Hi CF, I have some bottles of Grey Goose (750 ml), Camarena Tequila (750 ml) and Seagrams (1.75 liters), and I want to take them with me in my travel. I've never put glass anything in my checked-in baggage. Is it a good idea to take these with me? If so, how should I pack them???
My boss does this with wine but I didn't think to ask him how. I'm thinking two boxes: one bottle-sized, and another one slightly bigger: and some packing peanuts in each of them. Also, you gotta realize this is a crap shoot, cuz they can check anything, anywhere.
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I usually just wrap in some clothes or towels and put a plastic bag around it just in case they break. As long as there is no play in your suitcase, you should be fine.
Put them in checked baggage, better if you have a hard shell. Last Cruz I went on I came back with about 5 bottles of stuff. 1 bottle broke, was coffee liquor, made a big sticky mess. Make sure you put them in a bag. Wish I had done that. The glass didn't break, but it had some fancy spout it that broke off.
Put the bottles in bubble wrap, then put in other bag (like in a ziploc bag), then close it very well. If they broke, you still have the liquor in the bag, and not all over your clothes and suitcase.
like the others... first layer on the bottle is a ziplock (or other watertight bag). then, roll the bottle in your cheapest clothing articles (undershirts, underwear, t-shirts). set all the individually-rolled bottles aside. pack your bag normally... if you're paranoid, put a sheet of cardboard on the bottom of the suitcase. then, fill the suitcase 1/3 or 1/2 way. now, put your rolled bottles in the middle of the suitcase. add more clothes on top, and stuff what you can in between the bottles. layer the suitcase up until you're done. add another sheet of cardboard on top, and close it up. the cardboard sandwich should give more rigidity to the front and back of the case, so direct hits get spread amongst your clothes. the bottles are nestled right in the heart of the suitcase, in a "cocoon" kinda thing. and finally, if the bottles break, they're contained in a zipper bag. if they merely leak, then it's your cheapest clothes that took the hardest hit. if you need more insulation, wadded up newspaper works great because it has more "contraction" capability than cloth. (came back from italy with 9 bottles of wine and liquor a few years ago. didn't lose a single one.)
