Maker's A Derby Favorite

[BottleArt]

I put the JD racing bottle on the wrong page. I will put the Derby bottles here.

[cowdery]

In a lot of ways, the decanters and collectible bottles period in American whiskey history was a dark one. It represented a time when people weren't buying American whiskey to drink it so the producers, desperate for sales, tried to tap the collector market. Ultimately it didn't work because that market eventually became saturated. It's self-evident that a healthy market is one in which people buy the stuff because they want to drink it, which they do and then go buy more.

What made me think of this is that the two bottles you posted seem unusually ugly, especially coming from two producers who usually protect their image pretty carefully.

I don't know why you chose to post these, but I can tell you that the people who visit this web site are more interested in what's inside the bottle than they are in the package.

[NeoTexan]

Congratulations .... you just insulted the guy that made them for MM.

[mozilla]

I don't drink Maker's very often, but I think those are kind of cool, for promo bottles. Much better than the silver and blue Cowboy's bottles(Grand Slam Bottle).

[Kendall]

Enjoy the contents. Beauty is in the eye of the bottle holder.

[Bucc58]

I think they are nice and I don't even like Makers. The big block lettering is not elegant and old world but thats the greatness of it. Very refreshing style. Good pics, thanks for sharing.

[bourbonv]

Chuck is right that most people here appreciate what is in the bottle more than the actual bottle, but I am also interested in the bottle and label designs as well. The Derby bottle looks to be based upon the Derby pin. Is the Derby festival recieving a donation from these bottles? I find it interesting since Brown-Forman is the official sponsor of the Derby mint juleps with Woodford Reserve and Early Times.

On the Jack Daniel bottle, is the whiskey simply Old No. 7 black label or did they put anything special in the bottle? Does a charity recieve any money from the sales of these bottles or does the bottle represent a way to congratulate the supporters of the Jack Daniel rase car?

[cowdery]

I think most creative professionals understand the difference between a criticism and an insult. Personally, I don't care for those bottles, but I'm not crazy about the whole special packaging thing from a philosophical perspective.

According to Jimmy Bedford, all of the commemorative bottlings contain standard Old No. 7 Jack Daniel's, though occasionally at a different proof. The exception is Silver Select, which has the same selection criteria as Single Barrel.

[bunghole]

That's one damn ugly bottle!

[BottleArt]

The racing bottle is a gift to various individuals within RCR & JDR enterprises. After 99 races to get a win is more stunning than the bottle! The Derby & Derby Festival bottles were also VIP gifts given by the event planner. In the case of the Derby bottle, it is a part of the Brownstable Gala.
The Makers Mark side of the bottle is exactly as it appears on the paper label.
I do 1000's of special event bottles from Jack Daniel's Professional Bull Riding, to Jim Beam's, Hell's Angels Anzac Day in New South Wales, to Remy Martin King Louis bottles that are gifts to the Ryder Cup & Master's Golf Committees, to Elvis Presley Tribute bottles.
Whiskey is the smallest niche I fill but growing daily, we do about 75% wine bottles.