Community Finds: Steve’s Mind-Blowing 16-Year Green River “Medicinal” Quart Our latest submission to the Community Finds inbox comes from Steve, who sent over a photo of an absolute giant in the world of historical spirits. At first glance, it looks like a standard piece of Prohibition-era pharmacy ephemera—but it actually tells a much more fascinating…
Community Finds: Michael’s Incredible Repeal-Era “Antique” Rye Every now and then, a submission hits my inbox that stops me dead in my tracks. A reader named Michael sent in a few photos with absolutely no backstory—but honestly, when the find is this remarkable, the bottle speaks for itself. Take a look at this stunning pint…
Community Finds: Brian’s Sublime Repeal-Era “Old Blue Springs” Bourbon The inbox has been on fire lately, and this latest submission from Brian is an absolute time capsule. Brian reached out with a photograph of a phenomenal, dusty survivor: a full bottle of Old Blue Springs Brand Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey. The Giveaway: Reading the Glass…
In this post I want to share one of my favorite brands: Old Sunny Brook. It isn’t particularly hard to find and doesn’t excite many collectors but I’m a big fan of the evolution of this brand and its mascot, The Inspector. In the photo above we have four bottles that represent very different eras…
Today’s post is a salute to distiller Stitzel-Weller and the brand Old Fitzgerald. These bottles, all unopened, range from the prohibition era up to the mid sixties or maybe a little later. I’m more in the mood of posting photographs rather than storytelling at the moment, so for an exhaustive and fun historical read, please…
Hello fellow Whisky Benders! This time I’m going to let the pictures do the talking as I share photos sent in for appraisal or general information during 2014. Some are good, some bad, and some ugly. All of them interesting. Scroll down to see last year’s crop. Thanks to everybody who sent photos to me last…
It has been too long since my last post, what with life and all. I have so many delicious whiskey posts planned but with so few Spock mind-meld techniques at my disposal, I must submit to the available hours and the speed of my fingers. I’ve been blessed to have been born into whiskey royalty. My father,…
Circa 1950, these Old Fiddles have been in the family for a while and I’m the current caretaker. Known for their “fiddle” shape, they were inspired by the song “My Old Kentucky Home” written by Stephen Foster. Bourbon doesn’t get any more Kentucky than this. Old Fiddle was a product of Bardstown Distillery out of,…
Let me introduce myself. My name is David Spaid, former editor of The Miniature Bottle Collector, which is now out-of-print. I’ve been collecting bottles of all sizes for over 50 years and, apparently, I’ve had some impact on my son, Scott. From time-to-time I will be writing for WhiskeyBent.net. Cheers! Now, on to the article. Perhaps some…