The whiskey in this unusually hefty cobalt-blue glass bottle was distilled in 1959 by JW Dant, and bottled 10 years later, in 1969, to commemorate the 50 th anniversary of the American Legion.

The official swatch for Saratoga Signature Blue, as defined by the color-organizing company Pantone. The cobalt ... in blue bottles. The color, chosen at first because light blue glass was cheaper ...