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The answer I came up with will keep it intact, will make it available for display to the public, will
keep ownership in my family, and will still allow me to add to it and enjoy it as I have all of these
years. I have drafted up a “Museum Loan Agreement” under which I would agree to loan the
entire collection to a local museum for an unspecified amount of time; ownership remains with
me or my heirs; either party may cancel the agreement with a specified number of months’
notice; the museum will agree to insure the collection for a specified amount, and will exercise
reasonable care in maintaining the collection and protecting it from vandalism or exposure to
extreme temperatures; the museum is free to exhibit it, photograph it, and advertise it. There are
a number of other details relating to packing and moving, displaying and cataloguing, and so on,
some of which still have to be worked out, but the general concept seems to be one which will
accomplish my objectives.

The curator of the candidate museum has visited my collection, and has enthusiastically agreed
in principle with my proposal. The next step is timing. My wife and I have been planning to
downsize from our large home to an apartment or condo, and once our moving plans become
clear, we’ll enter into serious negotiations with the museum, which coincidentally is moving to a
new larger location. So perhaps later this year or early next I’ll have an announcement of a new
location you can visit in the greater New Orleans area to see the fruits of my effort!

Harland Johnson (miniliq@gmail.com)

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How to totally ruin a mini bottle

First off, this is NOT my bottle. Someone has taken a fairly valuable King Leo Bourbon and
turned it into a piece of junk. The label has been scotch taped on and liberal amounts of wax
have been applied.

To me personally, the worst thing you can do to a bottle is use
tape ANYWHERE! If the label or stamp is loose use Elmer's
glue or something similar and carefully smooth it down. NEVER
use a permanent type glue.

I also really dislike wax, it usually doesn't work and can cause
the cap to rust. Either way you usually end up with a mess.
There is a way to stop evaporation, but it takes a certain amount
of skill and takes too long to explain.

Finally, I would value this bottle at US$75 to US$150 in decent
condition, but I would have a hard time paying more than US$10
for this piece of crap.

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Until next time . . . . MELOMELO . . .

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