I have always known about Bashews, and seen it around. Not until I recently read a blog about the history, only then did I realise how iconic this brand is. I decided to go on an awesome adventure to find the original bottling company/factory, only to discover they had reverted to only doing sales and that the beautiful glass bottles I was keen to find had been discontinued bout 3 years ago and was replaced with plastic bottles wrapped in more plastic :(
The actual factory only sells the cooldrink, and gets a bottling company to do the rest!
Attached some pics of me roaming the Bashews factory...when I arrived in Maitland with Nabeelah and my gps, I was happy to find some original Bashew glass bottles and a few crates drying in the sun.
Then serendipity let Stanley, who has been with Bashews 20 years, walk pass me. He pointed me to duck under the half open garage door, only to discover myself roaming amongst the last of the 6000 original glass Bashew bottles and original wooden crates! Stanley very enthusiastically helped me choose some of the most intact vintage crates and best bottles for our launch party. "This glass is unbreakable" he told me hammering a nail into one of the crates with a Bashew glass bottle!
Enjoy the pics...
I think Marshmallows and Bashews is on the menu for the launch party... anyone know anything interesting about marshmallows? :p
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| choosing the perfect Bashew bottle :) |
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| year 1889 Glass and wood |
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| year 2014 Covered in plastic and more plastic |
