That's right baby..... Back in 1978, Telly Savalas was a hot hunk of middle aged mystery man, so naturally he was the first one mentioned to seduce us with the smoothness of Black Velvet Whisky. As the ad says...

"There are a lot of whiskies out there. Straights. Blends. Canadians. But none can give you the exceptional feel of Black Velvet Canadian Whisky. A premium import at a very reasonable price."

What descriptive ad copy, eh? All I learned is that it's Canadian, not too expensive, and goes with my after-hours chest hair/wide collar/gold chain look... must be good!