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In reply to the discussion: Couple finds more than 66 bottles of Prohibition-era whiskey hidden in the walls of their New York [View all]GulfCoast66
(11,949 posts)44. That is correct. But they are still worth a lot to Whisky fans.
Whisky techniques have change some over the years as it became more of a factory thing although the basics remain the same. Its really a simple process.
But to be able to taste 100 year old whisky and see how taste have changed would be cool.
Im a big bourbon fan. I once had some from the early 70s and frankly thought it harsher than modern bourbon. Could have been my imagination. Maybe they did not age it as long. To be bourbon it has to stay in the barrel for a minimum of 2 years although most decent bourbons go 4-6 or more. Perhaps that was not the case then.
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Couple finds more than 66 bottles of Prohibition-era whiskey hidden in the walls of their New York [View all]
malaise
Nov 2020
OP
I don't think that it "ages" in bottles. But regardless of the quality of the whiskey
Chainfire
Nov 2020
#11
"The original owner of the house was a German man known as Count Adolph Humpfner"....
KY_EnviroGuy
Nov 2020
#28
They do it to avoid being wrong. They state the number they know for sure it is.
SunSeeker
Nov 2020
#36
"More than" 66 bottles. What happened? Did they lose count after 66 bottles, or pass out from
Doodley
Nov 2020
#43
If either of the couple can also do TV, Geraldo might go from jealous to suicidal.
BobTheSubgenius
Nov 2020
#46