Wednesday’s ad is an early ad for Ballantine, one of the first to use their iconic three-rings of “body,” “purity” and “flavor.” Unfortunately, it also features an ugly, frightening clown — but then I hate clowns.
Jay R. Brooks on Beer
Jay R. Brooks on Beer
Wednesday’s ad is an early ad for Ballantine, one of the first to use their iconic three-rings of “body,” “purity” and “flavor.” Unfortunately, it also features an ugly, frightening clown — but then I hate clowns.
Yeah, the clown’s unfortunate. Especially when the three rings story is such a cool one.
Later ads did a much better job of communicating the heritage of the rings in a more sophisticated, and effective, manner.