Big_Sur Posted July 11, 2016 Share Posted July 11, 2016 Has anyone experienced vodka turning pink after being in a bottle for a while? 100% corn vodka, carbon filtered, starts out crystal clear....and turns a pinkish color after some time? Seems to have happened only after being opened for a while. Only had one or 2 examples of this, just curious if anyone else has seen this. Possibly oxidation? Sunlight? Residue from cleaning solution used on bottling filter? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indyspirits Posted July 11, 2016 Share Posted July 11, 2016 Do unopened bottles ever go pink? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_Sur Posted July 12, 2016 Author Share Posted July 12, 2016 Never had an unopened bottle go pink. There is a single bottle that supposedly has turned pink after some amount of time after opening....I've yet to actually see this and have seen hundreds of identical bottles not have that problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silk City Distillers Posted July 12, 2016 Share Posted July 12, 2016 What kind of closure? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_Sur Posted July 12, 2016 Author Share Posted July 12, 2016 Syntheic T-Tops Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skaalvenn Posted July 12, 2016 Share Posted July 12, 2016 The only thing I can possibly think of is high iron levels in the proofing water oxidizing? The "supposedly turned pink" leads me to believe it's a customer making the claim? Maybe someone wearing lipstick decided to sneak a swig from the bottle and some of the lipstick dissolved on the vodka that touched their lips? Just an idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_Sur Posted July 13, 2016 Author Share Posted July 13, 2016 My guess is either lipstick or perhaps someone used a pour spout on the bottle after previously using it on a bottle of something red - like Deep Edy's grapefruit (which is delicious by the way). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobertS Posted July 18, 2016 Share Posted July 18, 2016 We had some beer turn purple from residual cleaning solution. Not sure vodka would have all the pieces for the reaction to happen, but I would say it's a solid guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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