I was wondeing what people use to send samples of absinthe in? I am having a hell of a time trying to find good glass bottles........Is plastic okay so long as it clean and a brand new bottle?

Plastic is OK for very short term storage. Just buy some airplane nips, drink them, and refill them w/ absinthe. The Container Store also sells different kinds of 2oz bottles, and even sells bottle sealing wax. Even got the swanky flip top ones:
http://www.containerstore.com/browse/Produ...125&CATID=64221

Amber glass is good, to keep the sun out of it, try here.

You have to but in small quantities, though ... but at $8, it ain't bad.

DG

Thanks! That is helpful...I just don't want to screw up samples by sending them out in poor containers.....

Since you are in the Minneapolis area, stop by Magus Books. They have a bunch of amber bottles in various sizes.

Specialty bottle

Try your local wine and beer makers hobby shop. Here it's "Wine and Cake Hobbies." This place is OK Too.

Yes sir! I agree with Knee Panties. Magus is the place.

http://www.ebottles.com/

They have better quality bottles than the other link, but a $50 minimum order.

On a more commercial lever, the Hold Everything store has a lot of nice cheap bottles .... about 70 cents each.

DG

I just get bottles in a pharmacy.

They usually have (white or brown) glass bottles of 60cl/2oz and 100ml (these can usually hold 115ml/4oz).

Glass is much better that plastic.

Once again thanks everyone....I live in the middle of "Hick Vill" USA and so getting things like simple glass bottles is a chore.....

Styrofoam coffe cups don't work well at
all.

Yo, Spelling Nazi,
I'm seein' a lotta xit slippin' past your
flipper-grippers lately.

It's Language and Grammar Nazi Easter Holiday.

Besides, pure spelling flames are not as per RFC1855, so I only insert them if I can also insert a pun.

ziploc baggies.

I'd send a sample, but I'm not sure what you'd do with my liver when you got it.

On the serious side, thanks for the links folks. I put in a small order at SpecialtyBottle. That way, I'll have some small bottles for sending samples to friends and trading with people. I should have them before DCLF, which I'm trying to attend.

You could try Nalgene bottles. Nalgene is a speciality plastic that is impervioius to most chemicals. Self-gasketed 8 ounce brown Nalgene bottles are available for $0.50 from a scientific cupply surplus house.

http://www.sciplus.com/singleItem.cfm?term...tLogFrom=Search

I ordered a combination of 44 2oz and 4oz glass bottles with caps for $32 including shipping. Not bad. 8 oz is more than I envision sending to people as samples. If I'm trading with one of you folks, I can always use more than one bottle if I need to, or use a sanitized 12-oz beer bottle and my capper. I have all sorts of large bottles that I use for bottling home brew beer. I just needed to add some things on the smaller side.

Look in your Fruit de Looms.

Hey, remember about the Mayor's share when you're filling up those sample bottles you just ordered.

I threw that one slow and right over the plate, Mayor.

I thought that applied to people that actually made stuff themselves. Not to mention, I don't have a damned thing he hasn't already probably had 100 times. Unless you count the unopened freebie bottle of Ulex Regular my parents got along with their purchase of a bottle of F. Guy. Who would want either of those 100 times?

But, I'd consider sending something he might be out of, if I happen to have it. I need to see what I have at home.


PS And I plan to send something to LF04, even if I can't make it.

I would prefer to never see another bottle of Ulex as long as I live.

DG

There is nothing wrong with a bottle of Ulex. Seriously. You just have to make sure you don't drink the stuff! So far, I've been successful at not drinking it.

Unfortunately, in 90 years, I don't think it will be worth anything, regardless of the ullage and label condition.

Drink it and you won't.

Use it in place of Drano?

Brano.

you've been drinking it since you were a child, eh?

"I would prefer to never see another bottle of Ulex as long as I live."

I'll say the same for Elixier. There's no "I" in team, and there's no "X" in absinthe.

So you think Fruko Schulz is absinthe?

No. It's Filterated Czeckerland Xit.

No, but it's definitely Fukn Shitz.

Ha!

There's no "me" in team either. Oh, xit.

...and so there'll be no "U."

DG

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Absinthe get-togethers are hell on the sample bottle supply. I'll have to restock before LF04.

Absinthe get togethers are hell on my liver ....

DG

Speaking of the Ferret ... what the hell happened buddy? I know you missed your flight, but you could have caught the next one. What happened? They offer you the free ticked and you sold it on Ebay?

DG

Yeah Bumpy, what happened to you?
You get lost in Brooklyn again?

I was born in Brooklyn, and I've been lost ever since.

34:55

just noticed.

From the pictures and stories, I'd say they're also hell on Louched Liver.

Sorry Mayor, but I couldn't let it pass. Hope the eye's feeling better.

The eye is only a fraction of the damage.

I was carpet bombed.

May I just say that I was not there to hurt anyone. I was on hand to provide comic relief and witty banter.

DG

And a fine job you did, monkey.
A fine job, indeed.