Tuesday, March 3, 2015

Time to start thinking about 2016 shootout , Three items a whiskey a bitters and a ?? Give me your thoughts .


The winning bottles from the Auburn 2010 IXL shootout
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15 comments:

  1. ravolkertsMarch 3, 2015 at 10:58 PM

    How about a western cure bottle, such as a Fulton's radical remedy sure kidney liver and dyspepsia cure. from San Francisco.........Andy

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    1. rtsiriMarch 4, 2015 at 6:52 AM

      It has to a bottle that many people have in order to be a true shoot out .

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  2. Warren FriedrichMarch 5, 2015 at 9:16 AM

    Maybe an Owen Casey soda, I believe these bottles come in a myriad of colors as well as varying degrees of crudeness.

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  3. WesternglassaddictMarch 5, 2015 at 9:23 AM

    Or Western squares? There are many colored and crude squares out there. Embossed could be one category, and unembossed. DM

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  4. WesternglassaddictMarch 5, 2015 at 9:26 AM

    Jamaica Gingers would also be an interesting and colorful category.

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  5. Rick SimiMarch 6, 2015 at 8:32 AM

    The last shootout I attended was at the Reno Expo. We had Circle Cutters, Drakes Bitters and Umbrella inks. Maybe we should consider something other than the bottles at the Expo. I like the idea of a soda that most of the western collectors have in their collections. We could consider a Hostetter's as there are plenty of them around in some crazy colors and crudeness.
    rs

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  6. WesternglassaddictMarch 6, 2015 at 9:36 AM

    I also thought that Lacour's Bitters would make a super display...there are some incredible colors out there! DM

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  7. Dr.BarnesMarch 6, 2015 at 2:29 PM

    How about Rare Drugstore Bottles, Colors or Just Super Rare

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  8. Rick SimiMarch 6, 2015 at 4:17 PM

    As Richard mentioned it has to be a bottle that many collectors have. Some of the shootouts that I have attended have featured, London Jockey Clubhouse Gin, Cundurango, Rosenbaum bitters, western star base whiskies and Miller's flasks. I think the Lacour's, would be a good candidate for the bitters category. Maybe a one name Bear or a J. Moore for the whiskies. What do you think about the third category?
    rs

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  9. WesternglassaddictMarch 6, 2015 at 6:52 PM

    I go back to Jamaica Gingers for the third category.

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  10. rtsiriMarch 6, 2015 at 7:13 PM

    Here is some other possibilities Catawba Wine Bitters this would open it to Eastern collectors as well .Jessie Moore Sole Agent ? Lots of those out there . How about a Bay City Soda .. For jakes you would have to settle on one example to do a shoot out .

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  11. WesternglassaddictMarch 7, 2015 at 7:33 AM

    There are many different brands of jakes in color...also we could have J. Walker's VB as these come in virtually every color imaginable.

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  12. Kentucky GemMarch 7, 2015 at 7:36 AM

    Naturally, I'm a bit biased in the categories and think that a western whiskey deservers a spot. I'm in agreement with Rick with regards to the glop top Sole Agent / J. Moore. They've got everything going for them! Both RTS and I have lined up dozens at a time on a counter, like soldiers in formation. Regardless of whether they are shoulder vented or not, the variations in terms of molds, color, and crudity are endless. Most collectors who been around for a while have at least one on the shelf. I second the Jesse Moore.

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  13. IXLMarch 7, 2015 at 10:38 AM

    Was just talking with Dave Hall and he suggested Gas Light Ammonia and/or USA Hospital bottles. I like his thinking! I also like the Jake & blob sodas suggestions. With the sodas it is difficult to set limitations, but I would suggest something like all green smooth base Western blob sodas, any embossing. That would be an interesting competition! I know we did IXLs at Auburn, but it would be great to see them appear on a National Show level (I know, I'm a little biased).

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  14. J.F. Cutter ExtraMarch 7, 2015 at 1:41 PM

    Fifth: Jesse Moore or TeaKettles
    Soda: Owen Casey or Bay City
    Flask: Millers or AAA
    Other: Unembossed Western Wines or Ammonias

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