Things you always wanted to know the answer to [Vol. 4]
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SCEtoAUX said:
I'm in a whisky bar in Scotland.
25 year old Highland Park costs £36 a glass.
30 year old costs £64 a glass.
Why doesn't the distillary just keep the 25 year stuff another five years and maje way more money?
(I realise wholesale and retail will vary massively, but even so...)
I expect there are more people prepared to pay £36 for a glass than £64, better to sell 100 at £36 than 10 at £64. Also they will lose more from the barrel in the extra 5 years, the angels share, so less to bottle and sell.25 year old Highland Park costs £36 a glass.
30 year old costs £64 a glass.
Why doesn't the distillary just keep the 25 year stuff another five years and maje way more money?
(I realise wholesale and retail will vary massively, but even so...)
Alpacaman said:
I expect there are more people prepared to pay £36 for a glass than £64, better to sell 100 at £36 than 10 at £64. Also they will lose more from the barrel in the extra 5 years, the angels share, so less to bottle and sell.
Indeed. The age of the whisky is the length of time it has been in the cask. Keeping it in the cask another 5 years means another 5 years of storage, costs of extra storage space, losses due to evaporation (as you say), and lost revenue. Plus, as you say, it gives a tiered product. How did they even figure out that whiskey is better if you leave it in the shed for 20 years. Did someone accidentally leave it, but then had to wait another 20 years for the next batch. Its a pretty long drawn out business model "Hello Mr Bank Manager, can I borrow 100k, hopefully I'll pay it back in 20years"!
Clockwork Cupcake said:
I suspect that the real reason is that white gelcoat is cheap, durable, and is the colour most people want. And gelcoat doesn't need to be painted.
There was a period in the 70's or 80's when caravans were beige and they dated very quickly. But white never really goes out of fashion.
Most of a caravan is aluminium
There was a period in the 70's or 80's when caravans were beige and they dated very quickly. But white never really goes out of fashion.
Most of a caravan is aluminium
talksthetorque said:
captain_cynic said:
White reflect sunlight, making the interiors cooler. Same with a most cruise ships.
I imagine container ships just use thecheapestmost rust-preventative paints.
My 2p worth. I imagine container ships just use the
Doofus said:
It's a hundred and fifty million quid. You'd have to be pretty irresponsibe for there not to be a legacy.
Which is why my classics are in my childrens' names. That saves a lot of inheritance tax. Similarly, were I to win the lottery the money would be split and I would keep say £20 million. I wouldn't know what to do with an enormous sum like that nor the income it would produce. A simplistic example of just investing in Shell Oil would produce £7.5 million a year of income. That's £20,000 per day. After the first flush of spending, buying your villa somewhere and ordering a couple of Ferraris what the hell are you going to do with all that every day? You need to spend £1,000 every hour so as not to get richer. No, the simple life for me. I'd soon want to go back to doing the cooking and having a quiet life in the country. And I wouldn't buy a second home by the way. Why have all the hassle of maintenance when you can rent where you like for three months and then throw the keys back. It's their problem then.
Roofless Toothless said:
As above, mainly down to temperature. Somewhere hot, dark colours absorb the sunlight to a point were they are impossible to even touch. This also means any sea water splashed on them evaporates off almost instantly leaving lots of lovely corrosive salt everywhere. A dark boat not only requires a much higher HVAC load to keep cool inside due to the radiated heat through the hull, but is also a complete pain to keep clean and salt free. Which is why most yachts are white. 
Also differential temperatures across a material cause a very small emf (see Seebeck Effect) which can accelerate corrosion in an already harsh environment. This could be an issue for boats which spend long periods tied up on standby, with one side of the hull in permanent shade, while the other side is exposed to sunlight. White boats minimise this temperature differential.
For the lottery stuff, always brings me back to an old reddit set of posts.
1 . You're screwed
however, best way to manage it...
2 . Part 1
3. Part 2
1 . You're screwed
however, best way to manage it...
2 . Part 1
3. Part 2
Lazadude said:
For the lottery stuff, always brings me back to an old reddit set of posts.
1 . You're screwed
however, best way to manage it...
2 . Part 1
3. Part 2
I have a very thorough plan in place, the only thing lacking is the foresight to choose the correct numbers - before they're drawn.1 . You're screwed
however, best way to manage it...
2 . Part 1
3. Part 2
john2443 said:
popeyewhite said:
White is also one of the easiest colours to spot on the open sea. On the other hand lots of fishing boats, trawlers etc don't have white hulls. Tradition again probably.
Tradition? Surely it's so the fish don't see them coming 
gazzarose said:
How did they even figure out that whiskey is better if you leave it in the shed for 20 years.
Romans, innit!I think it stems from the need to allow wine to remain untouched to allow sediment to separate from the liquid. The Romans found that the wine left the longest was not only the most sediment free but tasted better too. The same principle was applied through migrated knowledge to the creation of spirits.
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