My friend gave me this bourbon. It's 'Ezra Brooks'

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Cork top for reference.

>>8239001
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.

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?

>>8239052
who are you talking to?

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

>>8240060
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.

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.

>>8239001
Also : op is a dip shit

Just drink it

That bottle looks fucking weird.

How does it taste?

>>8240060
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

>>8240223
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.

>>8241218
Damn I'd love to try some if it wasn't so fucking expensive.

>>8241221
Come over, anon. Let's have some and play croquet with some if my buddies

>>8240223
Must've tasted like liberty and freedom

Be careful. A lot of specialty decanters from that time period will allow lead to leach into the bourbon.

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.

>>8241246
What city do you live in?

>>8243803
Took a second look at the picture in the OP. It is sunny outside. No way is that place anywhere near Seattle.

>>8243805
>>8243803
Opposite side of the country ;_;

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