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Tag Archives: bitter
Herkules Bitters – Now in Three Sizes
Herkules Bitters – Now in Three Sizes 26 October 2017 (R•102717) As most of us know, Hercules is a Roman hero and god. He was the equivalent of the Greek divine hero Heracles, who was the son of Zeus (Roman … Continue reading
Posted in Apothecary, Auction News, Bitters, Cordial, Ephemera, History, Liquor Merchant, Questions, Tonics, Trade Cards
Tagged Apothecary, bitter, bitters, Brooklyn, Corey Stock, Edward Caverly, German, God, Hercules, Herkules, Hungary, Jeff Wichmann, Joe Gourd, Joseph C. Street, monogram, New York, pint, quart, Roman, unlisted
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Daily Dose | July 2016
July | 2 0 1 6 28 July 2016 It is with great sadness that I report that Jerry & Helen Forbes, dear friends of ours, lost their house yesterday in the Soberanes Fire. Here is a PRG Facebook screen capture from last … Continue reading
Everything’s better with bitterquelle. . .
Everything’s better with bitterquelle… by Ken Previtali 04 March 2015 (R•071415) Reading the recent post on Hunyadi Janos reminded me of how the details of what we might consider commonplace can be intriguing. What could be more commonplace than water? … Continue reading
Posted in Advertising, Article Publications, Bottling Works, Collectors & Collections, Ephemera, Ginger Ale, History, Medicines & Cures, Mineral Water, Painted Label, Soda Bottles, Soda Water, Soft Drinks, Water
Tagged Ale, Andreas, Baltimore, Belfast, bell, Bergman, bitter, Bitterquelle, bottler, Crook, Ginger, Greenbrier, Hunyadi, Janos, Manitou, Mineral, Previtali, Ross, Salutaris, Saxlehner, Scherer, Seaman, Shasta, spring, Stockton, Sulphur, Virginia, water, White
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Chief Two Moon Meridas and his Bitter Oil
Chief Two Moon Meridas and his Bitter Oil 30 September 2014 (R•013117) While cruising around eBay a little while ago I came across this monster cardboard folding advertising piece for Chief Two Moon Bitter Oil. I mean, this piece is big, … Continue reading
Posted in Advertising, History, Medicines & Cures
Tagged bitter, bus, Chico Colon Meridan, Chief, Connecticut, label, Laboratory, Mark Newton, Meridas, Moon, oil, Sioux, Two, Two Moon, Waterbury
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Snyder’s Celebrated Bitter Cordial and H. G. Leisenring
Snyder’s Celebrated Bitter Cordial and H. G. Leisenring 01 December 2013 (R•053115) (R•090219) I spotted a dug, Snyder’s Celebrated Bitter Cordial on eBay and it lead me to thinking about the bottle, the fancy “Snyder’s” script and H. G. Leisenring. This … Continue reading
Posted in Advertising, Bitters, Cordial, eBay, History, Medicines & Cures, Questions, Technology
Tagged bitter, centennial, Cordial, exposition, Harry, Henry, Indianapolis, Joe Gourd, Lehigh, Leisenring, Meyer, nebraska, omaha, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, queer, Shideler, Snyder, Snyder's, wax
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Peychaud’s Cocktail Bitters – L.E. Jung and his Gators
Peychaud’s Cocktail Bitters – L.E. Jung and his Gators 02 July 2012 (R•111213) (R•052419) “Created in the 1830s in New Orleans, Peychaud Bitters is a gentian-based bitters still used today for mixed drinks, in particular the Sazerac cocktail. People were … Continue reading
Posted in Bitters, Collectors & Collections, Cordial, Museums
Tagged Antoine Amédée Peychaud, Apothecary, bitter, bitters, Charles Aprill, cocktail, coquetier, Cordial, Creole, French, Haiti, L.E. Jung, Louisiana, Meyer Colection, New Orleans, New Orleans Pharmacy Museum, Peychaud, Peychaud's, Peychaud's American Bitters, Saint-Domingue, Sazerac, Wulff & Company
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In collecting Bitters, do you need the ‘S’?
In collecting Bitters, do you need the ‘S’? 25 June 2012 I received an email from Tim Henson regarding a Siner’s Celebrated Bitter Cordial which brings up an interesting point relating to how Carlyn Ring and Bill Ham cataloged Bitters bottles. … Continue reading
Posted in Bitters, Collectors & Collections, Cordial, Questions
Tagged Bill Ham, bitter, Bitter Witch, bitters, Carlyn Ring, Cocamoke, Meyer Collection, Peychaud, Philadelphia, Sheetz, Siner's, Tim Henson
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