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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.
(Score: 2, Interesting) by nitehawk214 on Friday March 20 2020, @08:19PM
151 is discontinued? Fuck, now we will have to use everlcear or something that tastes even worse to breathe fire while camping.
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