Carolans Irish Liqueur advert from 1980.

Carolans Irish Cream (the registered trade mark omits the apostrophe) is a liqueur based on mead-wine (a mixture of whiskey and Irish spirits) and cream made in Clonmel, South Tipperary in Ireland.  It has a declared alcohol content of 17% or 14.5% alcohol by volume (ABV). The main components are cream (nearly 40%), mead-wine, and honey.

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“Deep milky brown hue. Forward, spirity, whiskey-accented lactic flavors. A rich, milky attack leads to a moderately full-bodied palate with a touch of sweetness.”

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Cadburys Roses commercial from 1988

Cadbury Roses are a selection of individually wrapped miniature chocolates, made by Cadbury UK that entered the market in 1938. They are named after the packaging equipment company that manufactured and supplied the machines that wrapped the chocolates, Rose Brothers (later Roses Forgrove), based in Gainsborough, England, who designed patented early packaging machines.

Roses are inexpensive chocolates, containing a small proportion of cocoa solids, and a high proportion of vegetable fat. A large packet can be bought cheaply, making them a common stand-by gift choice due to the variety of contained chocolates. They are an extremely common gift on Mother’s Day and sell well throughout the Christmas period. They are available in tins, boxes or jars and currently contain 10 different varieties of chocolate:

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News Snippet April 1996

Cadbury is axing its struggling Biarritz brand to make way for Darkness, its latest plain chocolate assortment, in an effort to rejuvenate the declining boxed dark chocolate sector.

Biarritz appeared on the market ten years ago, replacing the ailing Bournville Selection, in a distinctive triangle-shaped box. It was supported by a 1.5m TV campaign through Gold Greenlees Trott with the Barry Manilow song “Bermuda Triangle” and the endline “strange things happen in the blue triangle”.

In August 1995, the company relaunched Biarritz in rectangular boxes, after the triangular box was criticised for its inefficient use of shelf space.

Biarritz is now being delisted as Cadbury puts resources behind Darkness – Milk Tray centres covered in plain chocolate – to compete against Nestlé-Rowntree’s Black Magic and Terry’s All Gold brands, which dominate the plain boxed chocolate sector (MW March 15).

An industry source says: “The plain chocolate sector is declining because it is mainly eaten by older people. However, it went through a bit of a revival at Christmas.”

Terry’s Suchard, relaunching its 65 year-old All Gold in a three-layered gold cube (MW March 22), is also bringing out a new selection – All Gold Milk.

A Cadbury spokesman says there are no immediate plans for withdrawal of Biarritz.

Infor gleaned from www.marketingweek.co.uk

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BRUT by Faberge advert from the early 80s

Brut is the brand name for a line of men’s grooming and fragrance products first launched in 1964 by Fabergé. The Brut line would grow to include aftershave, balms, and deodorant. Packaged in a green glass bottle with a silver-coloured medallion, it is still sold as of 2010.

In 1968, a budget range was marketed as Brut 33 because it contained 33% of the fragrance of the original product Packaged in cheaper plastic bottles, it was described by the company as a “lighter fragrance”. Fabergé was taken over by Unilever in 1978, and transferred to the Pond’s division in 1989. There the Brut 33 range took over the name Brut. The Fabergé version became “Brut Classic by Fabergé” and retained its distinctive packaging. In 2003, the rights to the brand were purchased for some regions by Idelle Labs, a division of Helen of Troy Limited.

Called “The Essence of Man” in its advertising, Brut is marketed in the United States as representing traditional masculine strength of character. Sponsorship of the NHRA and of driver Ron Capps highlights fatherhood, teamwork, and courage as hallmarks of the user. It is sold in drugstores.

Athletes have traditionally represented the brand, including, in the United States, American football player Joe Namath, baseball player Hank Aaron, basketball player Wilt Chamberlain, and boxer Muhammed Ali. The star of the 1970s United Kingdom advertising campaign was boxer Henry Cooper who used the slogan “splash it all over”. Footballer Kevin Keegan and Motor Cycle World Champion Barry Sheene also appeared in the campaigns. In Germany the brand was endorsed in the 1970s by famous football player Franz Beckenbauer. The footballer Paul Gascoigne also starred in an advertising campaign although he was later dropped amid domestic violence allegations made by his ex-wife. In 1973 Allan Moffat drove a Brut 33 sponsored Ford Mustang in the Australian Touring Car Championship followed by a Brut 33 sponsored XB Ford Falcon GT in 1974.

