From what I have read, the European version is more similar to the vintage, light blue, AV. I have not tried the European version to compare, but I do have plenty of the vintage stuff and it is quite different form the current dark blue AV.
Interesting from an AV fan. I would buy it just for the glass bottle with the reducer. I have always had a problem getting just the right amount from the current US production in the plastic bottle with the BIG hole in the top.
On the search now for the Williams.
You're Welcome.....I have always had a problem getting just the right amount from the current US production in the plastic bottle with the BIG hole in the top.
You're Welcome.....
Who knew there are different AV out there? I had a teacher in high school that was an alky and he kept his nip in an old AV bottle and an Old Spice bottle. We thought his breath smelled like AV too. He would grub cigs from his students, disappear in to a boys room used for storage and swig some AV tainted whisky. Amazing the room did not explode.
My 92 year old barber told me stories about barbers he knew who would drink aftershave, specifically AV, as Hair of the Dog....... I guess you gotta do what you gotta do, to get through your day. They sure were made tough back then...
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Must have been born with a cast iron liver and esophagus and lungs too because they all smoked like chimneys. Did not kill them. Nippin on the Hair Tonic and AV would be something Otis The Drunk in Mayberry would do. Him and Floyd drinking the eau de Quinine, Vitalis and AV.My 92 year old barber told me stories about barbers he knew who would drink aftershave, specifically AV, as Hair of the Dog....... I guess you gotta do what you gotta do, to get through your day. They sure were made tough back then...
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No, that's a horrible rumor that keeps circulating.Wasn't it originally marketed as a mouthwash?
The original AV was a yellowish color. Then it changed to light blue, then to the current dark blue. I have many examples of all three variants.The original AV wasn't the Ice Blue we're discussing, it was a greenish affair
400ml!!! Where did you get that?Got this in the mail but a short hour ago. It does smell very much like the North American version but a little more refined and smoother. I agree 100% that the glass bottle is awesome. I think once this one is empty I’ll just source the local AV and put it in this bottle.
400ml!!! Where did you get that?