This is the Atlas Obscura podcast, I'm Dylan Therese and today we are bringing you

part 2 of a New Jersey whiskey mystery from our friends at the Sporkfold.

If you missed yesterday's episode, we suggest you go back and listen to it first.

This is a story of an unknown, unique bottle of whiskey with a mysterious past that gave

host Dan Pashman and the Sporkfold team the chance to put on their detective hats and

do a little digging.

Part 2 of a New Jersey whiskey mystery

I have an image forming in my head of who Ray Pavlik was, what his bar was like, but

it's still very fuzzy.

I want to talk to someone who actually knew Ray.

Someone who's actually been to the Nutcracker, spent time there.

What was it like?

Who are the characters inside?

As I'm wondering about this, I get an email from my brother Howard.

He acted like he wasn't into this, meanwhile he's been pouring through archives on the

hunt, and he's dug up an old land deed.

Turns out, he was right, the lots were combined, so 237 Palisade Ab is now part of 235 Palisade

Ab.

Then I finally hear back from the Garfield town historian, who's never heard of the Nutcracker,

but sends a few clips from old newspapers, including one with a picture of the bar.

I pull up Google Earth and compare the Chinese restaurant at 235 Palisade Ab for the picture.

It's a match.

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