Article 291VH Can you solve it? The whisky puzzle that will have you on the rocks

Can you solve it? The whisky puzzle that will have you on the rocks

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Alex Bellos
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A peaty poser for a dry January! The solution is now live: did you solve it, or will you be trying to drown your sorrows?

Hello guzzlers.

If you are now abstaining from alcohol, as many end-of-year over-indulgers do, today's puzzle is for you. Here's a full whisky bottle. It has a height of 27cm and a diameter of 7cm, and contains 750 cubic centimetres of whisky. It has a dome-like indentation at the bottom like many bottles have.

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