Recommend a Bourbon for in the wall

[sailor22]

My friend is a builder and is finishing a large expensive historical house renovation. After telling him the stories of people finding bottles of Bourbon in walls of old houses he loved the idea and decided to leave something for someone to find later.

We want to put a bottle or two of Bourbon in the wall of this house. Planning on boxing it/them so they don't get broken when the wall is eventually torn out .

What Bourbon would you put in the wall?

steve

[spun_cookie]

ORVW 23yr and Hirsch Red Wax

Grab something that will not rot (screw cap) and covers a couple key areas.

I recomend you get an older bottle of OWA 10/107 and EWSB 2000

[StraightBoston]

You want something to represent 2009: I suggest Red Stag.

[docbible]

What an unplesant surprise a stray nail would create. Cherry yuck. tim

[sailor22]

That's just mean.

[jburlowski]

OFBB 2009, FR Mariage 2009, or FR SB 2009.... something with the current year on it.

[JamesW]

I agree with the idea of safeguarding against rot and so a screwtop sounds like a good idea to me. In that case I'd put an ORVW 10/107 and either a Ritt BiB or OWA 7/107.

[OscarV]

Grab something that will not rot (screw cap) and covers a couple key areas.

I recomend you get an older bottle of OWA 10/107 and EWSB 2000

[sailor22]

After being frustrated by a lot of old bottles and decanters that had the cork take over the taste, I'm going with a screw top and probably dip it in wax to discourage evaporation.

[loose proton]

I agree with the idea of safeguarding against rot and so a screwtop sounds like a good idea to me...

Ditto. Maybe something that represents today that won't be around tomorrow. I fear that may leave Red Stag out, I've got the feeling that's going to be around for a long time.

[p_elliott]

After being frustrated by a lot of old bottles and decanters that had the cork take over the taste, I'm going with a screw top and probably dip it in wax to discourage evaporation.

if your going with a screw top how about OGD BIB?

[sailor22]

Nice. OGB BiB and ORVW 10/107 or maybe BT are my top two choices at the moment.

This brings up another question - new topic and should be anew thread - what are the best Bourbons with screw tops?

[funknik]

Nice. OGB BiB and ORVW 10/107 or maybe BT are my top two choices at the moment.

This brings up another question - new topic and should be anew thread - what are the best Bourbons with screw tops?

[troyce]

hell, If I left a great bourbon in the wall, it would be some future, flavored vodka drinker that found it.

[theDon]

I agree it needs to have the date on the bottle. I don't think the OF B-Day bourbon would fit the between wall specifications as it's a super wide bottle. How about Wathen's? It's dated right? Or WTKS? It should fit within the walls.

[ebo]

I agree it needs to have the date on the bottle. I don't think the OF B-Day bourbon would fit the between wall specifications as it's a super wide bottle. How about Wathen's? It's dated right? Or WTKS? It should fit within the walls.

I seriously doubt that there is any bottle of bourbon that won't fit in a wall. Studs are 16" on center. The bottle would have to be 14.5" wide not to fit between studs. Bottle thickness would be more of an issue. Standard studs are 3.5" wide. What does a standard bottle measure? I'd guess around 3".

[theDon]

I seriously doubt that there is any bottle of bourbon that won't fit in a wall. Studs are 16" on center. The bottle would have to be 14.5" wide not to fit between studs. Bottle thickness would be more of an issue. Standard studs are 3.5" wide. What does a standard bottle measure? I'd guess around 3".

Why would I be talking about the bottle being able to fit the 16" between the studs? I of course was talking fitting the 3.5" front to back of wall space and an OF B-Day bourbon bottle is 5".

[sailor22]

I'm picturing the dry wall down at the bottom with a 3" semi circle bump out. Three generations of owners would be wondering what it was all about assuming it was a high tech green thingamajig in the wall....

[ebo]

Why would I be talking about the bottle being able to fit the 16" between the studs? I of course was talking fitting the 3.5" front to back of wall space and an OF B-Day bourbon bottle is 5".

Sorry for the misunderstanding. You said the bottle was "super wide"... not thick.

[spun_cookie]

Sorry for the misunderstanding. You said the bottle was "super wide"... not thick.

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