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Title: Stopper stuck in decanter
Post by: marqueone on October 12, 2013, 09:08:28 AM

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.

Title: Re: Stopper stuck in decanter
Post by: chopin-liszt on October 12, 2013, 10:51:56 AM

 :-\

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?

Title: Re: Stopper stuck in decanter
Post by: Simba on October 12, 2013, 11:49:46 AM

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