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Ya I understand that lol

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And it’s not about age, it’s that they both know what they’re talking about, and they’re honest with themselves.

You should have sampled it, when new. A couple things that might help; Any bottle with a cork is not suitable for long-term storage, as they are not air tight. Only use bottles like that for show and as a decanter and pour them back in an airtight bottle (screw cap) when done. Unless you will be done with it in a yr or less & can live with the possibility of the whiskey going bad before you are finished.. If you have a picture of the bottle when new, compare the fill level to now. If it is noticeably lower, then there was definitely a lot of interaction between the whiskey & the air. This could have made it better, but since you never tried it when new, there is no way to know. It almost certainly would have changed taste from when new. Dry environments will cause the cork to fail sooner. When that happens (if nothing is done) the liquid will evaporate and degrade MUCH quicker. Have heard people talk about finding bottles in their basement, left there from the 80s, that are completely empty, yet still fully sealed with wrap, etc. & never opened. Those bottle(s) always had corks & all of it evaporated. To preserve the taste of new bottles for later tasting, I started doing the following this yr; Got a bunch of 4oz size glass bottles that were all individually pressure tested for are tightness. Some may leak, so try different caps.. Whenever I open a new whiskey bottle, immediately fill a 4oz bottle to top, so there is very minimal air. Then close it & store in a dark place & never open, unless needed. If it gets too warm inside, will store them in the fridge if needed. On the bottles record info like what it is; original whiskey, laser codes on bottle, date bottled & date the original bottle was opened & transferred to smaller bottle. Now you have a time capsule of whiskey. Can use those to compare to the original when it is near empty & opened several times and/or to compare to the current version of that whiskey, years later. Very useful for limited releases like store picks, ECBP batches, etc. Also, a lot of people say the same bottles have changed juice over a few years, like OF 1920. If I had a sample from a 2019 bottle, would be able to tell if they starting filling those bottles a lower quality juice & charged the same price.. Since your palate may change over 10-20 yrs, you can't just buy a new bottle, of say WT 101, & use your memory to compare it to WT 101 from 5, 10, 20 yrs ago. If you have a sample from 10yrs ago, you can compare side by side to see for yourself if the juice has changed.

@@motohead077 when I originally bought it from The distillery it was also placed inside of a can which it has been in,... in a temperature controlled cabinet ever since. The actual liquid still appears to be at the very same level. It was when I bought it and ever since I brought it home it has existed somewhere between 55° minimum and 75° Max. Total darkness. Still sealed as the day it was bought. I fully expected it to have changed by now but just hated to crack it and then never got around to it. I still intend to attempt to drink it, but we'll see how that goes.

@@CMBgreenbird Nice! Would expect that to be as well preserved as possible for being in original bottle. Better than on a store shelf for the same time, exposed to light & likely a warmer avg temp.. Cool thing is, you can compare it to the current release of Rare Breed.. Breaking Bourbon did an excellent experiment on whiskey storage over a 2 yr period... Another thing I heard, but never did (from Scotch drinkers), to preserve a whiskey longer in same bottle after opening; Do not agitate the bottle, even to pour out what you want to drink. Always keep it upright & still. To remove whiskey, do it like how distillers remove whiskey from a barrel to taste. Insert a hollow cylinder (think big straw) into bottle, cover the end & it will capture the liquid inside. When you re-close the bottle fill it with an inert gas like nitrogen, to minimize oxygen in the bottle. Personally, I think it's much easier just to transfer it in smaller bottles. Then you can drink from 1 of the small bottles over a 6-12 month period & never have to open the others.

@@motohead077 thanks! I appreciate all the info and when I finally crack it I'm going to use a lot of this info to deal with moving it around so I can keep it longer

In fact, I'm going to use this information to start saving samples of some of the better store pics I get for sampling get togethers.

Great idea about saving old corks/bottle tops! I might start doing this for the ones I buy frequently.

Totally agree with this statement. Love your show

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You are correct. Unless cask strength or barrel proof water is added to dilute to the desired proof. My opinion is do what you like. I found some whiskey tastes better to me over ice or with a little water while others do not. I always try neat first than experiment.

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Very humbling that’s for sure! Thanks dude!

Do you, or could you post bottles to the UK from your store?

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Great point here! Bottles can and will open up differently. Some better than others.

Hope you love the JM!

Some of my most memorable pours was from circa 1980’s. They don’t make it like that anymore.

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That’s a great idea actually!

Great example!

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Great idea for a show! Viscosity is how creamy or thin the liquid feels in one’s mouth.

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I would say 2 oz or less. If I have more than 2 oz I will have a pour lol

@@slbdrinks thanks. I just started a bottle with 2 oz of Old Grand Dad 114 as the 1st one. I had 3 ounces left and drank the other 1. Lol

I would guess 6-8 oz. I never have more than 4 oz in one setting. I am sure on some busy weeks it’s more but I try to have several dry days during a week as well.

We agree on quite a few but def disagree on some as well. Everyone is different so follow your own path. Nothing wrong with that!

Salty pretzel rods are a must lol! Other than that you can never go wrong with mixed nuts.

Not at all. I have only done it a little bit but home blending is somewhat popular.

To be honest the last one I bought was the St Pats edition and I wasn’t a big fan. I do like the rye whiskeys though. Don’t take my opinion though if you enjoy it that’s all that matters!

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Perfect example!

Great questions! I only do a bourbon infinity bottle and do not add any scotch. We rarely do a scotch tasting video so generally no left over scotch. ABV and proof are basically one in the same but just different numbers. ABV stands for alcohol by volume so basically if a bottle is 45 ABV the bottle is 45% alcohol. Proof is basically calculated as double the ABV. Here in the states proof point is mostly referenced but in Europe and abroad they generally only state the ABV number.

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That’s awesome enjoy! Appreciate you and Mrs SL!