Expert: Paul Wagner - 2/10/2011

Question
i have a 2 side one side green the other orange D.O.M Le Directeur B & B Benedictine S.A. i dont kno what year it is and it says made in Fecamp (France) it also says imporiers new york ny the green side has a red seal and the orange side has almost a copper color seal 2 compartment bottle i would like to get a idea of the value and some history on it if posibleand it also says 86 but i doubt its the year

Answer
Hi John

Distilled spirits like this are so high in alcohol that they don't change much in the bottle, for better or worse.  The good news is that this should be perfectly good to drink.  The bad news is that it won't have appreciated in value the way some fine wines do.  This is worth just about as much as a current bottling of the same stuff.

You might try contacting the guys at antiquebottles.com  They are very nice people, and it's possible the that bottle itself will have more value than the liquid inside.  They're the ones who could tell you that.  This bottle was made as a marketing campaign, so they might be interested.

Sorry that I can't give you more exciting news.

Paul Wagner