Warning issued to anyone planning on drinking Baileys this winter
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There are a handful of food and drink items that just seem to go hand-in-hand with the festive season - chocolate logs and roast potatoes being prime examples along with Baileys, of course.
Interestingly, however, fans of the drink have been issued a pretty specific warning about handling the rich, creamy beverage this year, with experts saying improper care could end up costing Christmas drinkers a fortune.
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Any Baileys fan knows that the sweet seasonal treat - which has just been slashed to £14 in Amazon's Black Friday sale - can be served a number of different ways.
Some prefer it as a cheeky tipple to spice up their hot chocolates, some incorporate it into an Espresso Martini, while others opt to keep things low-key, serving it chilled with one or two cubes of ice.
The diverse ways in which you can drink it are why millions of bottles are consumed during the Christmas period each year - though, many drinkers often say that the intense flavours within a Baileys mean they can rarely have more than one glass at a given time.
As such, some are left with remnants left within their bottles when January rolls around.
With that in mind, however, household experts are issuing a stern warning against pouring any leftover Bailey's down the sink, and say that any remaining drops should be disposed of with care.
In fact, Southern Water has been warning its customers in general to be extra careful about what goes down the drain post Christmas, explaining something with a high cream content, such as Baileys, is a huge no-no.
“Something like Baileys, which has a cream content could add to problems. No one likes a nasty surprise over the festive season and a blocked drain is no different," Alex Saunders, head of Southern Water’s wastewater network, told Birmingham Live.
“This is the time of year where we do see an increase in blockages, and so many of these can be easily avoided. Blocked sewers can cause flooding to homes and unclogging them can take a lot of time and effort."
The water network also expressed concern over customers pouring oily sauces leftover from takeaways down the drain.
They warned that 250 tonnes of fat can enter sewage systems for every million turkeys cooked over the festive period, too.
It's important to never pour any oily liquid down your drains due to the risk of 'fatbergs' and blockages.
Not only can it smell pretty unpleasant, but it can wreak havoc on your drains.
Pouring leftover oil down the sink can cause you problems in the long run, mainly because the liquid can cool and solidify further down in the pipes and drains.
Over time, this solidified fat can build up and lead to a pretty tough blockage.
Maintain Drains explains: "As these items take longer to break down, they get stuck in the sewer system, blocking the drain pipes. This causes blockage and can even result in the pipes breaking.
"The most common item to cause a fatberg is fat oil and grease. By putting these items down your drain, you can slowly cause a fatberg due to other substances (such as wet wipes) combining with the oil.
"The substances can no longer flow through your drain swiftly and can get caught and stuck in the drain with other non flushable objects. This can result in drain blockages."
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Topics: Christmas, Food and Drink
Rhianna Benson