Czechs make giant glass whisky bottle
August 18th, 2012 - 1:27 pm ICT by IANSPrague, Aug 18 (IANS) Czech glass-makers have created a whisky bottle which can hold 228 litres of whisky.
The hand-blown bottle is 1.7-metre high with a weight of 50 kg, Radek Vana from the glass factory in Svetla nad Sazavou said Friday.
The Edrington Group whisky producer ordered the giant bottle to beat the record of its competitor, Jack Daniels, which holds the record for a big 174-litre bottle, reported Xinhua.
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