My friend gave me this bourbon. It's 'Ezra Brooks' brand bourbon in this Liberty Bell shaped bottle. It was bottled 1969 and was unopened. The seal was still in place. It was opened, the cork was in the bottle. Would it be safe to drink once it's strained? I took a sip earlier and it was strong and tasty, I didn't taste anything particularly wrong although there was a few small flecks of debris.
It's 90 proof if that affects longevity.
Cooper Anderson
Cork top for reference.
Colton Evans
Spirits can get corked just like wine, but it's uncommon (and usually because they were stored on their side, which is good for wine but bad for spirits). If there's no moldy cork taste the liquor is fine.
Brandon Hill
Do you people understand the environment in which bacteria can exist? Do you know why wine is wine and grog was introduced to the royal navy?
Tyler Perry
who are you talking to?
Hunter Price
It's plenty safe to drink but you done fucked up, boy. vintage spirits like that can go for many many hundreds of dollars. That was at least a $500 seal you just broke- hope you enjoy the whiskey at least
Luis Wright
I was curious about this OP. if I understand correctly this was bottled in 1969 after aging to nearly 13yrs? I mean Ezra Brooks isn't usually something great but still, that's truly outrageous.
Noah Myers
Also - spirits don't "age" once bottled. They will change some once bottled, but not like a spirit in a cask and not like a beer or wine.
David Reyes
Also : op is a dip shit
Jonathan Bennett
Just drink it
Blake Turner
That bottle looks fucking weird.
How does it taste?
Luke Bailey
I know, I'm really fucking upset the seal broke. My friend found it at a yard sale and have it to me for my birthday. When it was at his house, his dad looked at it and fucking dropped it... We do realize what happened, just happy it wasn't a glass bottle
Chase Edwards
It's really tasty, best whiskey I've ever had. Strong flavor, moderately smokey. I had barely a drop, so that's all I got from it at first. Nice and fruity on the nose, I'm excited to try more.
Adrian Myers
Damn I'd love to try some if it wasn't so fucking expensive.
Owen Cox
Come over, user. Let's have some and play croquet with some if my buddies
Elijah Green
Must've tasted like liberty and freedom
Jackson Wilson
Be careful. A lot of specialty decanters from that time period will allow lead to leach into the bourbon.
Oliver Ross
You won't be able to tell if it's fucked or not because bourbon always tastes like garbage. Just filter it and glue the seal back on. That label also looks very suspicious, it's more likely the booze is old but was bottled recently.
Evan Taylor
What city do you live in?
Joshua Butler
Took a second look at the picture in the OP. It is sunny outside. No way is that place anywhere near Seattle.
Cooper Richardson
Opposite side of the country ;_;
Kevin King
Bump
Brody Morris
good OC thread. Ezra Brooks used to be a top shelf brand (although no bourbon was really top shelf until recently, it was always seen as white trash/new money substitute for real whiskys).
those commemorative bottles were all the rage in the 60s and early 70s, but they're pretty kitsch right now, it's like tiki bar shit