Whiskey in plastic bottles.

[2airishuman]

An abomination.

As Glass Shortage Continues, Some Distillers Using Plastic

As a major glass shortage continues to grip the United States' spirits industry, some distillers have been forced to sell their spirits in plastic bottles.

whiskeyraiders.com

 

[Point Break]

No……just no……

 

[tybee]

hmmm. in my area, no one recycles glass...

 

[justsomeguy!]

An abomination.

I think you worry about stupid stuff.

 

[Blue Crab]

An abomination.

I don't see how it could taste any worse.

 

[Jules]

It's happening with rum, too.

 

[crankcall]

no glass on my boat if preventable , plastic bottles are just fine

 

[Captain Ketamine]

That’s lucky I was worried it was Whisky, Instead of Whiskey. Thank goodness...

 

[Mrleft8]

All sorts of spiritous liquors have been bottled in plastic for decades. Lighter weight, they don't break, and they make better looking bailers than clorox bottles.

 

[10thTonner]

I always keep a handful of these bottle condoms on board. Cheap as dirt. The inner layer is made of blister foil, outer layer is some heavier clear foil. Pretty good protection for glass bottles, and a bit of a temperature insulation, too.

(No affiliation etc… I would crosspost this to gear anarchy, but I don’t know how.)

 

[Vieux Port]

Quite right. Should be sold only in proper coopered wooden barrels.

 

[bmiller]

Next thing you know they'll be putting wine in a box.........

 

[Snaggletooth]

Next thing you know they'll be putting wine in a box.........

thhet coude be realley sloppey..........

 

[Ed Lada]

thhet coude be realley sloppey..........

You just have to be careful to pour no faster than you can... oh never mind.

 

[heavym210]

What does a glass booze bottle cost?
There may be a good business case to make booze bottles returnable.

I wish that we could do returnables, booze, wine, and beer.

As I understand the beer truck drivers were sick of bringing back returnables as it took quite a bit of time and they weren’t getting paid for what they returned. So we nixed returnables and probably make a billion pounds of beer bottles a year.

 

[Happy]

Perfectly acceptable for mass-produced shite made in factories, for consumption by people who sail boats made of frozen snot, with women made of silicon and botox.

 

[Charlie Foxtrot]

It's happening with rum, too.

Noooooooo! Thank gawd I've got a case of cheap Costco Spiced Rum in my "survival" supplies....

 

[Tacoma Mud Flats]

Next you know they will be putting whisky in milk cartons with "have you seen me?" in big letters on the side with your and my picture, further stating "last seen at (local bar), often tells fanciful tales about the sea and sailing ..."

 

[10thTonner]

What does a glass booze bottle cost?
There may be a good business case to make booze bottles returnable.

I wish that we could do returnables, booze, wine, and beer.

As I understand the beer truck drivers were sick of bringing back returnables as it took quite a bit of time and they weren’t getting paid for what they returned. So we nixed returnables and probably make a billion pounds of beer bottles a year.

Glass returnables only work in larger quantities. Over here, returnables have a good market share for beer (of course), softdrinks, sparkling water, juice, and milk, but not for wine or booze.