Man opens whiskey saved 17 years—instantly learns hard lesson

[F4R/T]

I also really like the Sinatra select! I also got a bottle of barrel proof JD for my bday and it’s a warm one around 130-140 proof lol.

 

[69conv]

Nice! Put a tingle on your tongue!

 

[F4R/T]

Taking it and some others to Moparty to enjoy with friends!

 

[Detective D]

Sorry to disappoint ....but whisky stops aging once it is removed from the barrel and put into a bottle.

Only wine ages in the bottle.

Wine gets better with age...to a degree, then it reverts to vinegar.

Whisky gets no worse or better with time spent in the bottle. The worst that can happen is that the Angels get more than their fair share of the contents if the owner doesn't drink it first.

I know this. I am just saying it just sits there and gets older.
Also, that 1990's jack, while it is still jack, is better than current Jack.

I am not trying to increase value and age anything in my cupboard. It's just in there.

Also, i would disagree with things not changing in the bottle. When I was a youth I tried (stupidly) some whisky I found from somewhere around the 1930's stashed on top of a wooden structure beam in a machine shed on the farm. Either it got better, or we are too stupid in modern times to make whisky that tastes 1/4 as good as that stuff did. I suspect alcohol content can reduce over time once a bottle has been opened and air allowed inside. In a sealed up bottle, so long as it isn't parked in the sunlight I would agree not much way for it to change.

 

[Demonic]

Sometimes, if there's more air space in the bottle than whiskey, it can oxidize once it's opened and the taste will change. Usually the cheaper stuff though.

 

[MoparJW]

I've got this Chartreuse bottle from 1941 in my collection, the cork is in very bad condition.
Allegedly, this liqueur continues to age in the bottle.
I'm hesistant to open it because of the $$$ some of these bring on auctions, probably going to open it and drink it once the cork drops...

 

[toolmanmike]

I've got this Chartreuse bottle from 1941 in my collection, the cork is in very bad condition.
Allegedly, this liqueur continues to age in the bottle.
I'm hesistant to open it because of the $$$ some of these bring on auctions, probably going to open it and drink it once the cork drops...

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Wow! That's cool. If the cork falls, no problem. You can filter it through a coffee filter or the like. That old is non filtered anyway so it may have little chunks of barrel char anyway. Made by Monks?

 

[MoparJW]

Wow! That's cool. If the cork falls, no problem. You can filter it through a coffee filter or the like. That old is non filtered anyway so it may have little chunks of barrel char anyway. Made by Monks?

Thanks for the tip, good one.
Yes, made by monks, from a very old secret recipe only ever known by two monks.

 

[toolmanmike]

Thanks for the tip, good one.
Yes, made by monks, from a very old secret recipe only ever known by two monks.

I have broke a cork or two myself. If a piece is left inside the neck you can usually get it out with a corkscrew. A Drywall screw works pretty well too. They are real pointed on the tip and grip quite well. Yep, worse case scenario, pour the liquor into another clean bottle that has a solid cork and enjoy.

 

[toolmanmike]

Turn the bottle sideways for a few days to wet the cork. It might come out in one piece. You can always get another cork to replace it with. I have a few dozen extras so I may have the size you need.

 

[Coelacanth]

Are you guys soaking your corks?

 

[toolmanmike]

Are you guys soaking your corks?

It's been way too long!

 

[toolmanmike]

Turn the bottle sideways for a few days to wet the cork. It might come out in one piece. You can always get another cork to replace it with. I have a few dozen extras so I may have the size you need.

Twist it gently to break it loose