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Warning to all Brits who've received a bottle of Baileys today

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Updated 09:38 25 Dec 2024 GMTPublished 14:52 23 Dec 2024 GMT

Warning to all Brits who've received a bottle of Baileys today

There's one thing you shouldn't do if you've got a bottle of Baileys, this Christmas

Joshua Nair

Joshua Nair

It's officially Christmas, which means that we must celebrate the birth of the baby Jesus Christ, and also enjoy having a drink or two more than normal.

But there is one alcoholic drink that sits above the rest as one of the main festive choices - this is, of course, Baileys.

The creamy drink is a nice base to have with hot chocolate or coffee around Christmas, and so it is also a common festive gift.

Even if you haven't been gifted one, you might have one ready for the holiday season, and fair enough.

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The nation-wide favourite will help bring a lot of people happiness this Christmas Day (25 December), as families will cheers to the famous celebration, before digging into a feast, prior to the annual Christmas coma.

Baileys is a festive favourite bevarage (Artur Widak/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
Baileys is a festive favourite bevarage (Artur Widak/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

However, there is something that people keep making a mistake with when it comes to getting rid of the drink, especially once the celebrations are over.

Understandably, once you're into the New Year and faced with the cold, harsh light of January, it doesn't seem like a very appropriate drink, and it becomes the thing that remains in your fridge for months on end.

That's a bit of a problem, though, because Baileys does have an expiration date, and if you are getting rid of it, there's something you absolutely shouldn't do.

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While the drink company itself says it has a shelf life of two years from the date of bottling, opened or unopened, there are others who warn that you'd better quaff the lot within six months.

As a general rule of thumb, if the bottle is unopened, then it might be alright for two years, but once opened, you should probably finish it off within six months.

The drink contains dairy cream, which goes bad over time, and since you don't want to chug a rancid drink, you might end up having to chuck it out.

Now, normally you'd think about pouring the expired beverage down the kitchen sink and sticking the bottle in the recycling, but according to the Daily Mirror, that's not what you should do.

Do not pour it down the sink (Igor Golovniov/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)
Do not pour it down the sink (Igor Golovniov/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)

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They report that tradesmen from MyBuilder.com have warned that Baileys can 'wreak havoc' with your plumbing, and even end up blocking your pipes.

Since dairy cream contains a lot of fat, it puts Baileys in the list of things that should never go down your sink.

The big three are fat, oil, and grease; they're not good for your pipes, and can end up clogging your plumbing up which is really not what you need at this time of year, or any time really.

If you want to get rid of old, rancid Baileys properly, it seems as though the proper method is to pour the liquid contents into a container and then chuck that in your bin.

That's how you get rid of the stuff that shouldn't be going down your kitchen sink.

Featured Image Credit: John Keeble/Getty Images Getty Stock

Topics: Alcohol, Christmas, Food And Drink, Holiday, Weather

Joshua Nair
Joshua Nair

Joshua Nair is a journalist at LADbible. Born in Malaysia and raised in Dubai, he has always been interested in writing about a range of subjects, from sports to trending pop culture news. After graduating from Oxford Brookes University with a BA in Media, Journalism and Publishing, he got a job freelance writing for SPORTbible while working in marketing before landing a full-time role at LADbible. Unfortunately, he's unhealthily obsessed with Manchester United, which takes its toll on his mental and physical health. Daily.

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