Alcohol Ads

Beer, Wine & Liquor Vintage Print Ads

Vintage Alcohol Ads are super interesting because they have always been fun and aspirational. They are usually very well designed, colorful and very sought after. As collector items, alcohol ads make great wall art to accompany any home bar. There are many active brands as well as out of business. Absolut, Guinness, Budweiser, Corby’s, Pabst

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1954 Old Crow Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey Ad - "A Friendly Game at Col. Crow's, 1848"

1954 Schlitz Beer Ad - "There’s no substitute for Schlitz"

1982 Dewar's White Label Blended Scotch Whisky Ad - "Preferred for smoothness, Dewar's never varies."

1982 Rémy Martin V.S.O.P. Fine Champagne Cognac Ad - "THE FIRST NAME IN COGNAC SINCE 1724"

1982 Cutty Sark Scotch Whisky Ad - "A world full of copies, here's to the originals."

1982 Drambuie Liqueur Ad - "THE RUSTY NAIL DRAMBUIE OVER ICE WITH SCOTCH."

1982 Old Bushmills Irish Whiskey Ad - "It's changing people's minds about Irish Whiskey."

1982 Baileys Original Irish Cream Liqueur Ad - "WHAT'S A SPECIAL EVENING WITHOUT A LITTLE MAGIC?"

1982 Smirnoff Vodka Ad - "There's vodka, and then there's Smirnoff."

1982 Jim Beam Bourbon Ad - "Taste is all it takes to switch to Jim Beam."

1976 Seagram's Extra Dry Gin Ad - "The SEAGRAM'S GIN Bloody Mary Secret."

1976 The Christian Brothers Brandy Ad - "This is our AltaVista Ranch near our winery at Mount Tivy. Each fall, we select the choicest grapes from here and a few other nearby vineyards to make The Christian Brothers California Brandy."

1962 Ballantine Ale Ad - "3 out of 4 ale men are BALLANTINE Ale men among all national brands"

1962 Walker's DeLuxe Straight Bourbon Whiskey Ad - "8 Years in the Oak"

1936 G&W Five Star Blended Whiskey Ad - "Take a Tip from the Flagship"

1934 Seagram's Ancient Bottle Rye and Seagram's V.O. Bourbon Ad - "At Leading Hunt Clubs they prefer Seagram's"

1934 King William IV V.O.P Scotch Whisky Ad - ""WE GIVE YOU THE KING!""

1934 Golden Wedding Whiskey Ad - "From Golden Grains to—GOLDEN WEDDING IT'S ALL WHISKEY"

1934 Carling's Canadian Ale (Red Cap) Ad - "Over the border from CANADA...comes Carling's Canadian Ale (Red Cap)"

1934 National Distillers Pre-Prohibition Vintage Whiskey (Old Grand Dad, Sunny Brook, Mount Vernon) Ad - "Don't say we didn't warn you!"

1934 Rittenhouse Square Straight Rye Whisky 100 Proof Ad - "Are you paying too much for whisky?"

1941 Old Grand-Dad Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey Ad - "Head of the Bourbon Family"

1941 Calvert Special and Calvert Reserve Blended Whiskey Ad - "Clear Heads Choose Calvert"

1941 I.W. Harper Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey Ad - "Present it Proudly"

1941 Golden Wedding Whiskey Ad - "Five great whiskies 'wedded' into one"

1941 California Sauterne and Burgundy Wine Ad - "WINE speaks a quiet, warm-hearted welcome"

1941 Continental Whiskey Collection Ad - "NTINENTAL that Superb Whiskies, Gins from The HOUSE of COwill bring joy to millions of festive tables"

1963 I.W. Harper Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whisky Holiday Decanter Ad - "What a handsome way to give pleasure!"

1963 Corby's Reserve Blended Whisky Ad - "Frankly, it makes a terrible martini"

1963 Gilbey's Distilled London Dry Gin Ad - "Out-of-this-world for holiday entertaining"

1963 Smirnoff Vodka and Heublein Cocktails Ad - "How to throw a party without letting it throw you! The Holiday Host's Survival Guide"

1963 Miller High Life Beer Ad - "Enjoy Life with MILLER HIGH LIFE"

1963 Seagram's 7 Crown Ad - "The real beauty of it is what's inside. A taste preferred by far to that of any other whiskey. Give Seagram's 7 Crown and be Sure."

1963 Vat 69 Scotch Whisky Ad - "Arlene Francis gives a holiday party and serves Vat 69"

1963 Budweiser Lager Beer Ad - "A Tradition in Hospitality"

1978 Seagram's V.O. Ad - "While you've been working your way up for all these years, we've been quietly waiting for you to arrive."

1978 The Club Whiskey Sour Ad - "The perfect Whiskey Sour. Open The Club and you've got it made."

1978 Canadian Club Whisky Ad - "The 'Lost Dutchman' gold mine. Legend says it's near the place where we hid a case of C.C."

