Rubber Gaskets and Whisky

I have used a couple of these. Had some Talisker 18YO in one for close to a year that I polished off this week. Tasty and no negative effects that I could find.

That being said, I saw a post on here for a place called specialtybottle.com and I will be hitting that up. The bottles I am using a little too big. You can pick you sizes, shape, caps at this site, and they are afforadable too.

What about a re-using a small pet bottle? Surely not an attractive option, but should keep it perfectly air tight.

I always use the 20cl bottles you can buy from Diageos' malts. (Laga, Caol, Tali) They have a cork, so thats why I like them:)

@PeatyZealot - I use these as well, but you have to check the corks as some of them are not tight. I also keep any 20cl JW Black bottles that people give me (some corks from full-sized bottles fit into them), and any 37.5cl bottles that I've finished. Have to say though, @onibubba, some of the bottles on that website look like they'd be useful!

@NilsG the plastic does weird things to delicate single malts... Also, dont put a nice single malt in a hipflask if you decide to wait longer than a few hours to drink it.

@PeatyZealot Thanks for the heads up. I'll stick to glass then.

I just received my order from specialty bottle company. 24 ea. 4 Oz clear boston rounds with caps. Also ordered plastic shrink bands for the caps. They are heavy duty bottles and are going to look great. Now I can open those special bottles, and immediately decant a nice sample or 2 for the future!

I am putting them through a cycle in the dishwasher and letting them thoroughly dry before using.

Onibubba: are the tops of the bottles you ordered ceramic or plastic? I like ceramic better. If they are ceramic, I will order some. Thanks for suggestion

@rigmorole These are screw on plastic caps. I am sure the ones with flip top stoppers are plastic too. The ceramic ones are hard to find. The 4 oz size is perfect.

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