Topic: Stopper stuck in decanter

[marqueone]

I have an Edinburgh crystal decanter. 3 quarters full of cheap Spanish brandy. The stopper has stuck in the neck. I have tried hot water, warm olive oil, but no avail. Any solutions will be tried.  Marqueone.

[chopin-liszt]

 

Difficult one! I assume the brandy does not need to be saved, (given you have already tried oil) but that the decanter does.

Do your kitchen worktops have a wooden edge - or do you have a table with a wooden edge? Sometimes, tapping the stopper very gently all around on a "soft" edge (such as wood) can loosen it.

Did the olive oil seep between the sides of the stopper and the neck of the decanter?

[Simba]

If you don't want to save the brandy try WD40 much finer oil than olive oil it has worked for me in the past