Glen Catrine Bonded Warehouse Limited has been been fined £12,000 (almost $20,000) for spilling 6,600 litres of whisky into the River Ayr in Scotland. That adds up to about 7,140 bottles. Yowzah.
STV reports that the accident occurred when a tanker truck carrying 27,500 litres of Ye Olde Scottish Whisky pumped it into the wrong vat, leading to an overflow which then spilled into the river.
While the internet packs up en masse to visit the “Whisky River,” Scottish environmentalists are not too pleased.
Sara Shaw, Procurator Fiscal, Wildlife and Environment told STV:
It looks like whisky river is a one-time event. Word to our Scottish readers: please take your lunch break at the River Ayr for us.
Scroll down for a few of our favorite responses via Twitter.
@BBCScotlandNews and in other news, swimming in the River Ayr is now Scotland’s number one participation sport breaking all previous records
— Saltire Comics (@SaltireComics) January 23, 2014
Thousands of bottle of Scottish whisky accidentally dumped into River Ayr. Trout very happy. #whisky #scotland http://t.co/MvpbrZxOBl
— Jim Richardson (@JimRichardsonNG) January 25, 2014
7,140 bottles of whisky spilled into River Ayr. No wonder we have been sleeping so well! http://t.co/ArOjl9YYpi
— Dave Watson (@UnisonDave) January 24, 2014
Ayr river rats celebrated as river flowed with whisky after bottling plant split 6000 litres http://t.co/b4OTEhLaFW
— Laura Lee (@GlasgaeLauraLee) January 23, 2014
[via Thrillist]