Historical summary of the 1897 regime, not a substitute for current labeling regulations. Preserve distinctions among producer, distillery, season, age, proof and supervision.
The section explains why the designation mattered in a market where consumers could not reliably know what a whiskey bottle contained.
The 1897 Bottled-in-Bond regime responded to adulterated and imitation whiskey by tying age, proof, one distillery, one production season, and federally supervised storage to a recognizable designation.
Displayed p. 85–86 / complete PDF sheets 196–199
American Whiskey — Bottled in Bond
Whole-copy audit: complete 1,664-sheet PDF, sheets 196–199. Retained 498-sheet partial locator: 192–196. Verified denotes source fidelity, not independent factual confirmation. Historical summary of the 1897 regime, not a substitute for current labeling regulations. Preserve distinctions among producer, distillery, season, age, proof and supervision.
Evidence
The 1897 Bottled-in-Bond regime responded to adulterated and imitation whiskey by tying age, proof, one distillery, one production season, and federally supervised storage to a recognizable designation.
Location and context
American Whiskey — Bottled in Bond. Displayed p. 85–86; complete supplied PDF sheets 196–199. Earlier partial-copy sheets 192–196 remain archival locators only.
Critical assessment
Historical summary of the 1897 regime, not a substitute for current labeling regulations. Preserve distinctions among producer, distillery, season, age, proof and supervision.
Verification boundary
The passage has been read in context during the complete supplied-copy review. Source fidelity is verified; factual corroboration and proposed Academy application remain distinct. Existing Source, Literature Note, citation and claim relations are preserved. No public course placement was changed.