Keep in mind that a screw capped bottle shouldn't be put on its side either. The inside of the cap has a piece of cardboard for sealing and that flavor might get into the whisky when it comes into contact with it.
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Keep in mind that a screw capped bottle shouldn't be put on its side either. The inside of the cap has a piece of cardboard for sealing and that flavor might get into the whisky when it comes into contact with it.
No explosions, but the cork gets wet on one end but doesn't wick. Ended up with some oddly shaped cork that didn't fit the bottles well. It's a bad sign when you go to pour for friends and the cork slides out of the bottle.Quote:
Originally Posted by ChainWhip
I don't think they use cardboard anymore, do they? I went through several bottles I have, and the only one I could find with one was a BHC OF 12 yr. Most of the bottles (mostly recent vintages) just had the cap with nothing else.Quote:
Originally Posted by Shuboy
Venturing a bit off-topic here, anybody remember when they put a real cork "disc" inside softdrink caps? :) Then they went to the plastic disc, now nada.
And I thought I was the only one anal enough to make sure my bottles stay upright for the ride home.:cool:
I remember the cork disks in bottle caps. I remember carefully popping the disk out, putting the bottle cap on the front of my t-shirt, and popping the cork disk back in through the back of the shirt so the cap would stay on like a button.
I bought a bottle of Stagg last year and when the clerk came from the back where it was stored he was holding it upside down by the neck and was
waving it side to side like he was trying to mix the ingredients. I almost said something but it was the last bottle they had and it took a phone call to the boss for them to ok them
giving it to me so I bit my lip, and was happy to know it didn't leak.
Lots of bottle ship with ability to leak. Lots, many. Corks, twist tops, all types. Seems to be a bigger problem with twist tops.Quote:
Originally Posted by T Comp
Some adamantly refuse to tip bottle to side fearing cork taint.
I'd like to stuff the ballet box in favor of plastic twist tops. Corks are good for hand bottlings, so they still get used.
A dry cork shrinks. But a cork in the bottle picks up humidity from air above liquid and swells, so storing on the side is unnecessary. Anyone that re-uses old corks will see this. Dry cork goes in loose, but tightens up pretty quick.
Plastic screw caps don't usually have the inside filling but I've seen a few metal screw caps with some type of paper disk to help with the sealing. I seem to recall Ralfy calling it cardboard in an old whisky review but the material looks more like white paper to me.Quote:
Originally Posted by smokinjoe