There's only one response possible on this thread for those over-censoring Moderators:
Posted on 09/05/2025 8:04:40 PM PDT by nickcarraway
We're all guilty of saving something 'for a special occasion' - but it turns out when doing so, we might just be ruining the very thing we're waiting for.
One man learnt this the hard way after keeping a bottle of whisky for 17 long years, only to be left gutted when he finally came to open it to savour its taste.
Taking to Reddit, he revealed how he tucked away a bottle of Johnnie Walker Green Label almost two decades ago - and completely forgot about it until recently.
However, when he went to open it, he found the cork had completely crumbled.
He told Newsweek: "Important lesson that I learned – the value of things changes over time. What was once very precious or hard to get, may have held a special place in our hearts/minds, may not really be that great once we go on and explore more or as we grow older."
He went on to reveal how he was given the bottle from a colleague in 2008 when he worked for a major IT company.
After working long hours together, his team members clubbed together to buy him a gift to thank him for his hard work and to show him their appreciation for his friendship.
Grateful for the gift, he decided to keep it to drink on a special occasion.
But as time went on, the bottle started to gather dust at the back of his bar.
Recently, he stumbled across the bottle and decided it was finally the right time to open it up and enjoy. Despite its now crusty appearance, he confessed it still had a "nice" taste to it - but he has now learnt to savour life's gifts as they come, rather than making himself wait.
One user suggested a method to prevent the cork from falling into the whisky: "Simply rotating the bottle vertically to soak the cork for a few seconds every few weeks is enough to preserve the cork."
Another user chimed in: "This happens frequently with old wine bottles (and just the random bad luck).
"If you don't already have one get an Ah-So wine opener. Always keep some coffee filters on hand, and then decant the wine/whiskey into a new bottle to filter out any cork bits that fall down into the bottle."
A third user advised: "A bottle corkscrew pops these right out. If a piece breaks off it's not a big deal."
Yet another user added: "Ideally you let the bottle sit still for as long as you can so anything and everything settles down the siphon it in another bottle using a pipe can find on Amazon or local shop selling chemistry lab stuff for schools).
"Just use the same method people use to steal petrol from your bike and car. Getting the lure good stiff out while letting the dirt stay where it is. This method is also used when brewing your own beer."
In the 70s, my mom was saving some bottles of wine in case President Nixon ever came to dinner. Eventually she gave up waiting and opened them, but it was too late: they were undrinkable.
My mom was funny.
“my mom was saving some bottles of wine in case President Nixon ever came to dinner”
That’s awesome!
Today, I’m going to read a lot of things from many different sources, and I’m sure this will be the craziest.
Grandma sent grandpa down to the cellar to clean out all the old homecanned fruit and juice jars. Grandpa brought over the neighbor to help. They had a fine time...
So, he drank it anyway so fail to see the need for headlines. Lesson should be to share it with his coworkers 17 years ago.
Cork is nice and I confess I like the old ways, but to protect and preserve the contents of any bottle, nothing beats a screw top. Keeps bottling costs down and does an unsurpassed job of keeping everything intact.
He stored it upright. The cork dried out.
So, the big disappointment was a crumbly cork? Jeez.
I’m an old man now, and I’ve learned a hard truth. When I was younger, I made a “bucket list” — all the things I wanted to do someday, when I had more time or more money. But life got busy. Work came first. One by one, those dreams got pushed aside.
Then retirement came. Finally, I had the time. I had the money. But I no longer had my health. The things I once could’ve done with ease were now out of reach. I waited too long to start checking things off that list.
If there’s one thing I’d tell my younger self — or anyone willing to listen — it’s this: don’t wait too long. The “perfect time” rarely comes. Start living your dreams while you still can.
OMG. They removed that post with the guy ringing the bell! Can you believe that?
With all the things they let pass on this forum, they censored THAT????
Well. One of the reasons I appreciate this site is the freedom of speech, and I give the moderators a lot of leeway, but THAT? The guy is CLEARLY ringing a bell, if you took more than even an instant to look at it (which I suspect “someone” didn’t and just assumed it was a guy doing something inappropriate in front of thousands of people and on national television.
I have to shake my head at that censoring action by a moderator. We do have prudes on this forum, and some priggish Freeper probably flagged it to the moderator.
There's only one response possible on this thread for those over-censoring Moderators:
“he tucked away a bottle of Johnnie Walker Green Label almost two decades ago”. That would have really hurt if it was 10 year Whistle Pig Rye Whiskey.
That is a damn funny sketch!
That was just before SNL dropped off the unfunny cliff…
It wasn't me. Can you PM me the link?
Thanks for posting the SNL clip!
That was great!
Whiskey only ages when it’s in a wooden barrel made for that purpose. Once you bottle it, all it does is get old.
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