent Bottle size: 25.6 ounces Bottle text: 4/5 Quart Label text: Regal California Sherry Bottled from tax paid packages by the Regal Wine Company Cap type: Screw top,
Dr. Kevin R. Kosar is a resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute. he is the author of Whiskey: A Global History and Moonshine: A Global History. He lives in Washington, DC. Dr. Christine Sismondo is the author of Prohibition,
The 18th Amendment to the Constitution, which forbade the “manufacture, sale, or transportation of intoxicating liquors” in the United States, took effect in 1920. President Herbert Hoover politely referred to Prohibition as a “noble experiment,” but in hindsight, it mostly
There’s a funny thing about alcohol. Every time the government makes it hard to get, the greater the lengths humans go to get it. Throughout human history we’ve found mind-bendingly creative ways to obtain our precious hooch, and the higher