NEWBERRY, S.C. (AP) – The corked brown bottle had mystified Rex Woolbright for decades.
Rumor had it the Old Ingledew whiskey, which belonged to his uncle, Logan Drake, predated the Civil War and had decorated the shelves of powerful elites. It was mostly a thing of family lore — until Woolbright rediscovered the bottle in his attic a few years ago. Now, the Newberry business owner is on a mission to uncover the full story behind the heirloom. With the help of experts, he’s retraced 180 years of the whiskey’s history.