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(I’ve Got) Georgia on My Mind

No, not the one with Atlanta in the middle, I have Georgia in Western Asia on my mind.

There are two reasons for this. Firstly David
Managadze of Georgia keeps sending me
images of Georgian bottles for Miniature Bottle
Library. This is of course very much
appreciated – hint to the rest of you! Secondly,
I came across pictures of two bottles on-line
“Bottled for The Georgian Club of Collectors.” I
wrote to David asking if there was now a mini
bottle club in Georgia or was it a club for all
collectables? He wrote back to say that yes
they have formed a mini bottle club and it has
25 members. There is no web site yet.

I am going to show you some Georgian glass,
both new and old, this time, then some great
ceramics in miNiZ116. We will start with the five club bottles.

Chacha is a spirit in many of the bottles you will see from Georgia. Wikipedia describes it

as: “Chcha (Georgian: ჭაჭა [tʃʼɑtʃʼɑ]) is a Georgian pomace brandy, a clear and strong spirit
(ranging between 40% alcohol
for commercially produced to
65% for home brew), which is
sometimes called "vine vodka",
"grape vodka", or "Georgian
vodka/grappa". It is made of
grape pomace (grape residue
left after making wine). It may
be also produced from unripe or
wild grapes. Other common
fruits or herbs used are figs,
tangerines, oranges, mulberries
th
and tarragon.” The 5 bottle

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