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Whiskumentary - Prohibition | Part 3: How the Wet Was Won

Jan 23, 202023 minSeason 2Ep. 17
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Episode description

Whiskeys: Wild Turkey 101 Bourbon • Knob Creek Bourbon • Russel’s Reserve Bourbon • Wild Turkey 101 Rye

Topics: Part 2 Recap • The state of the whiskey industry mid-Prohibition • The surprisingly high quality of prescription whiskey • The Top 5 Reasons Why Prohibition Failed • Mob bosses go to the beach! • Pauline Sabin: Mother of 'peal • 1920s drinkers were like freshman college students • The Volstead Act was stupid • A $10,000 fine for violating Prohibition was HOW much in today’s money?! • The Great Depression killed Prohibition dead • Al Capone was a publicity whore who thought the stock market was a scam • Bootlegger George Remus killed his wife and defended himself at his own trial • Wild Turkey 101 QuickTaste: The most underrated bourbon on the market • How to trick your friends with a glass decanter 

Music Credits: Baby Won’t You Please Come Home? by Bessie Smith (1923, Public Domain) • Pack Up Your Troubles in Your Old Kit Bag and Smile, Smile, Smile by Edward Hamilton (1916, Public Domain)

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