Elvis Presley is known to have used this cologne. James Bond used the aerosol version, the deodorant, for self defence in The Man with the Golden Gun (film).

In 2006, owner Idelle Labs launched Brut Revolution, an “ozonic” variant on the core fragrance. “As Different As You Are” is the theme of the fragrance, which is housed in a blue and silver bottle, breaking with the traditional green of the original.

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British Rail advert from 1980 with Jimmy Savile.

British Railways (BR), which from the 1960s traded as British Rail, was the operator of most of the rail transport in Great Britain between 1948 and 1997. It was formed as a result of the nationalisation of the “Big Four” British railway companies and lasted until the gradual privatisation of British Rail in stages between 1994 and 1997. Originally a trading brand of the Railway Executive of the British Transport Commission, it became an independent statutory corporation in 1962: the British Railways Board.

The period of nationalisation saw sweeping changes in the national railway network; a process of dieselisation occurred which saw steam traction eliminated in 1968, in favour of diesel and electric power. Passengers replaced freight as the main source of business and one third of the network was closed by the Beeching Axe of the 1960s.

The British Rail “double arrow” logo is formed of two interlocked arrows showing the direction of travel on a double track railway and was nicknamed “the arrow of indecision”. It is now employed as a generic symbol on street signs in Great Britain denoting railway stations, and as part of the Association of Train Operating Companies’ jointly-managed National Rail brand—being still printed on railway tickets.

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Braun Razors advert from the 1980s

Max Braun, a mechanical engineer, established a small engineering shop in Frankfurt am Main in 1921. In 1923 he began producing components for radio sets. In 1928 the company had grown to such an extent, partly due to the use of certain plastic materials, that it moved to new premises on Idsteiner Strasse.

Eight years after he started his shop, Max Braun began to manufacture entire radio sets in 1929. Soon after, Braun became one of Germany’s leading radio manufacturers. This development continued with the launch of one of the first combined radio and record players in 1932.

In 1935 the Braun brand was introduced, and the familiar logotype with the raised “A” took form. At the 1937 World’s Fair in Paris, Max Braun received the award For special achievements in phonography. Three years later, the company had more than 1000 employees.

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BOOTS Christmas Advert 1980

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Blue Stratos advert from 1980

Blue Stratos is one of the famous masculine fragrances, a classic which at the heart of the Blue Stratos fragrance lies a powerful, fresh accord of citrus and lavender. As the subtle theming of the fragrance develops it reveals spicy notes of basil and anis complimented by geranium, and finally to the unique signature of this classic fragrance with base notes of oak moss, sandalwood, and cedarwood blended with a special accord of musk and vanilla.

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Potato waffles are a potato based savoury food in a waffle like lattice shape. They are common in the UK and Ireland and are also available in some other countries.

They are made of reconstituted potato, oil, and seasonings. They may be baked, grilled, or fried, and are used as a side dish, often together with sausages or bacon, or as a snack food. They are sold frozen and produced by various frozen food companies including Birds Eye and McCain Foods.  Contrary to popular belief, Potato Waffle’s are not actual waffle products.

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After Eights advert from 1980

After Eight Thin Mints (After Eights) are a confectionery product described as “mint enrobed in dark chocolate” (although a milk chocolate version became available in 2006) and are intended, as the name suggests, to be used as after-dinner mints. They were created in 1962 by Rowntree & Company Limited. Since the 1988 acquisition of the United Kingdom-based company, the mints have been produced by Nestlé.

The Thin Mints have been made in the factory in Castleford, West Yorkshire since 1970, whereas the Chocolate Truffles are made in York. After Eights are now sold across Europe and North America, and one billion After Eight mints are made annually.

In 1967, After Eights were also manufactured at the Rowntree factory in the Wandsbek district of Hamburg. Specifically, Nestlé Deutschland AG, Chocoladen-Werk Hamburg, Am Neumarkt 20, 22041 Hamburg.

After Eights were originally just made from dark chocolate which was dairy-free. However, in 2007 Nestlé started adding butterfat to After Eights, so they are no longer dairy-free. Nestle also make special editions of After Eights, including orange After Eights and milk chocolate After Eights.

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