The weekly Arizona miner., 1877-09-21
CITTkE WHISKY.

Without pretending 10 know anything about the m,ihod by which the Cutter whisky. of the present day. is manipulated, it may be of some interest 10 know how il came about that Cutter whisky was msnu- facrurcd in the beginning. And as the writer happens 'o haye been in position 10 learn some.hing ot the circumstances that attended it's introduction to the trade. he proposes Ia give the reader an insight into its discovery and early history.
 As carly as lSf0, and even before that q Ite, the hOa.. .t B. c. Cutter X Co. Was the largest grocery finn in Louisville. Ky. Vim. E. Cuifei, T brother of E. C.. waS con sumptivc, snd by The advice ot Dr. Goss, who was then praciicing medicine and sur sYery in Louisville. hc made trip to Cuba In Search of healih. While ne was Tn Ha- vana he was advised. hy a physician there, to use whisky, and uot having glass at hand. one evening, he used the saucer from which b, drank .eI in h,s room, and having pour i out more tnai Mas necessary, he let it half tull on stand, near tHe head oi his bed h The night ihe 2l' in inc room became Sultry and oppressive to hiin' 50 ne concluded 10 raise ihe window just llttle, so as to give fresh air a1d vet not produce draft that would induce cold; n fleeing about for someihin- with which 10 prop up the sash he pu, Lis hand on ihe saucer "i whisky. and placed ii Uader the saSh' where it remained att night Nlih hrsk breeze passing over fh. suffice of the liquor. caused ty the SiRallne-s of the rentlliatlLg aper- lure and cunsequent strong suction from thc outside.
 In the morning h. tasted the liquor, and was astunishtsi at Il3e change II had under gone during ihe night; it was oIiy ordinary whisky to hcgia Nlln. but nDw II had the taste and farewell 0; n agt.C.e that might be fifty years old. h. continued hl' exptn- ments uni! !e became coavlnced that II was the action ui fllS am sphere in 'nract with iaIg, sniface Ot iIc !lguor that had lm- proved II, and a> he grew Letter ana strong er, day bl day, he soon returned L" Louis vile, Mhrrc ne continued hs experiments and erected tanks at quite an elevation troG! the gruut d. from wi.icd kc ,ir, W of the h. qnor and a.'rwcd ii to come in contact with the a.r in passage fer cicving iu. below. E. rcpa ii is ih.s Do 'e,s several mes he found that i,c had rnduccd ihc same effect T. tae pas,ag- uf tie air across the surlare Of th, sas,te er tad l.. Cuba.
 This Nas the u--inrin5 of ihc m-nufac- tu.e nf Gutter whisky, but the prnc.ss was subsequently, improved ol. William E. Cutter rempvel h:> works th Ncw l.r&, whcr. h. e-cg;el a five sioIv building witl an open c.u;t in Inc center t'r inc ire pas sa,v of inc air, aLd constructed an appa'a- tus which ena'lcd him 10 sprinkle the nquor down in shower bringing each particular drop into coniaci with the atmosphere. In this way he coItinucd lhe wOrl during hi, h'etimc and became qultc wealthy. After his death the pnnce>s passed into the h'nds Of his san ]. II. Cutter. and subsequently, to his n-iu-law (. F. Moorm n, who witE others. is now manufaciurin. Cutter whisky in Louisville, but whetlI r by the original Cutter process or by some other, superior or inferior, we are unable to say.