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next four are 1970's bottles from Hawaiian Distillers. The two 53 proof Passion Fruit
Liqueurs sold for a similar price to the two Old Mr. Boston, US$3.99. Bizarrely, the two
Okolehao bottles sold for US$31.11.

Another Old Mr. Boston, is the Rocking Chair Whiskey. This is also from the 1950's.
US$13.99 was OK but not great. Century Bonded is a Bourbon whiskey. We cannot say
anything more, except that it sold for US$6.95. Four Seasons did somewhat better at
US$33.88 after 4 bids. This is another Bourbon, 1/10 pint, 90 proof. Our final Bourbon is 50
Grand. This is another 90 proof whiskey and this time the bottle contains 2 oz. The tax
stamp on this bottle states 193? - unfortunately the final digit has been torn off. Did you
know that you can date most bottles with US tax stamps, most of which do not have the
year on them, using the club web site? The 50 Grand sold for US$56 by the way.

Finally, four bottles from Leroux.
Sounds French but these are US
bottles. Sloe Gin and Foamy Top
Sloe Gin are both 1.6 oz., 60 proof. A
disappointing minimum bid of
US$3.99 bought the pair. The next
two did rather better. There were 3
bidders and they sold for a
respectable US$10.50. These are
both Anisette bottles The first 64
proof, 1.6 oz. and the second 60
proof, 1/10 pint.

In the words of Warner Brothers cartoons, "That's All Folks"

Peter Bonkovich & David Smith

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