From Punted To Boston Round — This Is A Guide To Whisky Bottles For The Curioso
If you are a whisky aficionado, put your knowledge of the spirit to the test and attempt to answer this trivia quiz revolving around whisky bottles. And if you are a whisky curioso keen to know more about different whisky bottle types, this quiz is perfect for you too – a handy guide that dives into their myriad shapes and how they have a role to play in evoking tradition, exclusivity, heritage and even the dynamism of whisky bottling.
Take a look at the trivia quiz below and find out how many bottles you can guess. To make things easier, you’ll also find jumbled words (or anagrams) to their answers as clues. Can you guess what bottle types they hide?
Let’s begin.
THE QUIZ:
1. This used to be one of the most common bottle sizes in America, whose name comes from being ⅕th of a gallon. What type of bottle is this?
Clue: If Class Fitch
2. Which bottle type has a dimpled or hollow base, often used for storing spirits to maintain stability?
Clue: Ape Ted Buns
3. What’s the name of a thick glass with rounded shoulders, used for storing infusions and bitters?
Clue: Tons Rob Nodu
4. This is a large bottle that comes with a loop or handle and is great for use during house parties.
Clue: Lad Hen
5. Which is the bottle commonly used for bottling wine and champagne – seldom whisky – with a good capacity for storing the spirit?
Clue: Gum Man
6. You will find this appearing often in popular culture – a flat and portable container for storing whisky.
Clue: Ask LF
7. Next time you travel in an airplane, you will spot these tiny liquor bottles used for storing whiskies and vodkas.
Clue: Pin
8. Now mostly a collectible, whisky would earlier be sold in this glass jug.
Clue: No Gall
9. With a flat shoulder design, thick bottom and super flint, which is this whisky bottle that spells luxury design?
Clue: Gale Oil
10. Tall, straight-sided, with a heavy base, the clue lies in its Scandinavian roots, used as it is for storing spirits like the aquavit.
Clue: Rod Inc.
THE PUZZLE:
Let’s make this more interesting. Can you find the decoded anagrams in the word grid below?
THE BOTTLE TYPES:
Well played! You seem to have really taken a deep dive into the world of whiskies. But for those who are yet to crack some of the jumbled words, here are the answers to the trivia quiz!
1. Classic Fifth | 2. Punted Base | 3. Boston Round | 4. Handle | 5. Magnum | 6. A Flask | 7. Nip | 8. Gallon | 9. Galileo | 10. Nordic
STILL A WAY TO GO?
Here’s the solved word grid, just in case you missed a few whisky bottle variations.
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