NOOOOOOOOOOO
Submitted by Travii on Thu, 11/15/2007 - 15:38.
From This Article:
Hundreds of bottles of Jack Daniel's whiskey, some of it almost 100 years old, may be unceremoniously poured down a drain because authorities suspect it was being sold by someone without a license.
All I can hope for is that someone echoes JFK's demand to his Chief of Staff regarding some 1200 Cuban cigars, right after the embargo: "I want you to destroy these things. By burning them. One by one. Slowly."
Sure, it'll be poured out, but who's to say that it can't be poured out an oz and a half a time, into little glasses, with a couple cubes of ice.
And, if they can't sell it, why not just give it away to The Populace At Large?
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Comments
i totally heard about this on NPR today. they were bemoaning it as well :)
"...You're sweetness from the Bleachner,
And spunkier than tea,
Oh, whiskey you're me darlin' drunk or sober!"
While it is a shame that a desired object will be destroyed, in reality you wouldn't want to drink that stuff. I'm not just saying that because it's Jack Danies but because the whiskey is proably undrinkable. Plastic caps would break down over time and be disolved into the liquor as would any ancient means of sealing. Probably another angel's share of aclohol would have evaporated along with sunlight and heat breaking down all of the flavors.
I see this more akin to the police burning up all of the illegal fireworks they siezed on the 4th. Though at least that would be entertaining to watch.
I could see dissolved polymers actually improving the taste of JD. Black label anyway; the Single Barrel would be tainted no doubt.
And as for the health element...well hell man, this ain't Vitamin water bros. I smoke cigarettes, drink whiskey and eat fast food. You wanna live forever?