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Sweden, a country of sailors with great traditions, presents many of
its nautical themes on its alcoholic miniatures. The first mini presents
a very old ship with warriors with swords and shields. There are
neither sails nor oars, so its type and age are difficult to determine.
Alcohol with a graceful name Porsbrannvin is a 40% spirit drink. The
same producer, Reimersholms V&S Vin & Sprit AB, produced a 40%
alcohol called Halland flader, and on the label we can see a slender
19th century schooner brig. In addition, the picture is completed by
two anchors at the front and a navigation buoy at the back.

Three miniatures from
Denmark (left), produced by
Den Bornholmske Spritfabrik,
come from the island of
Bornholm, and so they are
called. Their labels depict
various ships. The first bottle, 40%
spirit drink, has a frigate ship from the
18th century drawn on the label. The
second label is the Danish "Ship of the
line" from the 17th century. The bottle
contains 42% spirit drink. The last
bottle with a 38% strength is "bitter"
and the label has a single-masted gaff
cutter. Most likely it's a fishing vessel.
These three miniatures are a set in a decorative cardboard box that I bought
while on Bornholm in 2015.
The Viking ship can also be found in the logo of 40% of ICY Icelandic vodka.
The bottle is plastic with a capacity of 50ml.

Nine of my miniatures with the subject of "watercraft" come from
Germany. Caribic is 45% rum, 0.05l and was produced in former East
Germany (DDR) at Konsum Spirituosenbetrieb Allstedt. On the label
we see a Spanish galleon somewhere in the waters of the
Caribbean. In April 1912 the Titanic set sail on it’s tragic maiden
voyage from
Southampton
to New York.
Shown is a
graphic motif
on the bottle
produced by
Michelsen.

The next four
bottles, with a volume of 0.02 l, come from the
manufacturer Heiko Blume. The first of these,
Wacholder, 32% alcohol, with a fishing boat on
the label. The second is anise liqueur and

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