During Prohibition, whisky could be purchased legally through a doctor for “medicinal” purposes. Funny, or sad, how drugs have found their way their way to the market over the years. Anyway, the pictured bottle of Bourbon was prescribed in 1931 by Dr. H. B. MacDonald and it was purchased at Eaton’s Emporium Drug Store in Redding, California.
Now that you have your medicine…. how to properly drink whisky? The standard shot glass, wider at the top and narrower at the bottom, was designed to hide the taste of inferior whisky by dissipating its smell. The proper shape is like a tulip which retains the aroma.
Now you know.
– Jet Cannon
