Old Log Cabin Bourbon Montreal 50% 1920s-1930s 1 Quart

Description

Old Log Cabin Bourbon Montreal 50% 1920s-1930s 1 Quart

Bottled by Distillers Corporation Limited, Montreal, Canada at 50% likely between 1924 to 1928 based on the corporate name line. Distillers Corporation Limited became Distillers Corporation Seagrams Ltd in 1928, so bottles retaining the pre merger name generally fall before that change.

Prohibition era export bottling from Distillers Corporation Limited, Montreal. Embossed Old Log Cabin glass. Front label reads Bottled in Bond under Government supervision, Alcoholic Strength 50 percent by volume, and U.S. Standard 100 proof. Back label depicts the Montreal distillery and bonded warehouses. Classic Ne Plus Ultra crest on the front.

Canadian made, export labeled Bourbon during U.S. Prohibition. Strong shelf appeal with embossed bottle, intact labels, and the desirable Bottled in Bond wording. Well documented example of Bronfman era output aimed at U.S. buyers.

Old Log Cabin Bourbon Whiskey from Distillers Corporation Limited, Montreal. Export quart at 50 percent with embossed bottle. Labels note double copper distillation and charred oak maturation in heated warehouses. Back label shows the Montreal plant and bonded warehouses. Likely mid to late 1920s, prior to the 1928 merger.

Historical note on the word Bourbon
Canadian producers did export whiskies labeled Bourbon during the 1920s. Modern U.S. rules reserve the term for whisky distilled and aged in the United States, and Congress recognized bourbon as a distinctive U.S. product in 1964.

Key facts
Producer: Distillers Corporation Limited, Montreal, Canada
Stated style: Bourbon Whiskey
ABV: 50%
Volume: 1 Quart, contents 32 fluid ounces
Label notes: double copper distilled, matured in charred oak casks, heated warehouses
Additional print: Distillery No 6 and Port No 10 on the front label
Closure: export strip seal at the capsule