Sam Thompson 1917 11 Year Pure Rye

A 1917 vintage bottling of Sam Thompson pure rye whiskey bottled during prohibition for medical use only. This was matured for 11 years and bottled in 1928. The distillery was located on the banks of the Monongahela river in West Brownsville, PA. Sam Thompson was a native of Brownsville, PA and acquired the plant in 1844. He produced Sam Thompson Monongahela Rye Whiskey there until Prohibition. The brand continued to be sold for medicinal purposes until Repeal and later was acquired and produced elsewhere by Schenley.