How about filling the bottle with small glass balls as the level goes down, thus forcing out the air? When the all the whisky is gone the balls can be rinsed and used again
Great video Horst,,,I have quite a whisky collection and ur vlog just taught me how to preserve my more rare bottles for passing down through the family...thanks for sharing.
Should i parafilm my unopened miniatures whisky collection or just thighten the screw ? I have an old collection and still want to keep and maybe taste them after a very long time
We have a video on our channel which covers the whole topic of "how to seal a whisky bottle". You can find it here: ruclips.net/video/l7lzy-nhgI0/видео.html
Thanks Horst. I think parafilm must be only a partial solution to stopping oxidation, as it is used in plant grafting precisely because it is permeable to oxygen.
@@ralpha7352 I tried it and gave up within seconds. It just twists into a thread, super fiddly. I'll always go back to self sealing silicone tape, bonds on contact, easy to apply, you don't need much, but relatively pricey. I'd recommend Tuka brand, having found some silicone tapes to be pretty useless.
Thanks Horst. I inherited a couple of Bushmills millennium malt bottles with rotting corks recently and needed a way to preserve one of them as I was going to save it and drink the other. Parafilm looks like exactly what I need =)
This is a fantastic idea. I am going to do this and stick a handful of silicone gel packets (the ones you get in vacuum sealed bags) into the fancy bottle boxes. The cardboard probably wonders work but those aluminum caps may help keep oxygen out.
U said the older the bottle is the less u have to worry about oxidation. How old are we talking about? Would a glenlivet 18 years count? Or thats considered young and oxidation will ruin it?
You will lower the evaporation even further. A detailed description about how to store bottles (light, temp) is here: www.whisky.com/information/knowledge/about-whisky/storage/shelf-life.html
I enjoyed your video. I am a chemist and have used parafilm for many years. I do not make it or sell it. I use it with my initials to prevent someone from claiming more than the angels share. I guess you would call it the "devils share". Never use your own initials but alter it in a way that is unique to you and stretch it. I have a large selection of minibottles. I never thought to use the paraffin I already have on hand. best of luck from across the pond thank you and keep going with your advice. Master Chief USCG
Mr. Luening, a question: I now do this with all bottles, as it may be a number of years before drinking. However, I have three bottles of Bowmore 30 in cermaic bottles. I understand the ceramic itself may be porous. Is there anything I can do? I feel a little silly wrapping the entire bottle in parafilm. Thank you,.
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Listened to you on the video very carefully. Say I seal a bottle with parafilm, and want to sell it 10 years later. Can I then emove the parafilm without affecting the original distillery/bottlers seal ? Can bottles be sold in auctions with parafilm sealing intact ?
I feel so dissapointed now. I have 35 unopened bottles of whisky for 5 years now. I wanted to collect another 30 maybe, but if this is hapenning with them even if they are unopened, damn, don't want to lose the money like this.
Children drinking from the cask... Cleaners creeping into the bottles... !!! Were these those things that happened to test your faith in WHISKY??? DO NOT stray away from Whisky lol
I initially read that as "How to steal a bottle of whisky". I thought "Tricky Horst"
hahaha
nice one!
Same here 😂
Francis D you must've had one to many 😉☝️
excellent presentation
How about filling the bottle with small glass balls as the level goes down, thus forcing out the air? When the all the whisky is gone the balls can be rinsed and used again
Great video Horst,,,I have quite a whisky collection and ur vlog just taught me how to preserve my more rare bottles for passing down through the family...thanks for sharing.
Great to hear that. Thank you.
As a chemist who’s used this in the lab to seal, it’s best to stretch the parafilm as you’re twisting it round
Should i parafilm my unopened miniatures whisky collection or just thighten the screw ? I have an old collection and still want to keep and maybe taste them after a very long time
We have a video on our channel which covers the whole topic of "how to seal a whisky bottle". You can find it here: ruclips.net/video/l7lzy-nhgI0/видео.html
Thanks Horst. I think parafilm must be only a partial solution to stopping oxidation, as it is used in plant grafting precisely because it is permeable to oxygen.
