wathens copied elmer T lee bottles?

[bourboNcigars]

do you guys think they purposely did this to make people think they were grabbing ETL and then notice it wasnt and start reading the bottle and make the purchase or did wathens just choose this style bottle cause they liked the shape? to me its the same identical shape and style..infact you take off the label from the wathens or turn it to its side you would say its ETL 99% of the time..

[smknjoe]

That bottle shape is used for many different brands of bourbon, scotch, and other...and before it was used for ETL. If you search around some more you will find it's mentioned in several threads.

[Tucker]

http://www.straightbourbon.com/forums/showthread.php?21525-Elmer-T-Lee-Commemorative-Bottle&p=412873&viewfull=1#post412873

In my opinion, no.

[smknjoe]

Here is a thread where it's pointed out the bottle was used for Centennial and Bell's Scotch. http://www.straightbourbon.com/forums/showthread.php?21380-Old-Weller-Antique-Bottle-Details-Over-The-Years&p=390753&viewfull=1#post390753

[bourboNcigars]

interesting, thanx guys, i guess this thread shows how long i have been enjoying this hobby, which is not long..lol the first time i saw this shape bottle was when i picked up my bottles of ETL later part of 2013..

[clingman71]

Wasn't OCPR13 post-sloped bottle in this bottle as well?

[squire]

Yes, it was . . . . . . . . . .

[dgonano]

It was known as the"Bell's" bottle. I have a few older Wathen's SB's, one bottled in '01 and one in '04. Both are in the same "Bell's" style bottle.

[shoshani]

20 years or so ago, Elmer T. Lee came in a tall square bottle that's similar to the standard Beam bottle in many respects. It also had a paper label on it with a blurb quoting Elmer as saying he wanted to create a bourbon for real bourbon folk, one that tastes good on the front porch - all 90 proof of it. (My understanding is that ETL was introduced at a higher strength and then later reduced to 90, but I'm not sure how accurate that is.)

Cardhu single malt uses a very similar bottle to the current ETL, squat and square with large dimples, but the top and neck are far more rounded.

[bourboNcigars]

Wow I didn't know ETL bourbon was that old..I'm gonna keep my eyes open on certain sites if a bottle ever pops up I will see what I can do about adding it to my do not open collection lol

[squire]

It was 20 years ago when I bought my first bottle and yes, 107 proof.

[flahute]

Dang.....would love to try this at 107 proof. I like it just fine at 90, but can only imagine how good it would be with that extra 17.

[squire]

A dusty shows up ever now and then but I expect that's the only option.