Whiskey & Bourbon "J" Ads

These are just a small portion of the ads that we have for sale. None of these are reproductions, all are original. Most of these are large ads, larger than our scanner bed. Therefore the view shown on the page may not completely show the ad. They are placed in a plastic bag with a posterboard backing for protection. Please e-mail us with your specific interests.

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Jack Daniels
Black and white 7 1/2" x 10 1/2" ad for their Tennessee Sour Mash Whiskey. The ad has a picture of an old man who has stopped in the park in the center of a very quiet little town and is sipping water from an old drinking fountain. The ad claims that "Anywhere in Jack Daniel's Hollow is a good place to get a drink of water. It all comes from our cool limestone spring." The ad then discusses in more detail the water that is used in the production of this fine Whiskey.
December 6, 1963
Time magazine
0
$5.00
View Liquor 485

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Jack Daniels
Black and white 6 3/4" x 11 1/2" ad for their Smooth Sippin' Tennessee Whiskey. The ad is topped with a picture of Mr. Jack Daniels and the text explains that there is a mystery as to exactly when he was born, 1846 or 1850, but his birthday is celebrated in September. As we wonder just what is the importance of his birthday the text indicates that every day should be celebrated with his whiskey.
September 7, 1995
Rolling Stone
1
$4.50
View Liquor 750

Jameson
Full color 7 1/2" x 10 1/2" ad for their Irish Whiskey. The ad has a photograph of a bottle of Jameson just behind a full glass of ice and whiskey. The ad headline has the phrase "Scotch on the rocks." with the word Scotch crossed out and replaced with Jameson Irish.
October 1979
Playboy
0
$5.00
View Liquor 289

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Jim Beam Full color 10" x 13" ad shows samples of the different gift bottles and boxes offered by the Jim Beam Company for Christmas. This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view.
December 21, 1959
Life magazine
1
$5.00
View Liquor 24

Jim Beam
Black and white 9 1/2" x 13 1/2" ad for their Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey. The headline claims that this product is "Worthy of Your Trust" and has several pictures of Fifth and Sixth Generation family members who are still involved in the production of this Whiskey. The text claims that "Today, as for 165 years, it is still the Beams who make Beam in Kentucky...the world's finest Bourbon since 1795". Shown in the ad too are several different bottles of this product. We see the regular bottle with the white label, the Beam's Choice with the Green Label and the Beam's Pin Bottle that came with the Built-In Pourer.
August 29, 1960
Life magazine
1
$5.00
View Liquor 771

Jim Beam
Full color 9 1/2" x 13 1/2" ad for the different ways that you can purchase Jim Beam Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey for those special people on your Christmas shopping list. First there is a picture of the Beam's Pin Bottle, shown with the gift box, and the caption says that it comes either 8 or 10 years old with 86.8 proof potency and has a built-in pourer. Continuing on there is a picture of the bottle and gift box of Beam's Choice. This is a charcoal filtered sour mash that has been aged for 6 years and is 90 proof. For someone special next we have the Beam's Olympian in Light Wedgewood Blue. This one is considered a collector's item with it's classic design and is aged for 6 years and comes in at a whopping 100 proof. Last we have the regular bottle with it's gift box of birds in flight and is described as being 86 proof.
December 5, 1960
Life magazine
1
$5.00
View Liquor 699

Jim Beam
Full color 9 1/2" x 12" ad for their Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey. The ad has a picture of a rustic wall with a bottle of Jim Beam on a small shelf next to a filled glass. The ad headline says "Beam The World's Finest Bourbon since 1795" and the text claims "There are 167 years of Beam family history behind the good taste of Beam". This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view.
March 23, 1962
Life magazine
1
$5.00
View Liquor 533

Jim Beam
Full color 9 1/2" x 13 1/2" ad for their Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey. The ad has a picture of two tuxedoed men leaning on a pool table holding glasses of Jim Beam as the pool balls remain caged in their rack. The headline has one man asking "Since when do you drink Bourbon" and receiving the answer "Since I tasted Jim Beam". The text talks how "understandable" that is due to the taste and smoothness of this product. They insist that there is "No need to acquire a taste for Bourbon. Just acquire Jim Beam".
September 18, 1964
Life magazine
1
$5.00
View Liquor 861

Jim Beam
Full color 9 1/2" x 12" ad has a photo of a bottle of Jim Beam Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey standing next to a gift carton as a hand reaches in from the left side of the photo to grab a filled glass sitting on the table. The ad headline has someone asking "Since when do you give Bourbon?" and the answer is received, "Since I tasted Jim Beam". .
December 11, 1964
Life magazine
0
$4.50
View Liquor 314

