Welcome to DU!
The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards.
Join the community:
Create a free account
Support DU (and get rid of ads!):
Become a Star Member
Latest Breaking News
General Discussion
The DU Lounge
All Forums
Issue Forums
Culture Forums
Alliance Forums
Region Forums
Support Forums
Help & Search
The DU Lounge
Related: Culture Forums, Support Forums'Alcoholic Tide Pods': Everyone is very confused about the newest way to drink whisky
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2019/10/07/alcoholic-tide-pods-new-way-drink-whisky/
Theyre wrapped in seaweed. Theyre filled with whisky. And theyre now drawing a collective groan from the Internet, thanks to their suspicious resemblance to a laundry detergent pack-turned-meme-turned-public health hazard.
Thats right: Theyre alcoholic Tide Pods.
Well, sort of.
In what is either a highly successful marketing scheme or a inadvertent attempt to launch itself into millennial relevancy, a 195-year-old single-malt Scotch whisky distillery has rolled out three kinds of limited-edition glass-less cocktails, available through Sunday at a posh London bar.
These alcoholic amuse-bouche pouches provide the perfect flavour-explosion experience, the Glenlivet claims.
But as hundreds of baffled commenters online immediately wanted to know: How do you drink them?
Enjoying them is simple, said the distillery in a 53-second video last week. The capsules are popped in the mouth for an instant burst of flavour.
Then, the capsule is simply swallowed.
Surely this is a sick joke, said Julia Macfarlane, a foreign affairs reporter with ABC News, asking the Scottish prime minister to intervene. This is an abomination. What is going on. Somebody do something.
Oh dear lord no, wrote the Scottish actor Sam Heughan, who has announced plans to launch his own (non-capsuled) line of whisky.
Theyre wrapped in seaweed. Theyre filled with whisky. And theyre now drawing a collective groan from the Internet, thanks to their suspicious resemblance to a laundry detergent pack-turned-meme-turned-public health hazard.
Thats right: Theyre alcoholic Tide Pods.
Well, sort of.
In what is either a highly successful marketing scheme or a inadvertent attempt to launch itself into millennial relevancy, a 195-year-old single-malt Scotch whisky distillery has rolled out three kinds of limited-edition glass-less cocktails, available through Sunday at a posh London bar.
These alcoholic amuse-bouche pouches provide the perfect flavour-explosion experience, the Glenlivet claims.
But as hundreds of baffled commenters online immediately wanted to know: How do you drink them?
Enjoying them is simple, said the distillery in a 53-second video last week. The capsules are popped in the mouth for an instant burst of flavour.
Then, the capsule is simply swallowed.
Surely this is a sick joke, said Julia Macfarlane, a foreign affairs reporter with ABC News, asking the Scottish prime minister to intervene. This is an abomination. What is going on. Somebody do something.
Oh dear lord no, wrote the Scottish actor Sam Heughan, who has announced plans to launch his own (non-capsuled) line of whisky.
Now they've done it. Millennials have killed Scotch.
InfoView thread info, including edit history
TrashPut this thread in your Trash Can (My DU » Trash Can)
BookmarkAdd this thread to your Bookmarks (My DU » Bookmarks)
7 replies, 780 views
ShareGet links to this post and/or share on social media
AlertAlert this post for a rule violation
PowersThere are no powers you can use on this post
EditCannot edit other people's posts
ReplyReply to this post
EditCannot edit other people's posts
Rec (2)
ReplyReply to this post
7 replies
= new reply since forum marked as read
Highlight:
NoneDon't highlight anything
5 newestHighlight 5 most recent replies
'Alcoholic Tide Pods': Everyone is very confused about the newest way to drink whisky (Original Post)
IronLionZion
Oct 2019
OP
First they came for mayonnaise, but I didn't speak up, because I wasn't a BLT. NT
mahatmakanejeeves
Oct 2019
#2
underpants
(182,878 posts)1. It's really a great idea those pods
They used them at the last London marathon
IronLionZion
(45,528 posts)3. Runners use a lot of water/sports drink
I'm all about using less plastic but how effective was it at the marathon? They must have gone through a massive amount of pods.
underpants
(182,878 posts)7. They are biodegradable
A lot better than bags and bags of cheap plastic bottles.
mahatmakanejeeves
(57,600 posts)2. First they came for mayonnaise, but I didn't speak up, because I wasn't a BLT. NT
Initech
(100,102 posts)4. You just know that someone, somewhere is going to use one as a suppository.
Count on it.
IronLionZion
(45,528 posts)5. Waste of good Scotch
Eww
abqtommy
(14,118 posts)6. I guess that next someone will make alcoholic jello...oh, wait! That's already a thing!
Goes to show it's always something.