which war?
World War II
Old Overholt
During World War II, Overholt and other whiskey distilleries were ordered by the government to make industrial alcohol. After war's end, whiskey fell out of favor with the American public generally, as drinkers switched to vodka
when did gulf oil go out of business March 15, 1985 what business was this company into? Oil by whom was it founded? Andrew Mellon and William Larimer Mellon Sr. has it been revived once? UNANSWERABLE can you mention any country where this company was operational? United States did the two founders that you mentioned belong to the same family? Yes. Pittsburgh Mellon family who was the former founder? American banker, businessman, industrialist, philanthropist, art collector, and politician where was he born? UNANSWERABLE what was his connection with whiskey? He purchased a whiskey distillery called Old Overholt where was this located? West Overton, Pennsylvania does it have any reference in the pop culture? The brand was parodied in a Warner Brothers cartoon and in the Terry Pratchett novels "The Dark Side of the Sun" and "Soul Music" as "Old Overcoat" why was it prohibited? The national prohibition of alcohol in 1920 hit most American breweries and distilleries why did it face decline? After war's end, whiskey fell out of favor with the American public generally, as drinkers switched to vodka
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Old Overholt [SEP] War and decline
During World War II, Overholt and other whiskey distilleries were ordered by the government to make industrial alcohol. After war's end, whiskey fell out of favor with the American public generally, as drinkers switched to vodka. Rye whiskey especially fell out of favor, and by the 1960s, Old Overholt was the only nationally distributed straight rye whiskey. The brand struggled through the 1970s as sales continued to decline. In 1987, Old Overholt was sold to the James B. Beam Distilling Company, a subsidiary of American Brands, which moved production to Kentucky. Later the Jim Beam division was acquired by Suntory.