Cork Fell Into The Bottle, Help Please
 

Hi, first post here and as you'll see I'm far from an expert!

I received as a gift a week ago a Glenlivet 15 year old French Oak Reserve. I might have had 2 or 3 drinks before tonight. So anyway, don't ask me how I managed to do that, but the cork broke in my hand and the other half fell in the bottle. I sealed it back with one of those long rubber stopper that you use with wine. I'll decant it tomorrow night in a nice carafe (I don't have it at home right now).

So, question is, what kind of impact does the cork have and will it ruin the bottle? I mean am I doing this thing right or should I not even bother and just try to get a refund at the shop?

thanks!

Whisky should be stored upright so it is not in contact with the cork. Having said that, leaving 1/2 the cork in the bottle for a couple days before you decant it should not be a problem, as long as the cork is not rotten, etc.
Cheers!
P.S. Maybe you should look into screw caps! ;)

Thanks for reassuring me. I decanted it earlier tonight and just had drink. I can't say I've noticed anything so I guess all is good. I'll try to be careful in the future.

If you wanna remove that pesky cork piece from the bottle and
pour the contents back into the original bottle, here's a short
YouTube video on how to do just that. Seems wacky but it
does work.

I just watched that video. That was amazing. I would have liked to have seen it done with the bottle full.

I found this thread while looking for another post and had to comment again. I tried the cork removal technique the other day on a 1957 port. The cork came apart and I was aghast that one large and several smaller pieces of cork fell in.

I was able to completely remove all the cord using the aforementioned video. The port was saved.

Did you take a video? I'd love to see the video with a full bottle as well.

The bottle was about 3/4 full at the point I pulled the broken cork out. I had poured some port out to taste. I am not sure it would have worked otherwise.

Whisky.com Expert blenderm shares some excellent information regarding cork and contact with spirit here on this thread:

http://www.whisky.com/forum/showthread.php?t=96912