Comments on: Vintage liquor ads http://www.adashofbitters.com/2009/10/02/vintage-liquor-ads/ A weblog detailing cocktails, spirits, liqueurs, barware, bars, and bitters. Maintained by Michael Dietsch, a hobbyist mixer in Providence, R.I. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 20:19:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Michael Dietsch http://www.adashofbitters.com/2009/10/02/vintage-liquor-ads/comment-page-1/#comment-37030 Michael Dietsch Sat, 10 Oct 2009 17:28:15 +0000 http://www.adashofbitters.com/?p=680#comment-37030 Yeah, it's pretty great stuff. I have a trove of ads from LIFE magazine on my hard drive, awaiting uploading to Flickr. Among them are some wonderful Walker ads. And honestly, I want to get a <em>New Yorker</em> subscription soon just so I can raid its online archives for old ads. Right now, though, if I continue posting only one ad a week, I've already got enough material for the next two years. It's amazing. Yeah, it’s pretty great stuff. I have a trove of ads from LIFE magazine on my hard drive, awaiting uploading to Flickr. Among them are some wonderful Walker ads.

And honestly, I want to get a New Yorker subscription soon just so I can raid its online archives for old ads.

Right now, though, if I continue posting only one ad a week, I’ve already got enough material for the next two years. It’s amazing.

]]> By: Col. Hector Bravado - Denver Six Shooter http://www.adashofbitters.com/2009/10/02/vintage-liquor-ads/comment-page-1/#comment-37023 Col. Hector Bravado - Denver Six Shooter Sat, 10 Oct 2009 15:00:41 +0000 http://www.adashofbitters.com/?p=680#comment-37023 I love this shit. I'm currently looking at a 1947 copy of the New Yorker with a priceless Johnnie Walker ad: there's an illustration of Johnnie himself coyly striding — you wouldn't think someone could coyly stride, but they make it work here — up to a group of smiling captain's-hat-and-ascot goofs with the headline "Here he is now!" I love this shit. I’m currently looking at a 1947 copy of the New Yorker with a priceless Johnnie Walker ad: there’s an illustration of Johnnie himself coyly striding — you wouldn’t think someone could coyly stride, but they make it work here — up to a group of smiling captain’s-hat-and-ascot goofs with the headline “Here he is now!”

]]> By: Cask Stength http://www.adashofbitters.com/2009/10/02/vintage-liquor-ads/comment-page-1/#comment-36636 Cask Stength Fri, 02 Oct 2009 20:12:51 +0000 http://www.adashofbitters.com/?p=680#comment-36636 beautiful paintings of rye from 1935 are far off poorly copied black and white porn ads. i look forward learning more about booze history through marketing, low brow or high brow, cheers -andrew beautiful paintings of rye from 1935 are far off poorly copied black and white porn ads. i look forward learning more about booze history through marketing, low brow or high brow, cheers -andrew

]]> By: Ken http://www.adashofbitters.com/2009/10/02/vintage-liquor-ads/comment-page-1/#comment-36635 Ken Fri, 02 Oct 2009 19:41:40 +0000 http://www.adashofbitters.com/?p=680#comment-36635 Vat 69 was the preferred tipple of Captain Nixon in the HBO miniseries "Band of Brothers". The only reason I know that is that I, too, was intrigued because I'd never seen it on shelves. Vat 69 was the preferred tipple of Captain Nixon in the HBO miniseries “Band of Brothers”. The only reason I know that is that I, too, was intrigued because I’d never seen it on shelves.

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