Dating wine bottles

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But antique bottles of whiskey—and tequila, and rum, and more—hold special appeal for collectors and enthusiasts thirsty for a taste of the past. Nowadays, those shelves are picked over, and some are going to far greater lengths to acquire these historic sips. And with good reason. A new book called Dusty Booze: In Search of Vintage Spirits delves deep into the world of dusties, following professional buyers, like bartenders curating specialty menus, and deep-pocketed collectors around the United States, and the world, in search of spirits that were made and bottled before they were born. Author Aaron Goldfarb ably separates legend from fact and intersperses lively and entertaining narratives with comprehensive information about alcohol history and the dusties that are most in demand today. He also provides a concise how-to for figuring out just when a particular bottle was produced—since, unlike wine, spirits almost never carry a vintage date, and their logos and labels may go decades without modification. On December 23, , America went metric.

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It is not easy to do from photographs because there are many things I look for when I date a bottle. If there is a single photograph, then some of the characteristics I am looking for may not be in the image. I thought I would put down in writing what I look for when I date a bottle of whiskey. The first thing I look at is the glass itself. The oldest bottles, bottles made before the mids, will be hand blown. This means that there are often air bubbles in the glass and no mold seam. You can often find the point on the bottom of the glass where it was made by the glass blower.

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Dating Antique Bottles

When visiting an estate sale , shoppers are often intrigued by antique bottles. The best place to start is with knowledge of production techniques and strategic markings. When determining the approximate age of antique bottles, the first thing to know is how the glass bottle was produced. However, in the midth century, automation took over the glass bottle industry. In the s, glass blowing was a necessary profession.

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