The Oscar Getz Museum of Whiskey History chronicles the history of American whiskey from Colonial days through the 1960s. Rare documents such as Abraham Lincoln's liquor license, advertising posters, prescriptions for the medicinal use of alcohol during National Prohibition, whiskey bottles, and other artifacts, including several moonshine stills, are all on display.
The museum, located in Bardstown, Kentucky, is open to the public and is part of the American Whiskey Trail.
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Spalding Hall, which houses the Getz Museum
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