The housekeeper placed a painting on the wall and clumsily pounded it with a hammer. Because the skin would still need to be replaced, the lady started dismantling the slats and unexpectedly uncovered a mobster treasure concealed 90 years earlier.
Jenna Walden’s cottage was constructed in 1910, amid the height of American bootleggers and the foundation of the Mafia. Furthermore, the home lies on the outskirts of Seattle, a city known for its mobster past.
And it seems that this property was originally used as a smugglers’ transit station. Because the authorities zealously enforced the «dry rule,» local merchants were forced to put up covert warehouses.
The bottles have the year 1933. The dry legislation was repealed only this year. «I believe that’s why no one returned for the cache,» the lady told reporters.4
Even the owner decided to have a sip of the cocktail. According to her, it tasted like brandy and cider at the same time, with a distinct vinegar aroma.