1904 Jim Beam Decanter with Base
October 16th, 2016, 02:50 PM
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And most of it is bullshit.
One by one:
It Is ILLEGAL To Sell Liquor Without a License
True, but I doubt anyone would care in the slightest with something like this. Laws like that are to prevent systematic alcohol sales by unlicensed vendors, not the occasional sale of a collectible.
Alcohol Will Eat The China Bottle From The Inside and Ruin The Decanter
This is a hoot. If alcohol will eat glass, why don't we have leaking wine bottles in wine cellars all over the world, many of which have bottles that are far older than this decanter?
Full Collectible Decanters DO NOT Sell For More
Wrong question. What we want to know is, do they sell for less?
The Cork Will Dry Out and Shrink
I can buy this, but store the decanter tilted in such a way that the cork stays wet, like you do with wine, and it won't happen.
The Alcohol WILL Go Bad
How? Ethyl alcohol is already a simple molecule. What's it going to decompose into? Also, see my comment about all that wine in wine cellars. Has all that alcohol gone bad, too? I don't think so.
A Large Collection can be a FIRE HAZARD to keep in your home
Fine. But that means that anyone with a liquor cabinet has a fire hazard in his home, too. And if you only have one or two of these decanters, that's hardly a "large collection" and thus no more a fire hazard than a case of wine stored in your basement.
Full Bottles Are Much Heavier and Can Cause Shelves To Collapse
Another hoot. Define "much." How much liquid does one of these decanters hold? A pint? A pint of alcohol weighs about 0.8 lbs. How much does the decanter weigh empty? Two or three pounds? It's not like the weight of the decanter is doubled or tripled by the weight of the liquid inside. If you're concerned about collapsing shelves, build stronger shelves.
Whiskey Does Not Age in Decorative Decanters-It Won't Get Better So "USE IT OR LOOSE IT"
Again, the wrong question. What matters is, does the whiskey go bad if sitting in the decanter? I doubt that it does, assuming the decanter is sealed. But this is all irrelevant, anyway. No one is going to buy a collectible decanter and then drink the whiskey in it. They buy it to keep it intact. Just like someone who buys, say, a vintage Star Wars figure still in the original packaging. They're not going to open it. They're going to keep it in the packaging.
Also One Other Major Consideration to Remember: If you display your collection where it is accessible to minors they may swap the alcohol for another liquid knowing you will never be the wiser
So keep your decanters in a locked cabinet, just like you would your liquor collection or your gun collection, if you have minors living at home.
One by one:
It Is ILLEGAL To Sell Liquor Without a License
True, but I doubt anyone would care in the slightest with something like this. Laws like that are to prevent systematic alcohol sales by unlicensed vendors, not the occasional sale of a collectible.
Alcohol Will Eat The China Bottle From The Inside and Ruin The Decanter
This is a hoot. If alcohol will eat glass, why don't we have leaking wine bottles in wine cellars all over the world, many of which have bottles that are far older than this decanter?
Full Collectible Decanters DO NOT Sell For More
Wrong question. What we want to know is, do they sell for less?
The Cork Will Dry Out and Shrink
I can buy this, but store the decanter tilted in such a way that the cork stays wet, like you do with wine, and it won't happen.
The Alcohol WILL Go Bad
How? Ethyl alcohol is already a simple molecule. What's it going to decompose into? Also, see my comment about all that wine in wine cellars. Has all that alcohol gone bad, too? I don't think so.
A Large Collection can be a FIRE HAZARD to keep in your home
Fine. But that means that anyone with a liquor cabinet has a fire hazard in his home, too. And if you only have one or two of these decanters, that's hardly a "large collection" and thus no more a fire hazard than a case of wine stored in your basement.
Full Bottles Are Much Heavier and Can Cause Shelves To Collapse
Another hoot. Define "much." How much liquid does one of these decanters hold? A pint? A pint of alcohol weighs about 0.8 lbs. How much does the decanter weigh empty? Two or three pounds? It's not like the weight of the decanter is doubled or tripled by the weight of the liquid inside. If you're concerned about collapsing shelves, build stronger shelves.
Whiskey Does Not Age in Decorative Decanters-It Won't Get Better So "USE IT OR LOOSE IT"
Again, the wrong question. What matters is, does the whiskey go bad if sitting in the decanter? I doubt that it does, assuming the decanter is sealed. But this is all irrelevant, anyway. No one is going to buy a collectible decanter and then drink the whiskey in it. They buy it to keep it intact. Just like someone who buys, say, a vintage Star Wars figure still in the original packaging. They're not going to open it. They're going to keep it in the packaging.
Also One Other Major Consideration to Remember: If you display your collection where it is accessible to minors they may swap the alcohol for another liquid knowing you will never be the wiser
So keep your decanters in a locked cabinet, just like you would your liquor collection or your gun collection, if you have minors living at home.
Last edited by jaunty75; October 16th, 2016 at 02:52 PM.
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