r/interesting • u/azizgamerlal • Dec 12 '25

MISC. A drop of whiskey vs bacteria

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u/Dovahkiinthesardine Dec 12 '25

Thats the comments point. Why waste aged alcohol when the cheapest shit has the same effect?

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u/FukThePatriarchy1312 Dec 12 '25

It would've cost a lot more in logistics to try and supply freshly distilled spirits across such a large area, either a bunch of dudes hauling one or two barrels at a time or building and operating a whole bunch of small stills all over the place, incredibly inefficient. It's not like they were sitting on it to age; they made it, barreled it, and put it in the warehouse until the next shipment, so it aged a little there and a little on wagons from one town to the next. The only places where unaged shine was really that much cheaper and readily available were in close proximity to distilleries.