English wine cask units the mediæval French and Italian "botte") or pipe was half a tun, or 1008 pints. Tradition has it that George, Duke of Clarence, the brother of Edward IV of England, was drowned in a butt of malmsey on 18 February 1478. (However, Josephine Tey in "The Daughter of Time" suggests that "drowned in a butt of malmsey" means rather that George, Duke of Clarence, drank himself to death rather than literally drowning in a container of wine.) In Edgar Allan Poe's short story "The Cask of Amontillado", the narrator claims he has received "a pipe of what passes for Amontillado".
Ray Butt Ray Butt Raymond William "Ray" Butt (25 June 1935 – 12 July 2013) was a British television producer and director best known for his work on "Only Fools and Horses". Butt grew up in London as an only child with his mother and father. He left school at 16 and served national service in the Royal Air Force. He produced "Only Fools and Horses" until Series 5, directing most episodes himself, when he moved onto new projects. He is also remembered for his work on "Last of the Summer Wine" and "Are You Being Served?". Butt directed the 1976 two-part