Malt Whisky - once opened, does it go off?
Posted by: Top Cat on 01 January 2004
Hi.
Usually it doesn't last long enough for me to find out, but following a couple of years of purchases from places like SMWS, I'm a bit worried about whether an opened bottle or eight might go off. I mean, I don't drink it every night or anything, so there's a chance that some of the pricier stuff (like a 29yo Highland Park cask) might be best enjoyed over a number of years of 'special occasions'.
DOes anyone know whether this fine spirit does go off? Iain Banks' travelog-cum-tour-of-whisky suggests that it does, but I've yet to find a definitive answer.
I keep the bottles in, ahem, a secret location (lest any of you lot should ever visit
) but it's dark, cool and they're stored vertically. Dunno if any of that matters.
ANy experts care to advise this novice?
Ta,
John
TC '..'
"Sun went down in honey. Moon came up in wine. Stars were spinnin' dizzy, Lord, the band kept us so busy we forgot about the time."
Usually it doesn't last long enough for me to find out, but following a couple of years of purchases from places like SMWS, I'm a bit worried about whether an opened bottle or eight might go off. I mean, I don't drink it every night or anything, so there's a chance that some of the pricier stuff (like a 29yo Highland Park cask) might be best enjoyed over a number of years of 'special occasions'.
DOes anyone know whether this fine spirit does go off? Iain Banks' travelog-cum-tour-of-whisky suggests that it does, but I've yet to find a definitive answer.
I keep the bottles in, ahem, a secret location (lest any of you lot should ever visit
) but it's dark, cool and they're stored vertically. Dunno if any of that matters.ANy experts care to advise this novice?
Ta,
John
TC '..'
"Sun went down in honey. Moon came up in wine. Stars were spinnin' dizzy, Lord, the band kept us so busy we forgot about the time."
Yeah, it's a bit difficult to believe and I can't say I feel any thinner, but there you go. It's a 1200 calorie per day diet, and I've been sticking to it and doing a bit of walking and cycling as well.
It's only for another week then it ups to 1750 calories until I get back down to 12st (I was 14st6, and the scales are reading around 13st8 but I figure that it's probably closer to 13st10).
Could murder a whisky, or a curry. Or both. Mmmmm, yes, both. With peshwari naan bread, rice, lots of nice rich sauce and lamb, chicken, mmmm.... ice cream to finish with, then some post prandial drams in a nice leather armchair by a big roaring fire...
>pop<
Whoops, must have been dreaming there...
John
TC '..'
"Sun went down in honey. Moon came up in wine. Stars were spinnin' dizzy, Lord, the band kept us so busy we forgot about the time."
It's only for another week then it ups to 1750 calories until I get back down to 12st (I was 14st6, and the scales are reading around 13st8 but I figure that it's probably closer to 13st10).
Could murder a whisky, or a curry. Or both. Mmmmm, yes, both. With peshwari naan bread, rice, lots of nice rich sauce and lamb, chicken, mmmm.... ice cream to finish with, then some post prandial drams in a nice leather armchair by a big roaring fire...
>pop<
Whoops, must have been dreaming there...
John
TC '..'
"Sun went down in honey. Moon came up in wine. Stars were spinnin' dizzy, Lord, the band kept us so busy we forgot about the time."
quote:
Straight out of the still?
Tom
I would tend not to be "that" devoted to the source as you would probably go blind on the foreshots unless you could judge the cut by eye, ear or nose.......
But then, it must lie in the cask for a minimum of three years to change from spirit to whisky........
A tip to stop whiskey going off!
Drink it
Regards
NB
Drink it
Regards
NB