Corked

[nblair]

I've learned my lesson about keeping extra WT corks around. Apparently even the older bottles use the slightly skinnier corks. Found me a nest of 1989 CGFs (do Turkey's nest?!?) while on vacation. I've heard people say the corks are brittle, but was excited about my find and really wanted to try some. I was extra careful, but sure enough I got corked! (Bob started it, not me...)

Had to wait until I got home before I pushed the cork in, strained the bourbon through a metal filter from a wine decanter/funnel, got the cork out of the bottle, rinsed, put the bourbon back in, and used a cork from my current WT101. Just wedged a standard cork into the WT101 the best I could.

[smokinjoe]

I was all set to get corked on the last EW Antebellum decanter I opened. It has one of those clear stoppers, with cork attached, and the hole that goes through. Kinka like the Old Jefferson's 15 yr and Rock Hill Farms. So, seeing that it had some age on it, I gently gave the stopper a twist, before pulling on it, figuring this corker might try to cork me. Well, the stopper spun, but the cork part didn't budge. Yep, it looked like a sure fire corking was coming my way. Well, "Cork me!", I lamented, figuring I had indeed broken the corking cork. So I just began to pull, and I'll be dang if the whole corking thing didn't come out in one piece! "What the cork?!?!", I exclaimed. Seems it has a little plastic doohickey that holds onto the cork part, and allows pulling out the thing in one piece. Great corking engineering! The corker that invented this ought to get a corking raise, I say. I never thought I would be so happy with not getting corked...

[p_elliott]

I was all set to get corked on the last EW Antebellum decanter I opened. It has one of those clear stoppers, with cork attached, and the hole that goes through. Kinka like the Old Jefferson's 15 yr and Rock Hill Farms. So, seeing that it had some age on it, I gently gave the stopper a twist, before pulling on it, figuring this corker might try to cork me. Well, the stopper spun, but the cork part didn't budge. Yep, it looked like a sure fire corking was coming my way. Well, "Cork me!", I lamented, figuring I had indeed broken the corking cork. So I just began to pull, and I'll be dang if the whole corking thing didn't come out in one piece! "What the cork?!?!", I exclaimed. Seems it has a little plastic doohickey that holds onto the cork part, and allows pulling out the thing in one piece. Great corking engineering! The corker that invented this ought to get a corking raise, I say. I never thought I would be so happy with not getting corked...

:slappin: :slappin: :slappin: :slappin: :slappin: :slappin: :slappin: :slappin:

[hectic1]

Glad to see that you "get it" smokinjoe...happy holiday's to you and your family! :cool:

[bonneamie]

Corking good story, Joe!

[nblair]

I got corked by WT again tonight. This time on a Rare Breed WT-RB03. What's a guy got to do for a sturdy cork from WT? Would using a wine cork on a bourbon bottle affect it at all?

[hectic1]

That's ok Nathaniel...I got corked 5 times by WT Lore Series decanters this week...

[IronHead]

Hey Bob, I just thought I would check in to make sure that you knew that the term "corked" doesn't actually refer to the cork breaking in the bottle...:slappin:

[hectic1]

You're going to "corked" if you don't watch it! I've been able to practice alot lately with corks getting stuck in round holes!

[Chuckles]

My local hardware store (Ace) has a wide selection of new corks, including two sizes of those with plastic twist-off caps attached (@ $1.50). -Chuckles

[fishnbowljoe]

Not corked, but broken corks. After over two years of no cork mishaps, the law of averages caught up with me. Believe it or not, three broken corks in the past week. I had problems with a Benchmark Single Barrel, 69 Beam Vegas Decanter, and a Rittenhouse Rye 23 yr old. I'm sure glad I keep a few empties around to decant into. Saved the day.:grin: Joe

I will say that the Ritt 23 was probably my fault. I just wasn't careful. The Benchmark and Beam corks were totally trashed though.

[jcg9779]

About 2 weeks ago I had a cork break off and drop down into the bottle. At the time I didn't have anything into which I could pour the whisky, so the cork just sat in the half full bottle. Earlier today I transferred the whisky into a different bottle, filtering out the small cork particles.

Here's my question - is there any effect that the cork will have on the whisky by leaving it in the bottle for two weeks? I wouldn't think so, but just want to check with the experts.

Thanks!

[cigarnv]

Not an expert but I don't think you have anything to worry about....

[chefnash51]

3 JRPS 17 yr corks have now broken/separated on me :hot: