Here is the deal.. My dad can't drink due to his health and offered to let me have a bottle of whiskey he has. It is supposedly Jim Beam and was aged 50 years before being bottled in the mid 60s.. I haven't seen the bottle to confirm any of this.. What would you do? What should I do? Drink it?? Sell it?? Tell him to keep it?? Keep it as a bragging token??
2006-07-13 04:29:35 · 20 answers · asked by escaped_mental_case 4 in Food & Drink ➔ Beer, Wine & Spirits
The only number that really matters is how long it was aged in the barrel, not in the bottle. I've never hear of any of the bigger distillers aging bourbon for that long, but that doesn't mean it didn't happen.
One of the things about bourbon is what they call the 'angel's share'. The longer it stays in the barrel, the more leakage/evaporation/etc takes place, and they usually don't leave it in there for that long. 18 years isn't toally uncommon. 50 years? Hmmm.
I would take a picture of the bottle, some close-ups of the labels, then contact Jim Beam and ask them for more info about it.
Jim Beam Brands Co.
510 Lake Cook Rd.
Deerfield, IL 60015-4964
2006-07-13 05:47:25 · answer #1 · answered by jkk109 4 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Once you get the bottle - confirm the data -- IF the dates can be authenticated, I would contact Jim Beam, Ebay and be patient -- get top dollar. If no good offers come in, hold onto it for a few more years. I don't think I would drink it.
2006-07-13 04:41:03 · answer #2 · answered by GP 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The best way to find out is to put it into an auction. Specialist auctions are best, put a reserve on it so that it does not go for nothing simply because at that auction no one wants it. With rare items it depends on how much two people want the article and are prepared to bid. Whiskey does not improve, like wine with keeping. So the buyer will not want it for the aged flavour. It is the novelty value. There is no guarantee that because a price has been achieved for one bottle that another will sell to match it.
2016-03-16 22:12:04 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
EBAY. OR get really drunk.
Oh! You could drink like half of it, and fill the bottle back up with water, and then sell it on Ebay. My parents never knew the difference when I'd steal their booze and fill the bottles back up with water. :)
2006-07-13 04:33:09 · answer #4 · answered by Amy L 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
myself would check in to Jim beam like howlet an bg an the others say as to checking in to it but find a collectors an check the seal if its broke your value as to sale it just went out the window if not broken do like the one said get you dad something he can use
2006-07-14 05:55:46 · answer #5 · answered by whatdoesitmader 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sell it to Jim Beam and require them to refer to you as it's donor so your name lives on in infamy.
2006-07-13 04:34:41 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You might be able to find a collector and get big bucks. Unless you appreciate whiskey, I wouldnt drink it.
2006-07-13 04:33:24 · answer #7 · answered by lkhbhurnje 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
90-year-old whiskey? Wow. I'd keep it another ten years before opening it. Maybe someone wil buy it from you as a colector's item...
2006-07-13 04:42:30 · answer #8 · answered by howlettlogan 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sell it on Ebay for a ton of money then get your dad something he can use.
2006-07-13 06:59:29 · answer #9 · answered by rocknrobin21 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sell it on Ebay.
2006-07-13 06:11:20 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