"D" distillery codes on liquor bottles....

[NOLA_Ken]

I'm wondering if there is a list of distillery numbers anywhere to go along with the D-(number) codes on the bottoms of liquor bottles. I was looking for a match to D 23 today and found it seems to be Hiram Walker in Peoria IL, but these numbers go up to triple digits with each one representing a different distillery. So I found myself looking for a complete list but couldn't find one. Anyone know if something like this exists? If not would you be interested in posting distillery codes for bottles that can be positively identified here? I'd like to compile a list if one doesn't exist

 

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[Red-Coat]

I've never seen a complete list. There's a partial list here (not sure who compiled it, or how):

https://static1.squarespace.com/sta...b85c48b/1481257838281/User+Permit+numbers.pdf

Note that the numbers are not listed sequentially. "D-23" is given as "Walker's Deluxe" (Hiram-Walker) from 1953

 

[Red-Coat]

You may find this useful too:

https://sha.org/bottle/pdffiles/LiquorBottlePermits.pdf

It's a list of liquor bottle permit numbers for glass companies authorised to produce the actual bottles (as distinct from the D-numbers for distillery authorisation).