Bourbon

[MileHighGrowler]

(09-02-2021, 07:59 AM)Sled21 Wrote: Whiskey does not age in a bottle. All you have to do is have a tight lid to keep the alcohol from evaporating, and a whiskey that has been in a glass bottle for 100 years will be the same as it was when it was poured in.

It doesn't age, but I'd have to think having oxygen in it would make a difference, especially if it's a half empty bottle sitting for 50 years.  Maybe it doesn't.  I'm not a big believer in the "neck pour" theory that says the spirit tastes completely once the first pour is out and it's been introduced to some level of oxygen, but I think an opened bottle on the shelf for a long time doesn't necessarily taste the same as once that's just been opened.  If it's true that the oxygen has no additional effect regardless of how long the bottle has been opened and on the shelf, that's pretty cool!