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David's Bottles




                                                      I have over 40 minis to show you this time, many from
                                                      Mexico but a good sprinkling from throughout the world.

                                                      On the left is one of my
                                                      favourite bottles in recent
                                                      years. The lady in the moon
                                                      is from Cava de Oro, a
                                                      company that has brought
                                                      us some truly great minis in
                                                      the last few years. The
                                                      retail price is shown on this
                                                      photo. 699 Pesos is about
                                                      US$39.70 (NZ$53.20)
                                                      Mexican ceramics are no
                                                      longer cheap. On the right
                                                      is Mar-Mix, a citrus Tequila
                                                      liqueur.

            G-Vine, from the Cognac Region of France, is a name
            that has been around a few years for their signature
            Gin. The three bottles shown on the right are a
            completely new shape and contain Vodka, Nectar &
            unknown.




















                                                                      East London Liquor Company made
                                                                      the three London Dry Gins.

                                                                   On the left is Alacran (scorpion in
                                                                   Spanish) tequila with a scorpion in the
                                                                   bottle. Not the first mini with a scorpion
                                                                   inside (Scorpion Vodka comes to mind)
                                                                   but a nice addition to the collections of
                                                                   those of you who collect minis with ‘things’
                                                                   in them.

                                                                   On the next page we start with three sets.
                                                                   Previous Tres Mujeres bottles had glass
                                                                   caps, the new ones are wooden. The set



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