Expert: Paul Wagner - 12/8/2004

Question
What would a bottle of stolichnaya russian vodka be worth to a collector. bottle is the last year that it was stamped with  "made in the USSR" and the lable say's improrted from the USSR

Answer
Dear Tom:

The value of this bottle would be to a collector for the curiosity---the age of the bottle won't improve the vodka, as distilled spirits don't really improve with age in the bottle, only in the barrel.  But a collector of such things might pay $50-150, depending on the condition of the bottle and the provenance.  

Paul Wagner