An American couple made the surprising discovery of 66 bottles of whiskey in the walls of their house in Ames, New York, during renovations to their house in September.

The floors and exterior walls of the building hid all the alcohol, reports CNN.

These date from the era of prohibition in the United States, in the 1920s and 1930s.

Access to this content has been blocked to respect your choice of consent

By clicking on "

I ACCEPT

", you accept the deposit of cookies by external services and will thus have access to the content of our partners

I ACCEPT

And to better remunerate 20 Minutes, do not hesitate to accept all cookies, even for one day only, via our "I accept for today" button in the banner below.

More information on the Cookie Management Policy page.

The owners of the places shared their discoveries via several videos that they posted on an Instagram account, specially created for the occasion.

Nick Drummond and Patrick Bakker had owned the house for a year when they started work.

At the time of purchase, they learned the building was over 100 years old and had previously belonged to a German calling himself Count Adolph Humpfner, a bootlegger.

A bottle would be worth 1,000 dollars

The two men had then believed in an unfounded rumor.

The former occupant of the premises had however well and truly concealed dozens of bottles of an imported Scotch whiskey under the coat.

The labels indicate that it is the Old Smuggler Gaelic brand, a brand still produced today.

Each copy was carefully wrapped in tissue paper and stored in sets of six.

Several of the vials discovered were completely or partially empty due to evaporation.

Nick Drummond told the American channel that the value of each of the intact bottles was around 1,000 dollars, or just under 840 euros.

The couple say they intend to sell the treasure hidden in their house, but also to keep one of the bottles to taste the contents.

GOOD DEAL: Take advantage of a discount on your shopping with a Casino promo code

Economy

Brittany: Acquired by Agrial, Breizh Cola and Lancelot beers pass under the Norman flag

Economy

Le Mans: The unlikely success of a rillette-flavoured beer

  • Alcohol

  • Whiskey

  • Unusual

  • UNITED STATES