2007-01-05 21:38:36 · 30 answers · asked by Alicat 6 in Food & Drink ➔ Beer, Wine & Spirits
Whisky only ages in oak casks ... if it's been in a bottle that long (providing it hasn't been opened) it should be fine although it won't have matured in the bottle ....
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2007-01-05 21:41:14 · answer #1 · answered by deadkelly_1 6 · 4⤊ 0⤋
'Fizzle' is spot on.
The alcohol content keeps the liquid sterile as NO bacteria or germs can survive in such an evironment. It can't really go 'bad' unless the bottle has been left open and any organic material oxidizes...but then the alcohol would have evaporate anyway.
It is 100% safe to drink so long as you KNOW that the liquid IS whisky...and not a 'mystery liquid'.
Also, whisky does NOT improve in the bottle - only in the cask.
eg. an 18year old malt will ALWAYS remain an 18year malt, unlike wines & champagne that can continue to develop...or go rancid with age.
Would suggest (as somebody's already done) that it's probably worth more as a keepsake than a monetary value.
Whatever you do - enjoy the pleasure of having a rare bottle of Scotland's first national drink.
2007-01-06 01:47:03 · answer #2 · answered by creviazuk 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The most expensive whiskeys are a few decades old in fact Jameson's sells an Irish Whisky that is aged a minimum of 18 years. This past November a lady in Ireland sold a bottle of whisky that was produced in the 1850's and it is still drinkable. It depends mainly on how well it has been bottled.
I recommend Jameson's 18.
2007-01-06 13:15:57 · answer #3 · answered by sprydle 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes , it is safe but if it is a sealed bottle with a clean label, I would save it as a keepsake. Instead of drinking 30 year old whisky get a gallon of Mad Dog.
2007-01-05 21:42:31 · answer #4 · answered by sonny_too_much 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Be careful. I don't know about whisky but I do know that the older more expensive wines taste like turps if they haven't been decantered - I have no idea if whiskeys need to be processed; however, I'm sure if you did a google search you'd come up with something (or) someone else can answer you. Don't listen to any idiots whu tell you just to drink it before you know the score.
2007-01-05 21:42:42 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
More the age more the good...even 4 whisky
2007-01-05 21:40:08 · answer #6 · answered by Innovator_inc_ind 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You can drink whiskey when it's 3,000 years old. Once the alcohol content gets over something like 15%, you don't have to worry about it going bad. At 18%, you can be sure of it. Whiskey is about 40%. At this point you aren't dealing with a beverage as much as you're dealing with a solvent.
2007-01-05 22:24:22 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yup. Alcohol ages well. Thats why some wine is like 50 years old.
2007-01-05 21:39:33 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I have a huge collection of un-opened Jim Beam the only problem I have encountered is the cork was crumbling. I used a strainer and whiskey still good . After all it is old.
2016-05-22 22:26:39 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A single malt whiskey ages well, and the most expensive are those that are aged the longest, however it does depend on the distillery, and the length of time it spends in the wood and in the bottle.
2007-01-05 22:19:05 · answer #10 · answered by mike-from-spain 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