A Swiss company submerged the alcohol at a depth of 23 meters at the end of August to bring a special flavor to this gin, which was previously sold for €99 a bottle. Problem: Probably well-equipped thieves are taking everything.
Swiss company Fishgroup discovered on December 7 that an 800 kg orb containing 220 liters of gin had mysteriously disappeared at a depth of 23 meters after sinking in Switzerland’s Lake Constance at the end of August. This wine.
For three years, the company has been pouring a special batch for the Christmas holiday, to give these bottles a special taste, all of which are sold in advance for almost €99. The steel ball is sunk by a floating crane and sunk by divers who fix the device on the bottom of the lake.
An underwater robot and a sonar
Trouble is, when Crane returned to collect the booze this week, they found only a footprint of the sphere at the bottom of the lake. Swiss newspaper Le Madin. The company searched the bottom of the lake with divers, sonar and underwater robots, but found no trace of the sphere.
Probably the most well-equipped thieves have apparently succeeded in snatching the container and contents of this strange product: enough to give producers and gin lovers a hangover two weeks before the holidays end.
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