Postal Grunt Posted September 3, 2018 Share Posted September 3, 2018 (edited) As I reached for my bottle of Stagg Jr yesterday, I noticed what appeared to be condensation on the interior shoulder of the bottle. Thankfully, nothing was wrong with the whiskey- I did a QC pour and the cork looked fine as well. Not having seen anything like this before in any of my bottles, I'm curious as to what the cause for this phenomena might be. It's stored on a shelf in my man cave with six other bottles of at least 100 proof whiskeys at room temperature averaging 80F of air conditioned environment and none of the others have done this. Edited September 3, 2018 by Postal Grunt accuracy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane Posted September 3, 2018 Share Posted September 3, 2018 (edited) That happens due to temperature swings in the environment. Even day/night swings could be enough. It is perfectly normal and harmless. Also it actually shows that the cork is good, not letting air in or out. Different bottle and neck shapes, and even how you arrange your 6 bottles on the shelf can make it more pronounced. Edited September 3, 2018 by Kane Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulO Posted September 4, 2018 Share Posted September 4, 2018 I saw this in OGD BIB 1L bottles in a particular store. I never saw it in any other OGD bottles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uncork_it_already Posted September 4, 2018 Share Posted September 4, 2018 22 hours ago, Kane said: That happens due to temperature swings in the environment. Even day/night swings could be enough. It is perfectly normal and harmless. Also it actually shows that the cork is good, not letting air in or out. Different bottle and neck shapes, and even how you arrange your 6 bottles on the shelf can make it more pronounced. Stagg Jr bottles must be bad for that, as I notice some of mine (different batches/fill levels) do that but none of my other bottles do. Wonder if it can alter taste of unopened bottles long term? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane Posted September 4, 2018 Share Posted September 4, 2018 7 hours ago, uncork_it_already said: Wonder if it can alter taste of unopened bottles long term? Highly unlikely. It's just a mix of evaporating water and alcohol. It happens all the time, even if you can't always see it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeydk Posted September 7, 2018 Share Posted September 7, 2018 I see this often with Whistle Pigs, both in stores, and in the one I have at home, currently unopened. Must be something about the bottle neck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane Posted September 7, 2018 Share Posted September 7, 2018 Funny, WP is also my go-to example! It's the wide surface area around the neck and shoulders... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mwmac Posted September 18, 2018 Share Posted September 18, 2018 It happens in my Glencairn when I put a whisky hat on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jace Posted September 18, 2018 Share Posted September 18, 2018 3 hours ago, mwmac said: It happens in my Glencairn when I put a whisky hat on it. "whisky hat" - HA! Always thought of them as lids; but now that you say it, yeah. They shall henceforth be known as whisky hats. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEH1212 Posted September 19, 2018 Share Posted September 19, 2018 1792 SB same issue but taste good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cfochs Posted December 26, 2018 Share Posted December 26, 2018 I noticed this in a bottle of Eagle Rare I bought earlier today. I was considering buying two bottles, but was a bit put off by the condensation. After doing a little more research and determining that the condensation is harmless, I may go back and grab a second bottle. Eagle Rare is becoming harder to find and $25 is the lowest I've been able to find it for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjg1701 Posted December 26, 2018 Share Posted December 26, 2018 (edited) I have a bottle of Bullett Rye that did this. Wide rounded bottles seem to be the most likely to develop condensation. Edited December 26, 2018 by rjg1701 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not_That_Fancy Posted March 22, 2020 Share Posted March 22, 2020 Figured out the search option... only my bottles of Russels does this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kepler Posted March 22, 2020 Share Posted March 22, 2020 In my man cave room where my bar is located, I've noticed this but only with the bottles that are in direct path of the air flow from the A/C vent in the ceiling. I don't put any expensive bottles on those few shelves ... just in case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kepler Posted March 22, 2020 Share Posted March 22, 2020 1 minute ago, Kepler said: In my man cave room where my bar is located, I've noticed this but only with the bottles that are in direct path of the air flow from the A/C vent in the ceiling. I don't put any expensive bottles on those few shelves ... just in case. Speaking of, I'm drinking some WT101 from a 375 bottle from that shelf that has the condensation. And it tastes absolutely fabulous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richnimrod Posted March 22, 2020 Share Posted March 22, 2020 10 hours ago, Kepler said: Speaking of, I'm drinking some WT101 from a 375 bottle from that shelf that has the condensation. And it tastes absolutely fabulous. Hmmmm. Maybe an at-home way to improve even an already fine Bourbon has been found? Food (or drink?) for thought..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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