bourbonv Posted August 27, 2004 Share Posted August 27, 2004 In the years before prohibition, which state had the most registered distilleries? I will give you a hint, It was not Kentucky.Mike Veach Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gillman Posted August 27, 2004 Share Posted August 27, 2004 I was going to say Pennsylvania, but recalling that probably many distilleries were making spirits and non-straight whisky and were established in the more industrialised areas, I'll go out on a limb and say, Ohio.Gary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bourbonv Posted August 27, 2004 Author Share Posted August 27, 2004 Sorry Gary, Try again. It is not Kentucky or Ohio.Mike Veach Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tdelling Posted August 27, 2004 Share Posted August 27, 2004 My guess is Illinois, based on the (now long gone) bunch of distilleriesin Peoria.Tim Dellinger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pepcycle Posted August 27, 2004 Share Posted August 27, 2004 Missouri? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bourbonv Posted August 27, 2004 Author Share Posted August 27, 2004 Sorry Tim,We can rule out Kentucky, Ohio and Illinois.Mike Veach Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bourbonv Posted August 27, 2004 Author Share Posted August 27, 2004 Sorry Ed,It is not Kentucky, Ohio, Illinois or Missouri.Mike Veach Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pepcycle Posted August 27, 2004 Share Posted August 27, 2004 Maryland? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bourbonv Posted August 27, 2004 Author Share Posted August 27, 2004 Sorry Ed,Not Maryland either. Try again.Mike Veach Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musher Posted August 27, 2004 Share Posted August 27, 2004 Virginia? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bourbonv Posted August 27, 2004 Author Share Posted August 27, 2004 Sorry Mike,It is not Virginia either. We only have 48 to choose from so we are narrowing it down.Mike Veach Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musher Posted August 27, 2004 Share Posted August 27, 2004 OK, then. I'll go out on a limb and make my final guess of California. If that isn't it, I'll let others have at it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bourbonv Posted August 27, 2004 Author Share Posted August 27, 2004 California is a good guess, but wrong. They did have a thriving distilling industry making brandy for the most part, but it did not have the most registered distilleries.Mike Veach Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clayton Posted August 27, 2004 Share Posted August 27, 2004 Tennessee? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bourbonv Posted August 27, 2004 Author Share Posted August 27, 2004 Sorry its not Tennessee. Tennessee actually one of the states with the fewest distilleries and they closed in 1910 when state prohibition came about.So summing up we know it was not Kentucky, Ohio, Illinois, Missouri, Maryland, California or Tennessee. Alaska and Hawaii can also be ruled out since they were not states at the time.Any other guesses.Mike Veach Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speedy_John Posted August 27, 2004 Share Posted August 27, 2004 Well, I'm going with Gary's first instinct, which was mine also--Pennsylvania.SpeedyJohn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dgonano Posted August 27, 2004 Share Posted August 27, 2004 Since New York was and still is well known for apple, grape and rye production, that would be my choice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneCubeOnly Posted August 27, 2004 Share Posted August 27, 2004 I'll guess West Virginia--based solely on their thriving POST-prohibition moonshine trade!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bourbonv Posted August 27, 2004 Author Share Posted August 27, 2004 Sorry, Try again. It is not West Virginia.Mike Veach Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bourbonv Posted August 27, 2004 Author Share Posted August 27, 2004 Interesting guess, but wrong. It was not New York.Mike Veach Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bourbonv Posted August 27, 2004 Author Share Posted August 27, 2004 This does seem to be the next logical choice after Kentucky, but it is wrong.It is not Pennsylvania.Mike Veach Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dgonano Posted August 27, 2004 Share Posted August 27, 2004 Well Indiana had a few. This is my last guess, ... maybe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bourbonv Posted August 27, 2004 Author Share Posted August 27, 2004 Sorry, It is not Indiana.Another clue is this state had the only 4 digit DSP numbers I ever saw.Mike Veach Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musher Posted August 27, 2004 Share Posted August 27, 2004 Another clue is this state had the only 4 digit DSP numbers I ever saw.Mike Veach Those numbers are given out sequentially within a given state, starting with "1", right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TNbourbon Posted August 27, 2004 Share Posted August 27, 2004 My first instinct was toward Indiana, but since you've already counted the Hoosiers out, let me go off another direction:There seems to be a lot of grain in the upper Midwest, from which I know a large percentage of domestic 'grain neutral spirits" (read that 'vodka') comes, so let me say, oh -- Minnesota. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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