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Old Sep 12, 2010 | 7:37 am
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Originally Posted by N965VJ
I forget what brand it was, but I've seen bourbon or whiskey with a cap that was actually a cork stopper.
I have a bottle of Grand Marnier 150 where that's the case, but unfortunately the years were not kind to the cork and it dried out and disintegrated. (The liqueur, though... mmmmmmmmmmmmm! and I don't normally like GM)

Strangely enough (to me, anyway), Americans seem to be bigger snobs than the French when it comes to corks versus synthetic corks, screwcaps, and especially box wines.
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