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posted by martyb on Friday March 20 2020, @01:15AM   Printer-friendly
from the Not-to-be-taken-internally dept.

Al Jazeera:

Scotland's ability to manufacture (and consume) alcohol such as Scotch whisky may be world-renowned, but Scottish distilleries are today joining the fight against the coronavirus pandemic.

Responding to a global shortage of hand sanitiser, which has seen barren supermarket shelves across Scotland and the United Kingdom as demand outstripped supply, some Scottish spirit makers have begun a novel form of alcohol production that, just days ago, would have been seen as laughable.

[...] "This idea was not even 24 hours old," said Andrew Mackenzie, owner of Verdant Spirits, before he decided to switch production from gin to hand sanitiser earlier this week, following requests from local caregivers in Dundee, eastern Scotland.

Don't drink the hand sanitizer, even if it smells delightfully like Glen Alba.


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  • (Score: 4, Funny) by Magic Oddball on Friday March 20 2020, @07:51AM (2 children)

    by Magic Oddball (3847) on Friday March 20 2020, @07:51AM (#973430) Journal

    Sounds like at least one AC ignored the warnings to not drink the hand sanitizer...

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday March 20 2020, @05:15PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Friday March 20 2020, @05:15PM (#973560)

    ACs prefer Sterno.

  • (Score: 2) by barbara hudson on Friday March 20 2020, @09:07PM

    by barbara hudson (6443) <barbara.Jane.hudson@icloud.com> on Friday March 20 2020, @09:07PM (#973626) Journal
    He needed to find out if it blends :-)
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