We need Companies like this

[Russianwolf]

The Blog post is about Mexican Mezcal, and tasting of several offerings from different companies, but look at the part about Scorpion Mezcal.

http://www.irishwhiskeynotes.com/2011/09/spirit-of-mexico.html

Specifically this part

Oh yes, there is also a real scorpion in the bottle! They openly admit this is a marketing gimmick, riffing off the "worm" sometimes found in tequila bottles. It contributes nothing to the flavour. It does, however, contribute to the social good, because the company pays youngsters to gather the scorpions, as long as they can show they are attending high school regularly. An incentive not to drop out early.

Putting money in local kids pockets AND MORE IMPORTANTLY making sure they get an education. This is a company that's taking care of it's own. Way to go. I think I'll go buy a bottle.

 

[theidlemind]

Good reason to buy:biggrin:

 

[Jon-wx5nco]

Good reason to buy:biggrin:

Sounds good to me. Especially the keeping the kids in school part!

 

[Justturnin]

When you finish you can pose the scorpian on the cap and cast an awesome paperweight out of it

 

[Monolith]

Paying kids to chase scorpions...? Not sure if I agree with that being a good thing... lol.

 

[xxShadowxx]

could be kids chasing rattlesnakes for penmaking

 

[Smitty37]

hmmmmm

When I was in school they had us gather milkweed pods for the war effort - WWII. I think that was a tad safer than gathering scorpions.

 

[pianomanpj]

When I was in school they had us gather milkweed pods for the war effort - WWII. I think that was a tad safer than gathering scorpions.

Smitty,

What were the milkweed pods for?

 

[Smitty37]

Life Jackets

They were used somehow in making flotation material for life jackets. What was used was the silky material that is attached to the seeds. They used it as a substitute for Kapok because the supply was cut off by the Japanese.

 

[pianomanpj]

They were used somehow in making flotation material for life jackets. What was used was the silky material that is attached to the seeds. They used it as a substitute for Kapok because the supply was cut off by the Japanese.

Well I'll be... If Unca Sam ever calls me, I'll send all I've got. We've got TONS here in Maine!! :biggrin:

 

[Smitty37]

Not uncommon is it?

They were used somehow in making flotation material for life jackets. What was used was the silky material that is attached to the seeds. They used it as a substitute for Kapok because the supply was cut off by the Japanese.

Well I'll be... If Unca Sam ever calls me, I'll send all I've got. We've got TONS here in Maine!! :biggrin:

Well Delaware is the first place I've lived where we didn't have more of it than I felt like I needed.