1978 Seagram's Crown Royal Ad - "Defy mediocrity."

1978 Seagram's 7 Crown Whiskey Ad - "What the best drinks have in common."

1978 Smirnoff Vodka Ad - "You found a nice Century to have brunch in."

1978 Lord Calvert Canadian Whisky Ad - "Follow the Canadian Superstar."

1978 J&B Rare Scotch Ad - "Many try, but none succeed. You just can't copy a true original. Because it's rare."

1986 Courvoisier VSOP Fine Champagne Cognac Ad - "Le Cognac de Napoléon"

1986 Amaretto di Saronno Originale Ad - "Make a Splash! Amaretto and Cream"

1986 Vikin Fjord Vodka Ad - "The Norwegians are perfectly clear about their vodka."

1986 DeKuyper Original Peachtree Schnapps Ad - "Bite into something wonderful."

1986 Smirnoff Vodka Ad - "Friends are worth Smirnoff"

1986 Michelob Beer Ad - "Where you're going, it's Michelob."

1986 Wild Turkey Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey Ad - "Fly First Class."

1986 Guinness Beer Ad - "Gene Roddenberry has a deep, dark secret."

1986 Absolut Vodka Ad - "This superb vodka"

1940 Golden Wedding Whiskey Ad - "Five great whiskies 'wedded' into one"

1940 Hiram Walker's Signet Straight Rye Whiskey Ad - "Delightfully light ... because It’s Aged in AGED Wood"

1940 Paul Jones Whiskey Ad - "Impossible, is it?"

1947 Burton's Distilled London Dry Gin Ad - "ON TOP From Coast to Coast"

1947 Haig & Haig Blended Scots Whisky Ad - "The First and Last Word in Scotch"

1947 Dewar's White Label and Dewar's Victoria Vat Ad - "As Traditional of Scotland as the Bagpipes"

1947 Lord Calvert Blended Whiskey Ad - "For Men of Distinction...LORD CALVERT"

1947 Kentucky Tavern Straight Bourbon Whiskey Ad - "The Aristocrat of Bonds"

1947 Seagram's Ancient Bottle Gin Ad - "American Originals"

1947 Old Grand-Dad Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey Ad - "Head of the Bourbon Family"

1947 Philadelphia Blended Whisky Ad - "The Heritage Whisky"

1968 Windsor Supreme Canadian Whisky Ad - "The smoothest whisky ever to come out of Canada!"

1968 Canadian Club Imported Canadian Whisky Ad - "Five great Clubs that made history."

1951 Schlitz Beer Ad - "The Beer that made Milwaukee Famous"

1951 Hiram Walker's Gin Ad - "Taste what Imported Botanicals add to these gin drinks"

1951 Seagram's Ancient Bottle Distilled Dry Gin Ad - "NOW GIN HAS COME OF AGE"

1951 Old Taylor Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey Ad - "Sign of a Good Host"

1951 Corby's Reserve Blended Whiskey Ad - "For whiskey quality that's riding high, look for CORBY'S PARROT"

1951 Pabst Blue Ribbon Beer Ad - "What'll You Have?"

1956 Gilbey's Gin Ad - "The inside story of two prized diamonds"

1956 Bacardi Rum Ad - "How to change 'What's for dinner?' into 'Wow!' - in four easy minutes!"

1956 Schweppes Quinine Water Ad - "Odds-on favorite: Gin-and-Tonic with Schweppes!"

1956 Party-Size Glass Bottles Ad - "Treat yourself to beer that stays COOL 93% longer in NEW QUART BOTTLES you don't return"

1956 Seagram's Golden Gin Ad - "Coolest trio under the sun"

1956 Schlitz Beer Ad - "Schlitz with food and fun and sun! Outsells them all"

1956 Pabst Blue Ribbon Beer Ad - "This one has the touch!"

1958 Seagram's V.O. Canadian Whisky Ad - "Throughout the world... Known by the company it keeps"

1972 Seagram's 100 Pipers Scotch Ad - "It's made proudly. Drink it that way."

1972 Old Taylor Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey Ad - "Get in on the great ice heist."

1972 Imperial Blended Whiskey Ad - "Call on the good-natured whiskey"

1972 Miller High Life Ad - "If you've got the time, we've got the beer."

1972 Dewar's White Label Ad - "Dewar's never varies."

1972 Puerto Rican Rum Ad - "Puerto Rican Rum. Something you can stay with."

1972 Liquore Galliano Ad - "May all your screwdrivers be Harvey Wallbangers."

1972 Johnnie Walker Blended Scotch Whisky Ad - "Memoirs of a bottle:"

1972 Canadian Club Whisky Ad - "Flying a kite off a windswept glacier in New Zealand is no game for kids."

1972 Seagram's Extra Dry Gin Ad - "Make yourself a Red Baron. Orange juice, grenadine and lime. Now get it all together with the perfect martini gin, Seagram's Extra Dry."

1972 Heublein Brass Monkey Ad - "Can a drink that helped defeat the Japanese Secret Service in World War II help you get through college?"

1972 Windsor Supreme Canadian Whisky Ad - "Taste Canada's smoothest whisky."

1972 Canadian Mist Canadian Whisky Ad - "Canada at its best."

1972 Seagram's V.O. Canadian Whisky Ad - "It's been a good day's sail. You deserve Seagram's V.O. The First Canadian."

1972 Old Grand-Dad Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey Ad - "One good thing leads to another."

1972 Cutty Sark Scots Whisky Ad - "To a man they say Cutty Sark. And when it comes to Scotch, Cutty Sark says it all."

1972 Smirnoff Vodka Ad - "Smirnoff leaves you breathless."

1981 Cutty Sark Scotch Ad - "Here's to Gut Feelings and Those Who Still Follow Them."

1981 Jim Beam Bourbon Ad - "Taste is all it takes to switch to Jim Beam."

1981 Seagram's Extra Dry Gin & Schweppes Tonic Water Ad - "Two great tastes meant for each other."

1960 I.W. Harper Bourbon Ad - "It's always a pleasure!"

1960 Imperial Whiskey Ad - "Knowledgeable people buy Imperial and they buy it by the case"

1960 Smirnoff Vodka Ad - "Said the walrus to the carpenter: "You're gimlet is sublime!""

1960 Pabst Blue Ribbon Beer Ad - "That good old-time flavor is back!"

1960 7 Crown Whiskey Ad - "The sure satisfaction of 7 crown"

1960 Old Forester Whiskey Ad - "There is nothing better in the market"

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