Can teflon ptfe help?
@@ralpha7352 I tried it and gave up within seconds. It just twists into a thread, super fiddly. I'll always go back to self sealing silicone tape, bonds on contact, easy to apply, you don't need much, but relatively pricey. I'd recommend Tuka brand, having found some silicone tapes to be pretty useless.
Thanks Horst. I inherited a couple of Bushmills millennium malt bottles with rotting corks recently and needed a way to preserve one of them as I was going to save it and drink the other. Parafilm looks like exactly what I need =)
This is a fantastic idea. I am going to do this and stick a handful of silicone gel packets (the ones you get in vacuum sealed bags) into the fancy bottle boxes. The cardboard probably wonders work but those aluminum caps may help keep oxygen out.
I have a question. Can you use the gases in the bottle in conjunction with the parafilm?
U said the older the bottle is the less u have to worry about oxidation. How old are we talking about? Would a glenlivet 18 years count? Or thats considered young and oxidation will ruin it?
This awesome but i can't get it.. What about using hard wax?
Does this damage the original factory seal, inks and images in any way???
Great video
Should I parafilm unopened bottles that I will keep for five to ten years
You will lower the evaporation even further.
A detailed description about how to store bottles (light, temp) is here:
www.whisky.com/information/knowledge/about-whisky/storage/shelf-life.html
I enjoyed your video. I am a chemist and have used parafilm for many years. I do not make it or sell it. I use it with my initials to prevent someone from claiming more than the angels share. I guess you would call it the "devils share". Never use your own initials but alter it in a way that is unique to you and stretch it. I have a large selection of minibottles. I never thought to use the paraffin I already have on hand. best of luck from across the pond thank you and keep going with your advice. Master Chief USCG
Is ptfe teflon safe for minibottles?
Mr. Luening, a question: I now do this with all bottles, as it may be a number of years before drinking. However, I have three bottles of Bowmore 30 in cermaic bottles. I understand the ceramic itself may be porous. Is there anything I can do? I feel a little silly wrapping the entire bottle in parafilm. Thank you,.
+zjpj83
Official answers and comments will only be given on whisky.com.
www.whisky.com/forumblogchat/forum/forum.html
www.whisky.com/forumblogchat/blog.html
Thanks Horst! Very helpful indeed!
I'm curious - how difficult is this to remove once you want to open the bottle?
Can kitchen clingfilm be used?
What about inert gas wine preservers such as private preserve ? How well do they work?
Thirsty person = Ben; like father like son.
Great advise! Could "cling" type SARAN WRAP be used for this purpose instead of Parafilm?
Cling film doesn't prevent air from passing through, I'm afraid - its primary use for food is to prevent odours.
Listened to you on the video very carefully. Say I seal a bottle with parafilm, and want to sell it 10 years later. Can I then emove the parafilm without affecting the original distillery/bottlers seal ? Can bottles be sold in auctions with parafilm sealing intact ?
Is it sensible to seal a bottle if you keep it for like 5 years? Also I hope you got paid for this
Ha, can do the same to seal wine bottle?
Nice video, thank you
That’s good to know but my bottles don’t live enough to be sealed! 😇😇
My mother would mark her bottles with a pen, but I would add water to raise the level.........
I feel so dissapointed now. I have 35 unopened bottles of whisky for 5 years now. I wanted to collect another 30 maybe, but if this is hapenning with them even if they are unopened, damn, don't want to lose the money like this.
sehr gut
Entertaining
Children drinking from the cask... Cleaners creeping into the bottles... !!! Were these those things that happened to test your faith in WHISKY???
DO NOT stray away from Whisky
lol
How to seal a bottle of whisky
put the cork back in
Thanks man
Funny video.
Extremely long-winded - not less than 13 minutes - for something that can be said in less than 2 minutes
How to steal a bottle of whiskey? 😮
Very sloppy
you talk way to long
It's whiskey not whisky
If it’s Scottish, no E.
omg please stop making us americans look bad.