18thCentury bottle cork seals

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Does anybody know how Scotch Whisky bottles were sealed in the late 18th Century?
I assume that a straight cork would be used, but was anything else added, e.g. wax.
and were the corks ever tied or wired down to the neck-ring? Any information would be appreciated.
 

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Scotch whiskey has always been a valuable commodity, so I suppose all measures -including wax - were taken to keep the cork from drying out and the alcohol from evaporating.

My question is, how do you know which bottle was used to contain Scotch whiskey versus Irish whiskey versus some other libation?

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I asked the same question about seals and bottles to the Scotch Whisky Heritage Centre in Edinburgh and they said it wasn't bottled. In the 18th Century, it was casked and dispensed from liscenced premises into any suitable container available. Bottling was not done until the 19th Century.
 

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