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Neck Pour
Enthusiast slang for the very first pour from a freshly opened bottle, before oxygen exposure softens and opens up its aromas and flavors.
Whiskey enthusiast slang for the very first pour from a freshly opened bottle. Distillers and collectors often note that as the bottle level drops and oxygen enters the headspace, aromas and flavors soften and open up over subsequent weeks.