Patina is important, and a turbulent airflow remains attached for longer than a laminar one - scratched bottles are faster.
What you really want is a scratched bottle underneath the downtube to generate turbulent flow, with a smooth one behind to pick up the flow.
@Dammit started
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Patina is important, and a turbulent airflow remains attached for longer than a laminar one - scratched bottles are faster.