yet to overtake rum in production). This tax was highly unpopular and led to the Whiskey Rebellion of 1794, a significant event in American history.

Bottled-in-Bond Act

The Bottled-in-Bond Act of 1897 was enacted to allow for a governmental guarantee that whiskey (and other spirits) would be produced to a set of standards for composition and aging. To be labelled as such the whiskey must be the product

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