Question of the Week

This week's question of the week is "Could you tell me the value of this decanter with the seal never broken still has the bourbon in it?" The ggoblogger gets this question a lot and there are a couple of things to thinks about when answering. First of all, the bourbon does not increase the value of the decanter. Bourbon does not age after it is removed from its originial case so basically you have ten year old whiskey in 40 year old bottle. The second thing to keep in mind is the in time the bourbon will leak in to the pours of the bottle and end up staining it and making it worth less than an unstained bottle. Another point worth mentioning here is that it is illegal to sell bourbon without a permit. So when you sell it make sure you make it clear that you are just selling the bottle. Pouring it out at this point does not reduce the value of the decanter. (Don't pour it out in the kitchen sink either. Use the toilet in the guest bathroom. It's going to smell bad.) Now on the bright side, if the bottle has been stored in a cool dry place all this time, I do not advise this, but you can probably still drink it. If the seals are tight-I've seen people do this and live to tell the tale. The bottle is worth about what if cost in the ABC store in the 1970's, about $15.00.