Posted 12 years ago
S.Bingham
(7 items)
An old Buchanan's Black and White scotch bottle: 1/10 pint, 86.8 proof, 100% scotch whiskies, distillers of Glasgow and London, Product of Scotland by appointment to her majesty the queen. Do not know the age of this or have any history.
Is that green glass?
yes, it is green glass.
Wish you had given a scale on this. It appears to be what we called in Jamaica in the latter last century a "Q of rum" as the empties of a certain size liquor bottle were saved & refilled with rum (usually "John Crow Battie" or super octane rum) for a lifetime of the bottle or owner. An island friend who lived in NYC & his wife disapproved of alcohol, told me his father was visiting & came in one nite drunk & fell on his butt with a "Q" in his back pocket. He said his father reached back at his butt & felt something wet. He proclaimed, "God,- I hope that's blood!" True story.
This small vile is similar to the size of the bottles on airlines, it was empty when I received it. My great-grandmum is from Scotland and loved her medicines, as only she would have called them.
If that small, it isn't a "Q". I don't drink hard liquor but the "Q" meant a quarter of some thing. Maybe 1/4 liter or a fifth but not that small. A "Q" fit easily in a back pocket. Well, I tried.