Corroborates that cocktail compatibility shaped U.S. whiskey demand during Prohibition, while requiring a clear drafting qualification about the product's Scotch origin.
The example concerns imported Scotch rather than American-made whiskey and is used within a discussion of smuggling and the illicit U.S. market.
The authors explain that Cutty Sark was launched in 1923 for the U.S. market with a light style suited to cocktails, whose popularity helped the brand gain an American foothold during Prohibition.
p. 217 (PDF sheet 481)
Prohibition
Displayed page 217 and PDF sheet 481 visually verified against the user-supplied converted ebook on 2026-08-25.
Verified paraphrase from The Story of Whisky, displayed p. 217 / PDF sheet 481.
Evidence
The exact paraphrase is stored in Excerpt Text. A Scotch blend created for the U.S. market was styled for cocktails and gained traction during Prohibition.
Context
The product is imported Scotch, not American-made whiskey; the evidence concerns U.S. whiskey consumption and market preference.
Annotation
Shows that cocktail compatibility influenced U.S. demand during Prohibition, with an explicit product-origin qualification.
Verification
Fresh sequential audit
PDF 481 / displayed 217 was reread with surrounding text and page imagery during the supplied-copy review. This passage is within The Real McCoy section, not the preceding Prohibition heading. It describes a Scotch brand's intended U.S. cocktail use; it does not measure a causal demand effect. Historical smuggling and success claims remain attributed.
Verification applies to fidelity to this supplied passage, not independent validation of every claim or completeness of the book. The 511-screen copy ends at displayed page 229 of 320; missing continuation remains unresolved. Existing Source, Citation, Claim and Literature Note relationships are retained.