does whiskey taste better with age?

Question

i found some whiskey and was wondering if it taste better with age.

Answer 1

Whiskey absolutely tastes better with age. When I was 17, I couldn't stand the taste of whiskey. Now, that I'm 30, I love it.

Answer 2

The longer the spirits sit and age in a barrel the more characteristics it pulls from the char in barrels (by means of thermal expansion.. or in lamens terms swelling into the wood). I've heard that 7yrs is the peak aging time and that anything after that results in a woody taste. Much of it depends on where it is in the warehouse during the aging. If it is at the top of the warehouse, it should have a little more of a sharp bite to it because it ages quicker. If it is aged at the bottom of a warehouse, it will be a little more mellow and smooth because it ages slower. Some whiskies get better with age but not all. Some that are not all that pleasant to begin with will see no better flavor 5,10, 15 or 20 yrs down the road. If you're drinking it on the rocks, i would recommend a more expensive top shelf whiskey. Mixing... just buy something cheap, it will be diluted anyways. The only difference you will see is the severity of a hangover the next day.

Answer 3

Whiskey does not improve once it has been put in the bottle.

A 12 year old bottle of cheap scotch is still cheap scotch.

The "age" of a whiskey refers to the time the whiskey was "aged" in barrels usually made from oak, and often having been previously used to age wine, or in the case of bourbon actually burned on the inside.

In general the more age, the finer the result, but not necessarily.

I have gone to tastings of single malts from the same distiller, and while I preferred the 15 year to the 10, the 25 year was too strong and thick and not as good.

In the same way, a 15 year of a mediocre producer will never match a 10 year from a top producer.

Answer 4

Whiskey or Whisky or Scotch ages in barrels. Depending on what kind of barrel depends on the beverage. The aging process adds flavour to the drink acquired from the wood. The older the drink, the smoother it is and you can actually taste the wood. Be it charred Oak or old cherry or even wood that held something like Brandy in it. Once it's out of the barrel and into the bottle though, the aging process stops and the expiration process begins.

It's an acquired taste that's not for everyone.

Answer 5

Unfortunately unless your whiskey is in a barrel then no. Most whiskeys are aged for over two years to nine years for the best. Average age is 6 years in barrels.

Unlike wine it does not taste better when aged in a bottle.

Answer 6

The longer it sits in the barrel, it takes more flavors from the wood. A 6 year old whiskey will taste nothing like a 18 year old.

Answer 7

Depends on what you like... Jameson is Irish whiskey. Jack is weird like a hybrid of scotch and bourbon or something. Personally, I don't like JD partially because everyone thinks its bourbon (not made the same, and bourbon is ONLY made in Kentucky, like champagne in the champagne region of France). Also, I find JD to be very overpriced and just not worth it. That being said, I would personally take the Jameson, but a lot of people like JD so I can't tell you what to like. I can only inform you. :) But I prefer the taste of Jameson to JD, though NOTHING beats a good bourbon like Maker's Mark!

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Answer 9

Whisky doesn't continue to age once it's bottled.

Answer 10

In my drinking days, it was never around long enough to find out!!!!