An Ode to a Two Gallon Container of Fine Chinese Liquor
For all those occasions when a normal-sized bottle just won’t impress
One day, while navigating a grocery store, I came across a vessel of high-proof alcohol the size of a propane tank, and of course I had to take a picture. I didn’t know what I might do with that picture, but I needed the memento.
I also don’t know what one would do with a vessel of high-proof alcohol the size of a propane tank. Well, apart from the obvious, of course — but what circumstances would call for such a thing in particular? How often does one need to arrange a drinking binge for four or five dozen of his closest friends? Might there not be an easier way to serve a large party than with a single 25+ pound vessel with smooth sides and no easy way to hoist it?
I’m overlooking the obvious, of course, which is that the impressive size is the entire point. To drive the point home on the size, this is 10 liters of baijiu, which — for those of you not well-versed in the metric system — is over two gallons. It isn’t the cheap stuff, either. This vessel costs in excess of $1300 dollars. Liter for liter, it’s not the most expensive you’re going to find, but it’s still pretty nice.
Was I surprised to see a $1300 dollar jug of alcohol in a grocery store? A little…
