Category Archives: Wine & Champagne

Pale Orange Bitters and PJ Murray’s Ghost

Posted on 13 February 2014 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Pale Orange Bitters and P.J. Murray’s Ghost PART OF THE ORANGE BITTERS SERIES 13 February 2014 Is P.J. Murray watching over my shoulder as I write this post? Does he know that I am looking at one of his advertising … Continue reading →

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Mack’s Orange Tonic Bitters – a sweet bitters from Orlando

Posted on 11 February 2014 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Mack’s Orange Tonic Bitters • A sweet bitters from Orlando 11 February 2014 (R•021314 with 1875 & 1887 advertisements) (R•021414 with Isaac Irvine Hite) Where else can you find a gorgeous form for a bitters bottles, a magnificent ‘fruit crate style’ label … Continue reading →

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The Genuine Franciscan Cordial Bitters

Posted on 10 February 2014 by Ferdinand Meyer V

The Genuine Franciscan Cordial Bitters by James Viguerie 10 February 2014 The other day, when I found the New Mexico bitters, (read: Hungarian Blackberry Juice and Wild Cherry Bitters – Tucumcari or Six-Shooter Siding) I came across a Santa Barbara, California bitters … Continue reading →

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He had a new variety of bitters known as Red Jacket Bitters

Posted on 4 February 2014 by Ferdinand Meyer V

He had a new variety of bitters known as Red Jacket Bitters 04 January 2014 (R•051518) As a continuance to: Red Jacket Bitters – Another Chicago ‘Indian’, I add today, an interesting reference to Red Jacket Bitters being used out west, … Continue reading →

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A Bar at the Folies-Bergère Bottle Question

Posted on 13 January 2014 by Ferdinand Meyer V

A Bar at the Folies-Bergère Bottle Question 13 January 2014 Dear Mr. Meyer, I am writing you in your capacity of president of the Federation of Historical Bottle Collectors. I have a scholarly question. The caveat is that it’s about … Continue reading →

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El Aliso, Jean Louis and Pierre Sainsevain and their California Wine Bitters

Posted on 24 December 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

El Aliso, Jean Louis and Pierre Sainsevain and their California Wine Bitters 24 December 2013 (R•101217) A little over a year ago, I did a post titled 1865 San Francisco Directory – All Quiet before the Quake. Within the directory, I … Continue reading →

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R. H. Becker’s Celebrated Russian Bitters – New Brunswick, NJ

Posted on 26 November 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

R. H. Becker’s Celebrated Russian Bitters – New Brunswick, NJ He is the sole proprietor of Becker’s Celebrated Russian Bitters, an article that is known throughout the length and breadth of the land… 26 November 2013 (R•021818) Jim Hagenbuch over … Continue reading →

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Dissecting a Turner Brothers Advertisement

Posted on 4 November 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Dissecting a Turner Brothers Advertisement 04 November 2013 It is interesting to see liquor merchants pushing their products for medicinal purposes including wines such as Bininger’s Knickerbocker Wine Bitters. Sharing  page space within the Daily Sacramento Union on 29 December … Continue reading →

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Bininger’s Knickerbocker Wine Bitters

Posted on 3 November 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Bininger’s Knickerbocker Wine Bitters 03 November 2013 I just love the old files that are being held by the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division in Washington, D.C. I just wish they would make more color files available. In this … Continue reading →

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What is Tokay Cordial Bitters?

Posted on 2 October 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

What is TOKAY CORDIAL BITTERS? 02 October 2013 (R•03Oct13) Bitters trade card and ephemera authority Joe Gourd sent in this gorgeous label image (top of post) for Tokay Cordial Bitters made by Sarony, Major & Knapp, the superb New York … Continue reading →

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