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Jim Beam
Full color 9 1/2" x 13 1/2" ad for their Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey. There is a picture of two men who are out for a day of fishing and they have pulled their small boat to shore and are spending some time talking. The one man, who is dressed as though he was fishing, is sitting on a rock and looking up at the other man who is standing with his fishing rod in his left hand and a full bottle of Jim Beam in his right. The actual fisherman is asking "Since when do you drink Bourbon?" and the other answers "Since I tasted Jim Beam". The text calls that "understandable" and mentions this year was their 170th Birthday, that it had been made For Six Generations with One Family...One Formula...One Purpose.
April 2, 1965
Life magazine
1
$4.50
View Liquor 779

Jim Beam
Full color 9 1/2" x 13" ad with Sean Connery. This ad has a picture of the handsome actor wearing all black holding a glass filled with a drink probably made from this bourbon since there is a bottle sitting behind him that has about 1/2" missing from the top. The ad text says "The taste is distinctive. The man is Sean Connery. The Bourbon is Jim Beam."
September 16, 1966
Life magazine
1
$5.00
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Jim Beam
Full color 9 1/2" x 13 1/2" ad for their new, good idea. The ad has a large picture of a bottle of their Bourbon in a half gallon size, and it has a handle on the side. The ad headline is stamped across the picture saying "Care with Handle". And it has a built-in pouring spout too. The ad talks about the six generations of care, about making Bourbon since 1795, the distinctive taste but now they have a handle too. This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view.
May 26, 1967
Life magazine
0
$4.50
View Liquor 617

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Jim Beam
Full color 7 1/2" x 10 3/4" ad for their Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey. The ad has a picture of a bottle of Jim Beam next to a filled glass. They have been placed in front of a newspaper that is filled with stories about their product. The various headlines say "World's Finest Bourbon a 173-Year-Old Secret", "Jim Beam Bourbon - Making News Since 1795" and "Russians claim credit for Beam formula".
April 1968 &
October 1968
Playboy
2
$4.50
View Liquor 425

Jim Beam
Black and white 9 1/2" x 13 1/2" ad for their Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey. This ad, with the headline of "How to live to be 175" contains the writings of Ronald L. Phillips telling "The almost unbelievable story of Jim Beam Bourbon. And the fascinating secrets of a family art that have been handed down from Beam to Beam since 1795". The text talks about the different Beam's who have continually distilled this bourbon since 1795, about how it is "175 years behind the times", it talks about "Jaob's First Secret - start with a Good Beer", it tells ua about "A surprise from Nature makes Beam whiskey Beam Bourbon" and ends by talking about "The real Secret of Jim Beam".
November 18, 1969
Look magazine
1
$5.00
View Liquor 724

Jim Beam
Black and white 8" x 11" ad for their 86 Proof Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey with Sean Connery who is listed as "The original James Bond". The ad has a picture of Mr. Connery staring at the camera with that iron-chinned look of his and the ad says that "You can't improve on the original", which refers to the Bourbon and to the person portraying James Bond.
April 1974
Playboy
0
$5.00
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Jim Beam
Black and white 7 1/4" x 10 1/2" ad for their Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey. The ad has a photo of a young man, Brian Cusack, leaning under the hood of his car holding a trouble light. The ad headline asks him "Since when do you drink Jim Beam" and has his answer of "Since I started customizing my tastes".
May 1978
Playboy
1
$4.50
View Liquor 491

Jim Beam
Full color 7 3/4" x 10 3/4" ad for their Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey. The ad has a close-up picture of a glass filled with a drink, ice and a floating cherry. Looking through the glass you can see the label on a bottle of Jim Beam. The ad headline reminds you that "Taste is all it takes to switch to Jim Beam".
October 1981
Penthouse
1
$4.50
View Liquor 507

Jim Beam
Full color 7 3/4" x 10 3/4" ad has a photo of a laughing couple who are dressed up. The woman has a filled glass in her hand and the man is holding a carburetor in his. The ad headline tells us that "Taste is all it takes to switch to Jim Beam."
November 1983
Playboy
1
$4.50
View Liquor 280

Johnnie Walker Full color 10" x 13" ad has a colorful drawing of a filled bottle with no label and has a headline stating that this is "A whiskey that needs no label". This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view.
September 27, 1943
Life magazine
0
$5.00
View Liquor 11

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