About this Vintage Print Ad
This advertisement promotes G&W Five Star Blended Whiskey, highlighting its popularity aboard the French Line Flagship 'S.S. Normandie.' The ad features a special cocktail recipe, 'Manhattan à la Normandie,' shared by the ship's noted head barman, and emphasizes the whiskey's smoothness and long-standing distilling tradition. The ad suggests that G&W Whiskey is a favorite among celebrities and millionaires, and encourages readers to try it for an extra-rich flavor in their drinks.
- Brand: G&W (Gooderham & Worts)
- Product: G&W Five Star Blended Whiskey
- Tagline: Take a Tip from the Flagship
- Publication: Life Magazine
- Year: 1936
Objects in the advertisement: whiskey bottles, cocktail glass, binoculars, portrait of a man, ocean liner, plate of food
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