Category Archives: Spirits

Case Gins to put in a Case

Posted on 28 March 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Commonly called “case gin” or “taper gin” bottles since they would pack more efficiently to a case (6 to 24 bottles) than round bottles. Bill Lindsey Bought this lot of large case gins yesterday. They weren’t cheap. Hope I did … Continue reading →

Posted in Collectors & Collections, Gin, History, Spirits | Tagged Bill Lindsey, case, Gin, michael, Michael George, Woody Douglas | Leave a comment

Casper Whiskey Four-Cities Variant

Posted on 28 March 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

“Made by Honest North Carolina People” Jim Hagenbuch and crew had two nice examples of cobalt blue Casper Whiskey bottles in their Glass Works Auction #97 that closed this past Monday night. What I liked was that one example was … Continue reading →

Posted in Auction News, Liquor Merchant, Spirits, Whiskey | Tagged Casper, Casper's Whiskey, chicago, Jim Hagenbuch, New York, North Carolina, St. Louis, Winston-Salem | Leave a comment

Looking at Absinthe Art and the “Green Fairy”

Posted on 26 March 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

“la fée verte” (the green fairy) While looking in to an an incoming e-mail yesterday and the eventual development of a post that partially touched New Orleans Absinthe makers, I became side tracked with reading about Absinthe and the “la … Continue reading →

Posted in Advertising, Art & Architecture, Ephemera, History, Liquor Merchant, Spirits | Tagged Absinthe, advertising, fee verte, france, green fairy, posters | Leave a comment

The New Orleans Absinthe Makers

Posted on 25 March 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

The New Orleans Absinthe Makers 25 March 2013 It is commonly referred to in historical literature as “la fée verte” (the green fairy) Ferdinand: I enjoyed seeing the L. E. Jung card on your website, I’m researching L. E. Jung’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Bitters, Collectors & Collections, Druggist & Drugstore, History, Liquor Merchant, Questions, Spirits | Tagged Absinthe, Albert Maignan, anise, bitters, Dr. Hostetter's, green, Green Muse, Herbsaint, Houston, J.C. Yochim, L.E. Jung, Legendre & Co., New Orleans, spirit, wormwood, Wulff, Yochim Brothers | Leave a comment

Sunny Castle Stomach Bitters – Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Posted on 20 March 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

SUNNY CASTLE STOMACH BITTERS 20 March 2013 “Small Wine Glass Full 4 Times a Day” It is not often that you see a bottle with a great looking label or even rarer to see a great looking label on three sides … Continue reading →

Posted in Auction News, Bitters, Liquor Merchant, Spirits | Tagged bitters, Dudenhoefer, Frank Wicker, Jacob, Joseph Dudenhoefer, L. Fuldner Company, label, Milwaekee, Stomach, Sunny Castle | Leave a comment

Label Under Glass Flasks at ABA Auction 57

Posted on 8 March 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Richmond P. Hobson Label Under Glass Flask Jeff Wichmann had a nice assortment of Label Under Glass flasks and bottles in his recent American Bottle Auctions | Auction 57 that closed this past Sunday evening. It was very nice to … Continue reading →

Posted in Auction News, Collectors & Collections, Flasks, History, Spirits, Whiskey | Tagged alabama, American Bottle Auctions, back bar, Cuba, Dennis Humphrey, Franklin D. Rooselvelt, Glass, Greensboro, Hanlen Brothers, Harrisburg, Jam Rum, label, Maine, Merrimac, Richmond P. Hopson, Santiago, Santiago De Cuba, under | Leave a comment

Looking back at Deadwood, South Dakota

Posted on 6 March 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Usually, I do not get much time to watch television, but when Elizabeth and I do, we usually sit together on Sunday evenings and tune in on the latest HBO series. Award winning drama and documentaries are the norm, all … Continue reading →

Posted in History, Photography, Spirits, Whiskey | Tagged Al Swearengen, Battle of Little Big Horn, Bella Union Saloon, Black Hills, Bodega Saloon, Calamity Jane, Charlie Utter, Colonel George Armstrong Custer, Dakota Territory, David Milch, Deadwood, Deadwood Central Railroad, E. B. Farnum, Gem Variety Theater, General George Crook, George Crook, George Hearst, Gold Rush, HBO, Homestake Mine, J.K.P. Miller, Jack McCall, Jeff Wichmann, Madam Dora DuFran, Madam Mollie Johnson, Martha Jane Canary, prostitude, Seth Bullock, Sioux Indians, Sol Star, South Dakota, spirits, Tom Miller, Treaty of Laramie, Whiskey, Wild Bill Hickok, Wyatt Earp | Leave a comment

Whiskey Cylinders Looking Strong in ABA Auction 57

Posted on 5 March 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

“Bottle Fiends Ranch in Deadwood, Black Hills.” Jeff Wichmann over at American Bottle Auctions recently wrote about Deadwood’s Bottle Bonanza which is a fantastic circa 1876, Deadwood stereo view titled in period manuscript “Bottle Fiends Ranch in Deadwood Black Hills.” With … Continue reading →

Posted in Auction News, History, Liquor Merchant, News, Spirits, Whiskey | Tagged American Bottle Auctions, Black Hills, Bourbon, Deadwood, G.W. Chesley, J.C. Nixon, Jeff Wichmann, Jockey Club, Kelloggs, Kentucky, R.T. Carroll, Renz, San Francisco, Seattle, Teakettle, Whiskey | Leave a comment

Those West Coast Megaphone Bottles

Posted on 26 February 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

W E S T C O A S T M E G A P H O N E S THE SPEAKING TRUMPET [Wikipedia] A megaphone or speaking-trumpet is a portable, usually hand-held, cone-shaped acoustic horn used to amplify … Continue reading →

Posted in Auction News, Figural Bottles, History, Liquor Merchant, Spirits, Wine & Champagne | Tagged American Bottle Auctions, Aneuberger, Athanasius Kircher, california, Durkin, Figural, Glass Works Auctions, J. Aronson, Los Angeles, Megaphone, oregon, Portland, Samuel Morland, Seattle, Spokane, Star Wine Co., trumpet, Washington | Leave a comment

Daily Dose – January 2013

Posted on 3 February 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

J A N U A R Y 2 0 1 3 Section dedicated to daily thoughts and interests Thursday, 31 January 2013 Wow, this month just went by so fast. Christmas seems so long ago. Back in Houston, dodged … Continue reading →