These Are The 10 Best Booze Ads Of All Time: Print Edition

What makes you want to buy a specific bottle of liquor? Is it more important that it's made in the U.S.? Or that it's of unparalleled quality?

We like to think we have very specific booze-buying standards. But we're also suckers for a good advertisement.

These Are the 10 Best Booze Ads of All Time: Print Edition (Slideshow)

Admit it: There's nothing quite like flipping through your favorite magazine and coming across a funny or downright cool alcohol ad, no matter if it's featuring James Bond, a clever statement or The Most Interesting Man in the World.

We searched far and wide for these ten new and vintage print ads. Just try to get through them all without cracking a smile — or reaching for your credit card — at least once.

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Gordon's Gin Goes Big

Gordon's Gin is a classic in its own right. We've seen dozens of vintage advertisements featuring various of the brand's expressions (one of our editors even has an ad from a 1917 issue of LIFEmagazine). However, we haven't ever seen a Gin & Tonic quite that substantial. We're certainly on the threshold of purchasing our own bottle of Gordon's.

Orange You Craving Cointreau?

Whether it's your sartorial sensibility or what you use in cocktails, sometimes you've got to make controversial choices. Luckily, this one is quite delicious and can be combined with just about every spirit under the sun. Who knew an orange liqueur could make such a compelling ad?

Read on for more of the 10 Best Booze Ads of All Time: Print Edition.