Bottle, Liquor
Object number2018.10.2 a,b
Manufacturer
Allegheny Distilling, LLC
Date2013
OriginPittsburgh, PA
Mediumglass; paper; ink; wood; rubber
Credit LineGift of Allegheny Distilling, LLC
DescriptionLight green square glass bottle with wooden and rubber stopper. White paper labels adhered to front and back; the front label depicts a skeleton wearing a crown drinking from a bottle.Dimensions(a) Height x Width x Depth: 6 × 2.75 × 2.75 in. (15.2 × 7 × 7 cm)(b) Height x Diameter: 1.125 × 1.438 in. (2.9 × 3.7 cm)
(Overall) Height: 6.375 in. (16.2 cm)
Inscriptions(a)
Back: "GOVERNMENT WARNING: (1) According to the Surgeon General, / women should not drink alcoholic beverages during pregnancy / because of the risk of birth defects. (2) Consumption of / alcoholic beverages impairs your ability to drive a car or / operate machinery, and may cause health problems".
Marks(a)
Front: Above image reads: "MAGGIE'S FARM". Directly below image reads "EST. MMXIII". Bottom section of label reads "Queen's Share" in cursive, with "RUM [MADE IN / PITTSBURGH]" printed in the bottom-left section of the label.
Back: "HEARTS OF THE TAILS / You are holding in your hand what / is known in the caribbean as a / Queen's Share, a rum made from the / hearts of the tails. This reserve spirit is / the result of redistilling a collection of the / end runnings from each of our normal cane / rum distillations. These end runnings, or / "tails" as they're known to distillers, are full / of heavier congeners. When redistilled on / their own, the result is a full-flavored and / complex spirit. I present this version to / you unfiltered and at cask strength. / [illegible signature] [Tim Russell, / Founder] / Visit our web site for hours of operation and details / on additional produts. [bolded] MaggiesFarmRum.com". Below this is the maker's mark. Below the maker's mark reads "BATCH # [handwritten] 10/13 FINISH [handwritten] Oloroso / Sherry".
Text on bottom of bottle reads: "cl 37.5 / 40 mm / A VE 3 / 3".
"MAGGIE'S FARM RUM / DISTILLED AND BOTTLED BY / ALLEGHENY DISTILLING, LLC / PITTSBURGH, PA".
Related person
Tim Russell
On View
Not on view
Port of Pittsburgh Distillery
c. 1773
