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Vintage ads

Ad of the week: Martini Gigger

November 12, 2010

A barware ad from a 1956 issue of Playboy magazine.

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Ad of the week: Kord vodka

November 5, 2010

From a 1956 issue of Playboy magazine, an ad for a defunct brand of Czech vodka.

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Ad of the week: Mortini

October 29, 2010

And you thought today’s cocktails were too damn big… From the June and July 1956 issues of Playboy, respectively. Yes, that’s two fifths of gin, plus one ounce of vermouth.

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Ad of the week: Martini & Rossi

October 22, 2010

Exploring the multinational appeal of vermouth… Zoom! A Hindu, a Christian, and a Mohammadan walk into a bar. What would Juan Williams do?

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Ad of the Week: Teacher’s

October 15, 2010

No no, it’s not the creepy old dude. It’s the flavour.

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Ad of the week: Johnnie Walker

October 8, 2010

Hey, it’s my birthday! Maybe I’ll have a scotch.

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Ad of the Week: Hennessy

October 1, 2010

As much as I like looking at defunct brands, it’s also fun sometimes to look at those that have survived, and see how much they’ve changed.

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Ad of the Week: Tops!

September 24, 2010

I can’t embed the video, so here’s a link to Fred Astaire performing “Top Hat, White Tie, and Tails.” Glenmore, I believe, was another product of the Medley distillery.

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Ad of the Week: Green River, Update

September 10, 2010

A while back, I posted several ads for Green River whiskey. At the time, I mentioned that the brand was defunct, but that the distillery that made it–the Charles Medley Distillery–was again operational. I was wrong, and I was right. The Medley distillery is again operational, but Green River is no longer defunct. Rob McCulloch–great-grandson [...]

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