Cork -vs- Screw cap --- A poll

[callmeox]

Since this has come up again in the forums, please take a moment to participate in a simple poll.

Do you have a bottle closure preference between cork and a screw cap?

[Paddy]

I much prefer a good screw...:shocked:

[WAINWRIGHT]

Corks all day long unless they are stuck in my dusty Turkey!:hot:

[smknjoe]

Short term - I have no preference. Bottles that are older tend to have problematic corks and for that reason I voted screw caps.

[dSculptor]

I guess this was spawned by my question on whether KC went back to the cork or not,which got sidetracked. To me the sound of a cork popping out of it's whisky vessel is music to my ears! I dont know what the stink is about them, in all my years I have never,never had one go bad. It's like bread and butter,or like playing the guitar and moaning the blues..

[Restaurant man]

Don't give a rats....

[mosugoji64]

After dealing with 4 disintegrating corks in as many months, my vote is for caps. Synthetic corks would be a reasonable compromise.

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[Harry in WashDC]

Used to be a purist. Hated screwtop wines and spirits. For one thing, screwtops used to ONLY appear on real cheap stuff (we're talking 1960s-70s here) or so I thought back then. Later, I had corks in a few dusty bourbons and more than a few wines and ports and especially cordials shred, break off, leak, not fit back in tightly, or otherwise need to be replaced. Ever tried to find a replacement cork that you saved months ago? Ever tried to soften I up so it'd fit in the bottle of another brand? Now, like Smokinjoe, I only lean toward screwtops so I voted screwtops. But I don't hate corks as the overfat, too short stopper in my BT handle shows -haven't spilled a drop yet so didn't bother to decant it.

[s8ist]

Personally I like the cork stoppers (how I voted). BUT, I would rather have screwtops so that the problems with cork are completely eliminated.

As much as I was a fan of seeing synthetics show up for wines, I find them to be VERY problematic when cellaring over long periods of time (they are a fsking bear to get out!).

So I'm all for screwtops. But I do love the feel/sound of cork!

[Vadertime]

As most of the the dusties that have corks I have found in Asia have been rather tainted, I much prefer caps. With the standard Asian no return policy, I have lost a bit of cash due to corks.

Caveat Emptor!

[Guest]

Corks all day long unless they are stuck in my dusty Turkey!:hot:

Yeh whats with this happening!?

[Vadertime]

Yeh whats with this happening!?

Just last night I had a cork explode into a 350ml of 1997 WT Old #8, the cap sheered right off and when I used a corkscrew the cork just disintegrated. Luckily, after filtering, the juice was just fine. Not as good as 93/94 WT, but a darn sight better than alot of other things!

[MauiSon]

I voted for screw caps, but I don't like the metal ones much (JBB, for instance).

[dcbt]

I prefer the look and feel of a cork and have never had one go wheels off on me, so I gotta vote that way for now. Knock on wood...

[Restaurant man]

Since this has come up again in the forums, please take a moment to participate in a simple poll.

Do you have a bottle closure preference between cork and a screw cap?

Thanks for doing this Scott. Are you gonna enforce this legislation with just bourbon or the entire whiskey industry?

[callmeox]

I will start by confiscating bottles with nonconforming closures from your bunker, Kevin. My plan fizzles shortly after that, but I think I have time to work out the deets.

[rndenks]

I voted for cork only because there is elegance to a cork stopper that a screw cap does not provide. So my vote was totally based on aesthetics and perception, and in no way related to taste and/or quality.

[Dannabis]

I have yet to have a bottle with cork.

[Yeti]

I enjoy the pop of a nice cork closure, but I don't care one way or the other in the grand scheme of things.

[Quantum]

I like the aesthetics of a cork, but that will always be trumped by the practicality of a screw top. I would prefer a classier top for the old style ORVW 10/107 bottles, but the plastic screw top in no way impairs my enjoyment of the bourbon. I have had a handful of cork issues that did impair my enjoyment of whatever is in the bottle. For something high end, it is kind of a bummer to have to strain it into a spare Weller/VOB bottle with a homemade label. I would prefer nicer screw tops than the standard one BT uses, but I guess that does keep packaging costs down.

[ChainWhip]

I prefer screw tops Japanese style - those things are just about perfect. The screwtops on the SB-HHSS left a lot to be desired.

[Richnimrod]

I prefer screw tops Japanese style - those things are just about perfect. The screwtops on the SB-HHSS left a lot to be desired.

.....'A whole helluva lot to be desired'. You'd think with the unique nature, and the extensive planning, coupled with distillery's long experience with screw tops on more than a few brands this would NOT have happened.

Other than this singular experience, I've never had a problem with the screw tops.

[squire]

I much prefer a good screw...

Paddy beat me to it.

[393foureyedfox]

squire's back! bout time

[tanstaafl2]

I don't have a strong preference but I have had occasional problems with a cork stopper. I do rather like the appearance and sound of a opening a bottle with a cork closure. So far I haven't had a problem with a synthetic cork on spirits so that would probably be my first choice (wine may be a different issue but I don't know for sure). So I voted cork but wonder if perhaps real cork versus synthetic cork versus screw top might be a better set of choices?