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- Bottle of Bootleg "Coon Hollow" Bourbon Whiskey, 1925-1932 - This Canadian alcohol was likely smuggled across the Detroit River during Prohibition (1920-33), when the United States banned the production, sale, and importation of alcohol. This bourbon whiskey was headed for Charles Kert's Detroit speakeasy, also known as a blind pig. The geography of the Detroit River lent itself really well to smuggling alcohol in from Canada--smugglers used it frequently for this purpose.
- 1925-1932
- Collections - Artifact
Bottle of Bootleg "Coon Hollow" Bourbon Whiskey, 1925-1932
This Canadian alcohol was likely smuggled across the Detroit River during Prohibition (1920-33), when the United States banned the production, sale, and importation of alcohol. This bourbon whiskey was headed for Charles Kert's Detroit speakeasy, also known as a blind pig. The geography of the Detroit River lent itself really well to smuggling alcohol in from Canada--smugglers used it frequently for this purpose.