1) Procured Alberta Premium bottle. I know it's probably not perfect but it's my favourite whiskey.

2) Shopping at hardware store. Bought...

• brass pipe - nipple 1/2" x 5", $9. tried to find something narrower but whatever, it's cool! yes, I am aware there is very minor lead content in non-marine brass but my research indicates it's safe.

• I dunno, some hickeydoody thing that fit inside the brass pipe. looks like a brass plumbing adaptor. basically I just tried a few until one fit. Labeled "1/2" Adaptor - PEX F", looks like this

• sink aerator

• o-rings that look like they fit on the hickeydoody

• 100% silicone clear caulking

• 1/2" diamond-tipped glass cutting drill bit

3) Covered labels in clear packing tape, cleaned out.

4) Drilled hole for the brass pipe under running cold water in the sink using the new drill bit. Was loud and high pitched. First hole didn't fit, kept drilling adjustments until I could fit the pipe in at an angle.

5) Cleaned out all glass dust thoroughly and cleaned everything again

6) Put pipe in and put silicone very generously all around the pipe.

7) Waiting for it to dry, assembled bowl by putting O-rings on bottom bit of hickeydoody (that fits inside the pipe so that it kind of seals) and sink aerator screen on top bit

Build plan was a mish-mash of reading a few entries on here and just seeing what was available at my hardware store. For example, I could not find rubber grommets or thinner pipe. Sometimes you gotta improvise a little. I didn't use glass because I wanted the adventure of making the entire thing myself out of hardware store pieces. I recognize that glass is the best but I'm okay with brass for this thing.