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It's a gesture you might expect from mustard at a hot dog stand, not from (presumably good) whiskey at a liquor store. Was this was an outer-boroughs allusion to carefree drinking in the big city? If so, the time to settle up has apparently come and gone: The shop seems to be shuttered for good.
Manhattan Liquors Store
Surviving signage on Jamaica Ave. near 89th Ave., Jamaica, Queens
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I think you're on to something. Is it possible that it was re-purposed signage? Unless that's supposed to be bitters...?
Posted by: No/Deli | January 22, 2013 at 04:10 PM
The word seems to be "whisky," but even when enlarged it's very hard to make out.
Posted by: Dave Cook | January 22, 2013 at 11:38 PM