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Showing Original Post only (View all)No. No. Just... no. Canned Scotch. [View all]
http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/lifestyle/2012/01/just-like-beer-scotch-gets-canned/
Just when the controversy over the banned FourLoko has died down, a beverage company has come out with straight Scotch in a can, just like soda pop.
Though theres been no uproar so far, as was the case with the alcohol-caffeine combo FourLoko, Scottish Spirits Scotch in a Can is being marketed as a distilled and matured in Scotland for a minimum of 3 years in oak casks. It has notes of honey, vanilla, butterscotch, apples and pears, and a hint of peat and smoke in the background, as described on their site.
Each can contains about eight shots or 12 ounces of 80-proof Scotch. The cans are re-sealable, as the company does not endorse drinking a whole can in one sitting.
Monique Force, a spokesperson for Scottish Spirits Imports, says the product was created from the need for convenience factor: people can take this boating, poolside, or to a football tailgating party without bringing a glass bottle.
Though theres been no uproar so far, as was the case with the alcohol-caffeine combo FourLoko, Scottish Spirits Scotch in a Can is being marketed as a distilled and matured in Scotland for a minimum of 3 years in oak casks. It has notes of honey, vanilla, butterscotch, apples and pears, and a hint of peat and smoke in the background, as described on their site.
Each can contains about eight shots or 12 ounces of 80-proof Scotch. The cans are re-sealable, as the company does not endorse drinking a whole can in one sitting.
Monique Force, a spokesperson for Scottish Spirits Imports, says the product was created from the need for convenience factor: people can take this boating, poolside, or to a football tailgating party without bringing a glass bottle.
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But what does that have to do with cans which seems to be what you're reffing in the OP?
Lionessa
Feb 2013
#11
There will be young people ending up with alcohol poisoning from chugging these.
House of Roberts
Feb 2013
#8
3 year single-grain "Scotch" (*ahem*) would have to be for mixing, I think. I hope?
Recursion
Feb 2013
#36
$5 / can. Easily hidden and resold. A package traditionally used for chugging....
Junkdrawer
Feb 2013
#38
I just emailed the company's attorney (with a CC to our state's biggest product liability firm)...
Junkdrawer
Feb 2013
#65
Some things are just wrong and that is one. I predict this will be a marketing bust.
yellowcanine
Feb 2013
#13
oh, yes, by all means let's make it more convienient for anybody drinking hard liquor by the lake or
liberal_at_heart
Feb 2013
#84