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Called a ’40’ in Canada. This bottle size is outdated and no longer used. Half Gallon (59.2 U.S. fl oz/1.75 L) Most bottles produced in the later 19 th Century and early 20 th Century look like current bottles. They were usually cylindrical in shape, like a bottle of Glenlivet.
GUST: Pe papile aduce zahărul brun, măr copt la cuptor cu glazură de vanilie și caramel, urmat de ghimbir îndulcit ce se apropie de tonul exotic al vaniliei. This bottle is known as a Handle in Europe because it usually has a handle on the side. Called a 60 pounder in Canada because it is almost 60 fluid ounces.
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We know this because of historical record describing the death of a chieftain from “taking a surfeit of aqua vitae” — which was the name for whiskey at the time. This is the standard spirit bottle size currently used by countries in the European Union. It is known as a European metric ‘quart’. There have also continually experimented with new ways of distilling and ageing their spirits, which is why we have so many types of whiskey today. GUST: Pe papile se aduce aroma de miere, o notă de cereale condimentate ce se lasă discret acoperită de stejar amar, pătruns de aromele unor loturi diferite de whiskey.
Bacardi Superior rum was fashioned because the only rum that was available was harsh and not aimed at the gentleman of the time. To create his superior rum Don Facundo had to find the highest quality of ingredients, including a unique strain of yeast which he found growing in the sugarcane fields outside Santiago de Cuba. This proprietary strain of yeast became known as ‘LA Levadura Bacardi’ and continues to be used today to provide the unique flavour found in Bacardi rum. These early whiskies were usually transported in casks, barrels, carboys, clay pots, ceramic jugs, stoneware jugs, metal flasks, or leather flasks. This is an outdated bottle size that was replaced by the 375mL bottle. It was known as a ‘Commercial Pint’. The ‘Pinta’ is a similar bottle size, which halfway between the U.S. and European pints at 12.7 U.S. fl oz/365 mL. Half Litre (500 mL)This bottle is well-known because it is still used on most commercial flights. Half Pint (6.8 U.S. fl oz/200 mL)