Bottle #5: Le Grand Amour

Bottle #5: Le Grand Amour

Bottle #5: Le Grand Amour Sometimes I can find a lot about a bottle. And sometimes, almost nothing. This is one of those times. Read the rest of the story Le Grande Amour is, according to the label, a liqueur of Cognac and almonds, produced and made in France by the...
Reveal Video #2

Reveal Video #2

Reveal Video #2 Time to reveal the second batch of my inherited mini liquor bottles so you can see what I’m researching! Have a story or know anything about these bottles? Leave a...
Bottle #4: Black Bottle Scotch Whisky

Bottle #4: Black Bottle Scotch Whisky

Bottle #4: Black Bottle Scotch Whisky This tiny bottle of Black Bottle Scotch Whisky was definitely made some time between 1976 and 1979. Unlike many of the bottles where it’s hard to pinpoint a general time period, let alone such a specific range of years, this one...
Bottle #3: Hot Shot Tropical Fruit Schnapps

Bottle #3: Hot Shot Tropical Fruit Schnapps

Bottle #3: Hot Shot Tropical Fruit Schnapps Sometimes the hunt is much more interesting than what’s in the bottle. Case in point: Hot Shot Tropical Fruit Schnapps. It is introduced to the market in 1987, presumably in an attempt to grab market share from Peachtree...
Bottle #2: Sangster’s Old Jamaica Pimento Dram

Bottle #2: Sangster’s Old Jamaica Pimento Dram

Bottle #2: Sangster’s Old Jamaica Pimento Dram In my first reveal video, I drank the dregs of a tiny bottle of Sangster’s Old Jamaica Liqueurs Pimento Dram. When my dad brought me all these bottles, it was presumably a sealed bottle, lying on its side in a...
Bottle #1: Maker’s Mark

Bottle #1: Maker’s Mark

Bottle #1: Maker’s Mark On my reveal video I talked about Maker’s Mark coming out in the 80s, and — yes bourbon fans, you’re right – that’s not technically true. But that is when it blew up and became the national brand that helped steer bourbon back to...