Unopened pre-prohibition bourbon.....over 100 years old.

[JCBBQ]

Put it on Ebay.

[Huskee]

Personally I'd be leery of any offer. Why would someone make an offer? Because they know they're getting a deal.

[DeusDingo]

i would probably be stupid enough to drink it lol

[Baker Dan]

Very cool. Good Luck and please keep us posted.

[NortheastAl]

An amazing find. Wonder what it tastes like after all these years, even though you do not want to open it.

[Mudkat]

Pretty cool! I'm over 50 years and nicely marbled. I wonder what I'm worth?

[Spinaker]

hahahahaha

[coke_is_it]

Prohibition Era - amazing. If you are going to sell it - auction would be my recommendation for the most money.

[kmhfive]

Welcome to the Pit!

[guycalleddave]

I wouldn't really drink it, or a lot of it. That's likely a leaded glass bottle, and as such has leached into the "juice" as bourbon drinkers call it. I'm going to post this to a couple bourbon groups I'm in and report back. I'd imagine it'd bring a lot.
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[Bourbonr]

This is a really cool and historically significant bottle. Schenley was one of six distillers allowed to make spirits during prohibition. They went on to be one of the four major distilling groups in the U.S.

Considering it's close to 100 years old the bottle is in pretty good shape. Pre-prohibition bottles actually sell for surprisingly less than some of the current releases (cough Pappy cough). But, I'm sure you're looking at at least $2,000+. Not bad for something found in an old cabinet.

Hope this helps. Let me know if you have any other questions related specifically to the bottle.

[mplsgordon2]

It certainly has historical value. It was laid down in the barrel before prohibition, but bottled after it took effect. So it was legal to distill but not legal to sell for consumption, five years later. I have been told at more than one distillery that the aging process ends when the spirit is bottled, so it almost certainly won't taste better than it did in 1921. Will it taste worse? As the bottle has been sealed, and kept in the dark, it might actually taste very close to what it would have 96 years ago.

I'm quite sure that collectors would pay more than the $1000 first offer.

[PhotoJoseph]

That is so cool (and love the comment on "more interesting than the expired corned beef I found"… haha).

I'm not a collector at all but let me throw in my 2¢. Unless the income from the sale of this bottle will make a significant impact in your life (whether that's $1,000 or $10,000 or $100,000), I'd recommend keeping it. Consider putting it on display; build or buy a display case for it and show it off. That's some pretty awesome American history there and a wonderful conversation starter. Learn the history of the era, where the bottle came from, etc. And perhaps if it's drinkable (someone posted that it could be a lead bottle so may be unsafe to drink, so obviously you'd want to know that), consider an epic tasting party for some people who are really important in your life. But if it's not going to be drunk and you don't need the money, then consider holding onto it for historical significance. That's just an awesome thing to have that few people ever will.

Ultimately, consider the experience over the monetary value. If selling it is going to do something incredible for you like pay off a major debt that's been haunting you, then that's worth considering. But if not, and the proceeds from the sale will just get forgotten with the rest of your income, then turn it into a memory instead.

What an awesome treasure. Good luck, whatever you decide!

[Steve R.]

PhotoJoseph is exactly right. Lots of people have $1,000 - $2,000, but very few have a 100 year old bottle of whiskey. And it's kind of a family heirloom, at that.

[Mudkat]

Good thought PhotoJoseph! That bottle might just be priceless to you.

[Tippicanoe]

In order to figure out what it is worth I would need to taste an undisclosed amount. To make sure it is still good.

[gcdmd]

For Medicinal purposes only, eh? How about "Doc, I get awful sick of bein' sober."

[RonStaiger]

This is a very nice bottle to have in a collection but for historical reasons. It is a five year old bourbon bottled at 100 PROOF (bottled in bond) that sat around for 100 years. Wine improves in the bottle, whisky in the barrel. In the lower photo, it appears that significant headspace has been lost to evaporation which "could" mean the product is compromised so the value is in the lable.

[KenD]

Check with this guy, https://www.youtube.com/user/ralfystuff .... As an avid distiller, I have to say great find!