If the bottle contains Scotch, the answer is almost always, YES, DRINK IT!
Bill Pearce
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From: "jrockman" <jrockman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, February 20, 2010 8:06 PM
Subject: [OM] (OT) What to do with a bottle of 25yr Old Chivas Regal
> And maybe the bottle is a lot older than 25yrs old. Actually the whiskey
> may have started it's life as much as 100 years ago if the label is
> authentic since it says:Purveyors to his Majesty King George V and her
> Majesty Queen Alexandra" . Chivas is not bottled in a green bottle any
> more as far as I can figure out, so this a real old bottle of whiskey,
> or a convincing fake. It does have a cork with a lead sealing cap. Go to
> the Chivas Regal Heritage
> page<http://www.chivas.com/en/US/Chivas-Heritage/>, and you can see the
> bottle and label I have. The difference in my label is that it says "
> The Kings Printers Aberdeen" underneath the large "ABERDEEN" on the
> bottom, and "Produce of Scotland Average Contents 40 Fluid Ozs. UK. "
> between the staffs on the top(above the 1801).
> My questions to those who may be in the know about such things(and this
> list produces a lot of people who know a great number of things, so a
> good place to ask) are three.
>
> 1) The bottom of the bottle has debris in it which I assume is from the
> old cork-should I expect this to affect the taste?
>
> 2) Any ideas as to how to authenticate this bottle? I have spent many an
> hour with various web searches with no results.I am hoping maybe some of
> the Scottish members could be of help. I know most would not touch such
> a blend, but maybe they might know something of this lesser product
> which was exported rather than having its inferior quality insult the
> Scottish taste buds that are used to only single malts.
>
> 3) Any idea how to get the red colored lead seal off the top without
> damaging it? I have taken some off wine bottle before without damage,
> but this one seems much tighter.
>
> Sorry to reappear on this list after so many years without an OM
> question, but I have none. I have slowly been getting rid of what I have
> because I can not get reason quality film printing any more at a
> reasonable price, in a reasonable amount of time. And have no interest
> in digital because it is too damn expensive, and requires even more tome
> in front of a computer. Instead, I enjoy the banter of the list, and
> ogle the great pictures that those with more resources than I produce. I
> am amazed each time a new TOPE comes out just how good the photographers
> on this list are when they ignore the limitations of their equipment,
> and just see the picture they want.
>
> My thanks to those who contribute to the list, and to those who might
> help with my quest in trying to figure out if I should drink this bottle.
>
> Yours,
> John Ockman
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