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re: Fireball is getting sued for selling mini bottles that don't actually contain whiskey
Posted on 1/25/23 at 2:43 pm to Major Dutch Schaefer
Posted on 1/25/23 at 2:43 pm to Major Dutch Schaefer
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the label for the Fireball Cinnamon states that it's a “Malt Beverage with Natural Whisky & Other Flavors and Caramel Color.”
Case closed. frick off, drunk idiots.
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Posted on 1/25/23 at 2:44 pm to CarRamrod
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its a malt beverage, so it is brewed like beer and not distilled like whiskey.
Word. Makes sense.
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I don’t know if this matter in the legal sense, but the bottles and labels look exactly the same. It seems to me they made them with the intention of people thinking they were the same.
Wouldn't an easy defense of that be "branding"?
This post was edited on 1/25/23 at 2:46 pm
Posted on 1/25/23 at 2:44 pm to Major Dutch Schaefer
The gas station bottles are clearly labeled for anyone who knows what the words and percentages mean. But for those who don't, it's probably misleading.
Not sure what the damages could be though, if the claims is that you were too fricked to read the label but didn't get as fricked up as you were hoping.
But the "real" whisky is nasty enough that I've never been tempted to find out what the gas station version tastes like.
Not sure what the damages could be though, if the claims is that you were too fricked to read the label but didn't get as fricked up as you were hoping.
But the "real" whisky is nasty enough that I've never been tempted to find out what the gas station version tastes like.
Posted on 1/25/23 at 2:45 pm to Major Dutch Schaefer
Is this a class action? Can i join? One of my buddies brought that shite to our annual PigFest hog hunting trip and I knew something wasn't right.
Posted on 1/25/23 at 2:45 pm to TomJoadGhost
Doesn't say "whisky" on it so
Posted on 1/25/23 at 2:46 pm to Major Dutch Schaefer
I have a small bottle of this unopened. I'll be rich af after all the recalls and rebranding 
Posted on 1/25/23 at 2:46 pm to TomJoadGhost
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I knew they were different because gas stations here in Alabama can’t sell liquor.
Yeah, the fact that gas stations in Texas can't sell liquor is the only reason I was curious enough to read the label while standing line with my high class Lone Star.
Posted on 1/25/23 at 2:48 pm to Major Dutch Schaefer
Thought I heard some frustrated yelling from the local trailer parks....
Posted on 1/25/23 at 2:48 pm to Sao
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Always curious who would buy the little bottles of hooch.
I have a relative who sells hard liquor. He says that in the hood, the customers often come in and buy the small whiskey bottles 4-5 times in one day (instead of buying one bottle of equal quantity). So, they lose the price break for a single, larger quantity.
Posted on 1/25/23 at 2:48 pm to TomJoadGhost
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I knew they were different because gas stations here in Alabama can’t sell liquor.
They get around that by having a separate entrance to the “liquor side” of the store. I know of two gas stations within 10 miles of my house they sell liquor this way.
Posted on 1/25/23 at 2:49 pm to Major Dutch Schaefer
I surmise this information will affect lots of laypersons in my sphere. Regards.
Posted on 1/25/23 at 2:50 pm to Major Dutch Schaefer
It also has copious amounts of propylene glycol
The FDA allows up to 50 grams of propylene glycol per kilogram in food/drink
The European agencies allow 1 gram per kg
The FDA allows up to 50 grams of propylene glycol per kilogram in food/drink
The European agencies allow 1 gram per kg
This post was edited on 1/25/23 at 2:51 pm
Posted on 1/25/23 at 2:58 pm to CocomoLSU
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Wouldn't an easy defense of that be "branding"?
Possibly. I’m sure there is case law on this. It just seems to me Fireball intended for people to think it was the same thing, otherwise they would have re-worked the bottle and label. I don’t know how or if that matters in this case though. Seems it would.
It’d be like Coca Cola putting Diet Coke in a regular Coke can buy slapping “Diet” somewhere in the fine print.
Posted on 1/25/23 at 3:08 pm to BilbeauTBaggins
I think people are missing the point. There are two different versions of the mini Fireballs. One is malt Liquor and one contains whiskey.
Posted on 1/25/23 at 3:12 pm to redbullwings
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think people are missing the point. There are two different versions of the mini Fireballs. One is malt Liquor and one contains whiskey.
Exactly, in most other states you can’t buy liquor at a gas station, so it’s a non starter. In those states, they sell these reduced 16.5% “fireballs” at the gas stations for the bums to latch onto.
Fireball sold at a package store is the real deal normal stuff.
Posted on 1/25/23 at 3:16 pm to fr33manator
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Make Goldschlager Great Again
Rather Peppermint
Posted on 1/25/23 at 3:19 pm to Darth_Vader
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I can honestly say I’ve never once tried Fireball. Doesn’t appeal to me at all. I’ll stick with bourbon.
I don't like to take shots very often. I only want to drink to enjoy the beverage and shots just seem to get you to the end of the road without enjoying the journey. Occasionally though, when golfing with some friends, they insist on a Fireball shot. I will usually ask them to get me a shot of Tito's if I'm going to have to shoot something. I had my fair share of Fireball and Goldschlager binges back in college.
Posted on 1/25/23 at 3:24 pm to Major Dutch Schaefer
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Fireball is getting sued for selling mini bottles that don't actually contain whiskey
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The miniature bottles of both offerings look quite similar, but the label for the Fireball Cinnamon states that it's a “Malt Beverage with Natural Whisky & Other Flavors and Caramel Color.” Additionally, the Fireball Cinnamon alcohol by volume (ABV), which stands at 16.5%, is much lower than the Fireball Cinnamon Whisky (33%).
Posted on 1/25/23 at 3:25 pm to Major Dutch Schaefer
I was at a local regional grocery store not long ago and I saw they had a bucket of these tiny bottles like those buckets of double bubble that you would bring to the ballpark to play baseball, and they had about 200 little bottles in there for $17, and I considered getting it and bringing it to a tailgate, but just stuck with my traditional whiskey of choice
Posted on 1/25/23 at 3:27 pm to TomJoadGhost
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don’t know if this matter in the legal sense, but the bottles and labels look exactly the same. It seems to me they made them with the intention of people thinking they were the same.
This, it’s clearly deceptive because it’s virtually the same packaging and even says the word whisky on it. Further, they sell regular fireball in the same small bottles.
Why else would they make no effort to alter the packaging if not to deceive?
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