I don’t know much about Green River whiskey. There’s not a lot of information to be had out on the Internet. An odd site, here, is devoted to Green River memorabilia. For some inexplicable reason, the site is named Brian.

The brand’s defunct, from what I can tell. The wonks at StraightBourbon say that it was once a straight whiskey but became a blended after Prohibition. This wasn’t uncommon, from what I’ve learned. American tastes veered toward the lighter blends post-Repeal, primarily because that’s what was primarily available during the Noble Experiment–blended Canadian whisky.

The distillery that made Green River is again operational. Angostura purchased it for bourbon production, but I’m not exactly sure what Angostura’s making there. On a personal note, Green River’s home, Owensboro, Kentucky, is just an hour’s drive from my hometown, Evansville, Indiana.

The Green River, in this case, is an Ohio River tributary that arises in central Kentucky, runs through the Mammoth Cave system, and feeds into the Ohio near Owensboro. It’s not actually the river of the CCR song, but what the hell.

Here are seven Green River ads. I think they’re kinda charming, even if the blend they sold probably wasn’t so much.

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Edible Rhody Winter 2009/2010

Mix Master, Edible Rhody Winter 2009/2010

[Click to read onscreen. Many thanks, as always, to Chip Riegel for making the drinks look so damn good.]

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Ad of the Week: Hello Breakfast!

by Michael Dietsch on January 29, 2010 · 0 comments

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And sometimes these ads simply amuse me.

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If I have any advice to offer Mr. Hale, it’s that he should sue for the refund of his tuition.

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Bacardi ad: The Hummingbird

January 27, 2010

Dietsch discusses the second installment in an ad campaign (The Samurai, The Hummingbird, and The Apothecary) by Bacardi rum.

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MxMo XLV Tea!

January 25, 2010

Dietsch celebrates this month’s Mixology Monday with a look at a tea infusion, and a cocktail based on the same.

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Ads of the Week: William Jameson Irish American Whiskey

January 22, 2010

A vintage ad for William Jameson Irish American whiskey. Wait, what? Irish American? What gives? Click through to find out.

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Some pictures

January 19, 2010

From Jen’s Flickr photostream. I tried to insert these in the previous post, but I’m having WordPress issues.

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Cook and Brown update

January 19, 2010

What’s the latest on the new Providence restaurant Cook and Brown? Dietsch fills you in.

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Ads of the Week: Jack Cole cocktail accoutrements

January 15, 2010

A look at Jack Cole’s cartoons for Playboy magazine, and cocktail accoutrements produced from those cartoons.

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