White for water, blue for vodka.

dang you would expect a new water bottle to not be all dinged up like that, but I respect your choice, it looks cool!

Some of my best purchases over the last decade (or at least seem to be used the most) are a zojirushi vacuum insulated 600ml mug, dear god the enamel can take a beating, looks (and works) brand new after 5? years and is still in production. Put three coffees in it in the morning and you're good all day (the way I make coffee anyway). The other was a 1L vacuum bottle (surprisingly actually was) with a pop up straw for cold water off ebay for like $10 on overflow or whatever, which is also a trooper, got lucky.

Given you use them each day, it's worth getting good ones.

We used to have workshops in the university that could, among other things, add threads to anything. When those dudes retired they just shut them down. It's easier to buy off-the-shelf stuff now or let students figure it out.

Did the threads give in the bottle or on the cap? "Many years" doesn't sound that many for an object consisting of two parts that I'd expect to last multiple lifetimes.

Plot twist: the new one is on the left, like one of those fancy jeans you buy pre-torn and faded for twice the price.

Me too !! I needed a replacement but did not find one i liked until this :

Yes.. 600ml, no straw, built in led light (100%/50%20%) charged by solar light or built in USB-A male. I just could not help myself. I parted with an equivalent of $7 and i'm happy

I shall pour one out for your fallen old comrade.

Try not to get so much blue on it this time!