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Title: is 33 year old Whisky ok to drink?
Post by: micah on November 19, 2008, 10:12:23 PM
I was over at my mother-in-laws house tonight and my wife was joking about all the old, unopened bottles of liquor they have in the closets - most of which were received as gifts over the decades.

anyway, I brought home an unopened bottle of "6-year-old" Seagrams v.o. with an import excise bottling sticker dated 1981 (exactly like this one i just found on ebay (http://cgi.ebay.com/Seagram%1As-V.O.-Canadian-Whisky-bottled-in-1981-_W0QQitemZ150302781831QQcmdZViewItemQQimsxZ20081012?IMSfp=TL081012002004r20409))

anyway, the bottle was sealed so I opened it and took a swig. I didn't go blind or anything and it tasted fine... is it ok to drink the rest of it (in moderation over time) or ....   :dunno:
Title: Re: is 33 year old Whisky ok to drink?
Post by: kermi3 on November 19, 2008, 11:07:01 PM
DRINK!

Had some 24 yr old Crown earlier this year...friend's GF stole it from her sober holder brother - her dad bought it when he was born and dad took one shot from it then...It was quite good.
Title: Re: is 33 year old Whisky ok to drink?
Post by: Steve on November 20, 2008, 12:24:42 AM
Liquor doesn't really go bad only gets better
Title: Re: is 33 year old Whisky ok to drink?
Post by: stealth on November 20, 2008, 12:38:50 AM
I think basically as long as there is no air contamination, spirits last for a lifetime and then some.  If you decant it now it will probably lose some of it's alcohol content.  You might get away with pouring it into a smaller bottle if you can't manage to finish it all.  Still, now you've opened it you're duty bound to finish it.  In a responsible manner of course  :devil:
Title: Re: is 33 year old Whisky ok to drink?
Post by: drakkenkorin on November 20, 2008, 06:52:23 AM
the only one's you really have to worry about is wine.  think it'll eventually turn into vinegar - or something like that.
Title: Re: is 33 year old Whisky ok to drink?
Post by: KnuckleBuckett on November 20, 2008, 09:25:12 AM
Beer also suffers from age...
Title: Re: is 33 year old Whisky ok to drink?
Post by: Steve on November 20, 2008, 09:57:16 AM
Depends on the wine. Some can only be aged so long
Title: Re: is 33 year old Whisky ok to drink?
Post by: Govtcheez on November 20, 2008, 10:36:01 AM
Beer also suffers from age...
depends on the beer and the storage method
Title: Re: is 33 year old Whisky ok to drink?
Post by: KnuckleBuckett on November 20, 2008, 11:53:33 AM
I got the impression we were talking opened containers.

mmmmm...old open beer.... :)
Title: Re: is 33 year old Whisky ok to drink?
Post by: Steve on November 20, 2008, 12:23:22 PM
Once u open any alcohol the clock starts ticking. Well sort of good wine is done with a cork plug to allow it to breath
Title: Re: is 33 year old Whisky ok to drink?
Post by: Govtcheez on November 20, 2008, 12:32:00 PM
I got the impression we were talking opened containers.

mmmmm...old open beer.... :)
Oh god ewww
Title: Re: is 33 year old Whisky ok to drink?
Post by: micah on November 20, 2008, 12:32:50 PM
so now that i've opened it do I need to drink it any faster then I would a newer bottle? I already have a couple of bottles of opened whiskey in my cabinet - it usually takes me a year to drink a whole bottle (because I have multiple bottles to choose from)
Title: Re: is 33 year old Whisky ok to drink?
Post by: Govtcheez on November 20, 2008, 12:39:21 PM
chug it sissy
Title: Re: is 33 year old Whisky ok to drink?
Post by: Steve on November 20, 2008, 12:57:07 PM
Inside 3 months I imagine
Title: Re: is 33 year old Whisky ok to drink?
Post by: Jake on November 20, 2008, 02:11:17 PM
Inside 3 months I imagine

no. Whiskey is good for a pretty long time after it has been opened - probably around a year or so. You can prolong this by purchasing this divice that pumps air out of the bottle before closing it.
Title: Re: is 33 year old Whisky ok to drink?
Post by: Steve on November 20, 2008, 02:50:13 PM
Right, but this is 30yr old whiskey. Once that seal is broken it ages much faster then whiskey you go and buy today.
Title: Re: is 33 year old Whisky ok to drink?
Post by: Rob on November 20, 2008, 05:39:50 PM
>>is 33 year old Whisky ok to drink?

Fuck, yes.
Title: Re: is 33 year old Whisky ok to drink?
Post by: Betazep on April 23, 2013, 02:34:34 AM
Some "guest" was looking at this post.  Strange that a "guest" would be looking at a post from 2008. 

As an aside.  I have a bottle of 1938 Johnnie Walker Black, unopened.  Someday on my bucket list... full bottle and then skydive and hope I remember to pull the chute.
Title: Re: is 33 year old Whisky ok to drink?
Post by: ober on April 23, 2013, 07:24:21 AM
I heard bots are historical creatures.
Title: Re: is 33 year old Whisky ok to drink?
Post by: kermi3 on April 23, 2013, 07:54:27 AM
You are going to totally vomit the whole way down beta.