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Spirits/sell by date?
When you open a bottle of whisky/vodka/pernod etc, do they go off
or can you keep them for a long time?If so how long
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They should be fine. I have never known a spirit to go off. Archers can taste a bit funny if old though. Thing to do is take a small sip of it. If it tastes fine, it will be fine.
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I make a big batch of frozen cocktails to keep in freezer if I need to use up old spirits, especially little bits from lots of different bottles of different things!
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Wine, of course, can be oxidised to acetic acid (which is how wine vinegar is made). Spirits contain enough alcohol to kill off most living things.
After his death at Trafalgar, Nelson's body was supposedly preserved in a barrel of rum so that it could be brought back home. |
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An opened bottle of spirits never has time to go off in my house
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Similar question, though not spirits.
I have had a bottle of Baileys in the cupboard for about 3 years now unopened. I've looked for a use by date and can't find one. Do I need to pour this down the sink, or is it likely to be drinkable still does anyone know? |
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Same, just have a sip if it tastes fine it will be fine.
Someone else asked that question a few weeks ago. Give it a very good shake first though. |
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After his death at Trafalgar, Nelson's body was supposedly preserved in a barrel of rum so that it could be brought back home.
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Originally Posted by The tale of Pusser's 'Nelson's Blood' Rum
In the heat of battle in those days, it was customary to throw the mortally wounded and the dead over the side. Captain Hardy had Nelson carried below where he expired three hours later with the knowledge that he had won a great victory at Trafalgar. Nineteen of the enemy had been sunk or captured; not a single British ship was lost. HMS VICTORY put into Gibraltar for repairs where legend has it that Nelson's body was placed in a large cask of Pusser's Rum to preserve it for the long voyage back to England. Upon arrival, the cask was opened and Nelson's preserved body removed. But the rum was almost gone. The jack tars (sailors) had drilled a small hole at the base of the cask through which they drained most of the rum, thereby drinking of Nelson's Blood. Since then, the term Nelson's Blood has become synonymous with Pusser's Rum.
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Similar question, though not spirits.
I have had a bottle of Baileys in the cupboard for about 3 years now unopened. I've looked for a use by date and can't find one. Do I need to pour this down the sink, or is it likely to be drinkable still does anyone know? |
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not exactlya spirit and now the names escaped me but that yellow egg based alcoholic drink it has a red label?? anyone knw how long that lasts?? theres no sell by date on the bottles but have an older relative who likes it but wouldnt drink a whole bottle
ADVOCAAT!!! Last edited by xjulezyx : 02-12-2008 at 03:25. Reason: REMEMBERED |
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I've been asking loads of people, and nobody has any ideas, although you would think if they had a sell by date they would put it on it
![]() Would it not be the law if the booze could go off or give you a tummy ache or something
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ice_cool, think about it - do people drink vintage wine or brandy? Does it increase in value and taste as the years progress..?
Does a 100 year bottle of wine or spirits get poured down the sink, or sold at auction for rather a lot of wonga...
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ice_cool, think about it - do people drink vintage wine or brandy? Does it increase in value and taste as the years progress..?
Does a 100 year bottle of wine or spirits get poured down the sink, or sold at auction for rather a lot of wonga...Very true, but they are not opened or are they
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Something that is 40% proof is not going to go off even if it has been opened! Goodness sake...
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I personally have never had a bottle of spirit (or a bottle of anything alcoholic) that would have a chance to go off
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If the bottle has been open for quite a while the alcohol content starts to evaporate. This could take years tho.
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I would imagine stuff like gin/vodka ( the clear spirits) would be ok. Sherry, whisky, port, etc. will oxidise and therefore the flavour will deterioate. You can leave maderia for however long you want though, as it doesn't oxidise any further as it is only bottled when it has done this in the barrel.
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ice_cool, think about it - do people drink vintage wine or brandy? Does it increase in value and taste as the years progress..?
Does a 100 year bottle of wine or spirits get poured down the sink, or sold at auction for rather a lot of wonga... |
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Depends on if the wine has been kept under the right conditions, i.e. lying down at a constant temperature. Otherwise it might well have gone off.
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or can you keep them for a long time?

Does a 100 year bottle of wine or spirits get poured down the sink, or sold at auction for rather a lot of wonga...