Bottle, Liquor
Object number2017.102.1
Manufacturer
Pittsburgh Distilling Co., LLC
Retailer
Wigle Whiskey
Date2017
OriginPittsburgh, PA
MediumGlass; Wood; Paper; Plastic; Adhesive; Rye whiskey; Synthetic cork material(?)
Credit LineGift of Wigle Whiskey
DescriptionBottle of whiskey. Colorless glass cylindrical bottle with narrower cylindrical neck. Two seams. Contains liquid of medium-brown tone. Wood-topped stopper sealed with plastic to bottle neck. Rectangular paper label adhered on front and reverse of body. Front label is primarily orange with gray band at bottom; Wigle Whiskey logo in white at center with noose and "Wigle" suspended below; white text along bottom describes contents. Reverse label has alternating bands of gray and orange with white text describing contents and maker. Underside has raised foot with maker's mark at center and text around perimeter.DimensionsHeight x Diameter: 9.25 × 3.625 in. (23.5 × 9.2 cm)MarksFront label:
Black and white circle at top left with text "USDA / ORGANIC";
Wigle Whiskey logo in white at center with "Wigle" suspended below a noose;
White text along bottom "ORGANIC MONONGAHELA / RYE WHISKEY / 42% ALC/VOL (84 PROOF) - 750ML".
Reverse label:
White text including "American Whiskey was born in Pittsburgh. / By 1850, Western Pennsylvania produced half a / barrel of Rye Whiskey for every man, woman, and / child in America. Our namesake, Philip Wigle, was / sentenced to hang when he helped foment the / Whiskey Rebellion in the 1790s. This Whiskey, made / from regional, heirloom grains milled on site and / distilled in a copper pot, brings back the Western / Pennsylvania tradition of Monongahela Rye."
"42 BATCH"; "DATE 5/5/17" with the batch number and date handwritten in black ink.
"MILLED, FERMENTED, DISTILLED & BOTTLED BY / PITTSBURGH DISTILLING CO., LLC PITTSBURGH, PA..."
Underside has maker's mark at center and numbers/text around perimeter.
Historical NotesBottle of Wigle Whiskey's Organic Monongahela Rye Whiskey.
Related person
Philip Wigle
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