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Dr. De Andries Pure Sarsaparilla Bitters – New Orleans

Posted on 19 February 2019 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Dr. De Andries Pure Sarsaparilla Bitters E. M. Rusha – New Orleans 19 February 2019 I recently updated the post for the extremely rare Dr. Hyde’s Southern Stomach Bitters put out by Dr. Edward Caleb Hyde in New Orleans around 1868. … Continue reading →

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Could this bottle be for Tobias’s Wine Bitters?

Posted on 11 February 2019 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Could this bottle be for the Celebrated Tobias’s Wine Bitters? 11 February 2019 Robert Biro posted over on the Peachridge Glass Facebook page, a series of images for a dug Tobias & Son ladies leg cylinder with a killer iron … Continue reading →

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Tincture of Centaury Bitters – Bernheim Brothers & Uri

Posted on 20 January 2019 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Tincture of Centaury Bitters – Bernheim Brothers & Uri Louisville, Kentucky 20 January 2019 If you go to the I.W. Harper website and visit the history menu on the banner, the following opening screen reads, “THE I.W. HARPER LEGACY, A … Continue reading →

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Sazerac Aromatic Bitters – P. H. Drake & Co.

Posted on 7 November 2018 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Sazerac Aromatic Bitters Lady’s Leg P.H. Drake & Co. 07 November 2018 Looking at the motif of the monogram “PHD & Co.” on a Sazerac Aromatic Bitters bottle leads you to Patrick Henry Drake, the proprietor for the famous Drake’s Plantation Bitters. … Continue reading →

Posted in Bartending, Bitters, Brandy, Figural Bottles, History, Liqueurs, liquor, Medicines & Cures, Spirits, Whiskey | Tagged Aromatic, bitters, Bottle, Brandy, cocktail, Figural, lady's leg, monogram, New Orleans, New York, P.H. Drake & Co., Patrick Henry Drake, Sazerac | Leave a comment

Nevada Backbar Letter

Posted on 1 October 2016 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Nevada Backbar Letter 01 October 2016 This letter is in response to the “Unicorns and Rainbows” opinion that certain bottles mentioned in an article entitled “Nevada Backbar Bottle Bonanza” (FOHBC magazine “Bottles and Extras, September-October 2016 edition, page 33) are … Continue reading →

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Barrel Series – Out of the Ashes, the Wolford Z – Whiskey

Posted on 23 September 2016 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Barrel Series – Out of the Ashes, the Wolford Z – Whiskey 23 September 2016 (R•092416 – Z Solved) I guess my biggest question here would be why Jacob A. Wolford would put a “Z” on his figural barrel whiskey bottle? Does it … Continue reading →

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Lost California Bear found in North Carolina

Posted on 19 June 2016 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Lost California Bear found in North Carolina 19 June 2016 Marty Vollmer, the South Carolina show chairman, called me and said a friend found an ad on Craigslist for a bottle with a bear on it. I asked if it … Continue reading →

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Story of a Bottle

Posted on 20 March 2016 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Story of a Bottle – Barkhouse Bros. & Co. Gold Dust Kentucky Bourbon 49er Bottle Jamboree 20 March 2016 (R•032416) In preparation for the Holabird Americana “49er Bottle Jamboree” Auction at the FOHBC 2016 Sacramento National Antique Bottle Convention & Expo, we … Continue reading →

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Celebrated Crown Bitters – F. Chevalier Sole Agent

Posted on 17 January 2016 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Celebrated Crown Stomach Bitters – F. Chevalier Sole Agent 17 January 2016 Here is a nice connection with whiskey and bitters bottles submitted by FOHBC Treasurer, Gary Beatty. I worked on the pictures a little bit to work with the post. … Continue reading →

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Bishops Oppose Bitters – The Hydra-Headed Monster Drink

Posted on 22 November 2015 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Bishops Oppose Bitters. HYDRA-HEADED MONSTER DRINK 22 November 2015 While patrolling the internet looking for information on Bishop’s Wahoo Bitters, I pulled up the following article from The Salt Lake Tribune (Salt Lake City, Utah) in 1890. With the Temperance Movement in full … Continue reading →