Comments on: USA to relax bottle size restrictions on wine and spirits? http://scotchhobbyist.com/2009/07/23/usa-bottle-size/ Learning about the wonderful world of whisk(e)y and sharing the journey. Fri, 03 Feb 2012 06:54:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: MountainMan41 http://scotchhobbyist.com/2009/07/23/usa-bottle-size/#comment-1727 Tue, 18 Jan 2011 21:48:44 +0000 http://scotchhobbyist.com/?p=991#comment-1727 I DID NOT fall asleep. Very interesting. I came here looking for the answer to what size containers a bottle of Scotch would have been in about 1858. I don’t suppose you know but will monitor this thread just in case somebody answers.

]]> By: Scotch Hobbyist http://scotchhobbyist.com/2009/07/23/usa-bottle-size/#comment-248 Fri, 24 Jul 2009 06:27:17 +0000 http://scotchhobbyist.com/?p=991#comment-248 Thanks Horst!

I had my wife a little worried when, after I sent an email asking for contact info, somebody from the Treasury Department called my house and asked me to return their call before 3pm.

She quickly called me at work wondering what kind of trouble I was getting into. :-)

]]> By: Horst Luening http://scotchhobbyist.com/2009/07/23/usa-bottle-size/#comment-247 Fri, 24 Jul 2009 06:05:02 +0000 http://scotchhobbyist.com/?p=991#comment-247 Hello from Europe!

I find it wonderfull, if somebody is trying hard to look behind the scenes.

With constantly asking yourself (and others) you get a big insight into particular matters. And it does not take long, for becoming better than the official red tapers.

Kind Regards,
Horst

]]> By: Scotch Whisky News and Tasting Notes | Whisky Party http://scotchhobbyist.com/2009/07/23/usa-bottle-size/#comment-246 Thu, 23 Jul 2009 21:27:19 +0000 http://scotchhobbyist.com/?p=991#comment-246 [...] Ever wonder why whisky bottles in the US are bigger than those in Europe?  Here’s the reason. [...]

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