They were renovating their house and they found 66 bottles of century-old whiskey worth a fortune hidden away

It is estimated that the filled bottles are worth around $ 1,000 each, Drummond said. (Video: Instagram / bootleggerbungalow)

A few New York, United States, was doing repairs in his house when they came across an old surprise. To their surprise, they found more than 66 bottles of Prohibition-era whiskey hidden in the walls and floors of his house, believed to have been built in 1915 by a smuggler.

It is Nick drummond Yes Patrick bakker, who made this discovery known through his social network account Instagram. “Our walls are made of alcohol! I can’t believe the rumors are true! He was in fact a smuggler! They posted.

Drummond, designer and historic environmentalist, recounted CNN who removed the outer skirt, along the back of the room attached to the house, when a mysterious package has fallen.

“I was like ‘what is this?’ I was very confused. There was hay everywhere, paper and glass. I saw another package and it was a bottle of whiskey. I said: it can’t be! It’s a supply of whiskey. And it is as if, all of a sudden, the complete story of the ferryman appears! “, He added.

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The designer said he initially found a total of seven packs of six bottles on the wall, then four more packages. “And in fact, as if that wasn’t fun enough, less than a week ago, we find others more “.

The liquor in question is a Scotch with the tag Old Smuggler Gaelic Whiskey, which is still being manufactured to this day. Each bottle was wrapped in tissue paper and straw, and wrapped in a six pack.

Eventually, they found out that the original owner of the house was a German known as the Earl. Adolph Humpfner.

After researching newspaper articles and various legal websites, Drummond discovered that Humpfner was a mysterious man in the city and he was involved in many scandals. He died a sudden death and left behind contraband alcohol, as well as a hotly contested fortune.

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Now the couple plan to leave the bottles they found evaporated in the house and sell the bottles they found full. It is estimated that filled bottles are worth approximately $ 1000 each, according to Drummond.