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The sound of the crack of the bat on a solid hit...or the sound of a good fastball smacking into the catchers glove, the sound of a basketball through the net on a "swish", the sound of a pad-on-pad hit in football, the sound of a money-putt plopping into the cup, the smacking sound of my hand landing squarely on Adriana Lima's..uh...sorry....got carried away there...:D........and the "thwump" of the cork being pulled from a bottle of whiskey...These are the sounds of pure enjoyment.

Gimme cork. Every time.

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Only on the 1.75's....right? Or on smaller bottles also? It's been a while since I've bought a bottle of Maker's (I repurposed a 750ml OWA bottle to hold the rest of my 1.75L that I bought a while back).

The 700ml bottle of Makers in Australia now have a screw top (dipped in wax of course). I only recently found this out, i always thought they used a cork of some description.

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The 700ml bottle of Makers in Australia now have a screw top (dipped in wax of course). I only recently found this out, i always thought they used a cork of some description.

I don't ever remember Maker's with a cork - and that goes back a ways.

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The sound of the crack of the bat on a solid hit...or the sound of a good fastball smacking into the catchers glove, the sound of a basketball through the net on a "swish", the sound of a pad-on-pad hit in football, the sound of a money-putt plopping into the cup, the smacking sound of my hand landing squarely on Adriana Lima's..uh...sorry....got carried away there...:D........and the "thwump" of the cork being pulled from a bottle of whiskey...These are the sounds of pure enjoyment.

Gimme cork. Every time.

+1 on ALL of the above

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The sound of the crack of the bat on a solid hit...or the sound of a good fastball smacking into the catchers glove, the sound of a basketball through the net on a "swish", the sound of a pad-on-pad hit in football, the sound of a money-putt plopping into the cup, the smacking sound of my hand landing squarely on Adriana Lima's..uh...sorry....got carried away there...:D........and the "thwump" of the cork being pulled from a bottle of whiskey...These are the sounds of pure enjoyment.

Gimme cork. Every time.

doesn't a synthetic cork make the same sound? Do you also enjoy pouring a glass of whiskey and fishing out pieces of cork? Does it remind you of fishing? :grin:

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doesn't a synthetic cork make the same sound? Do you also enjoy pouring a glass of whiskey and fishing out pieces of cork? Does it remind you of fishing? :grin:

I don't find synthetic corks to have the same depth and richness in it's thwomp as does real cork. :) And, on a side note, y'all got to quit Conaning these corks out of their bottles! Take it easy Barbarian. A gentle twist and light pull is all it takes! That said, there may be no hope for CGF WT 12's...

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y'all got to quit Conaning these corks out of their bottles! Take it easy Barbarian.

I think you created a new verb! I like it.

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Personally I prefer non-tainted, bourbon-as-it-was-intended-to-be more than the romance of cork. Screw cap please.

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I think you created a new verb! I like it.

I wish I could take credit for it, but I lifted that from an old Dennis Miller bit. His thing was that airline flight attendants instruct passengers before take-off that in case of an emergency and sudden loss of cabin pressure, you should gently pull the oxygen mask down, and place over your mouth...His thing was that instead what would happen, is that people would be Conaning those things off the bulkhead...I really enjoy old Dennis Miller material. His "Off-White Album" is hilarious. It's >25 years old now, I've listened to it a hundred times, and it still makes me hoot.

But, since I haven't heard him use Conaning "live" in a couple of decades, and I have been...maybe I can take ownership! :D

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I wish I could take credit for it, but I lifted that from an old Dennis Miller bit. His thing was that airline flight attendants instruct passengers before take-off that in case of an emergency and sudden loss of cabin pressure, you should gently pull the oxygen mask down, and place over your mouth...His thing was that instead what would happen, is that people would be Conaning those things off the bulkhead...I really enjoy old Dennis Miller material. His "Off-White Album" is hilarious. It's >25 years old now, I've listened to it a hundred times, and it still makes me hoot.

But, since I haven't heard him use Conaning "live" in a couple of decades, and I have been...maybe I can take ownership! :D

It's an orphaned verb. You can claim it.

:lol:

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But, since I haven't heard him use Conaning "live" in a couple of decades, and I have been...maybe I can take ownership! :D

Yes, if it has been that long his intellectual rights to it are gone. It is in the public domain now. :slappin:

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I dislike corks as well, seen too many broken and rotten over the years. As most others here I prefer a good quality screwcap!

Steffen

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I want to like cork, but when it ruins a fine bottle of bourbon, I draw the line there. Has anyone heard of DIAM cork? A hybrid of natural and synthetic with no cork taint. Seems like a good alternative.

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I want to like cork, but when it ruins a fine bottle of bourbon, I draw the line there. Has anyone heard of DIAM cork? A hybrid of natural and synthetic with no cork taint. Seems like a good alternative.

DIAM's are an agglomerated cork product. Basically they grind up a bunch of natural cork, treat it for taint then reform them with pressure and glue. I'm not sure these would perform any better than natural cork, especially if in contact with the actual spirit, as I would think the alcohol would break down the glue.

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I don't find synthetic corks to have the same depth and richness in it's thwomp as does real cork. :) And, on a side note, y'all got to quit Conaning these corks out of their bottles! Take it easy Barbarian. A gentle twist and light pull is all it takes! That said, there may be no hope for CGF WT 12's...

What is good Conan?

Sip your bourbons

See them neat before you

And hear the lamentation of the pappy hunters

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