09-02-2021, 01:54 PM
(09-02-2021, 11:20 AM)MileHighGrowler Wrote: 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!
Well think about it, when it goes through the bottlingh line, they just pour it in and cork it. They don't vacuum seal it. I've had bottles that I kept half full for many years without any change to the taste. One that comes to mind was a bottle of Pappy 23 that my wife got me for my 50th birthday. I opened it, had a drink, then set it on the shelf. I only drank from that bottle on my birthday each year after that, and poured a round for close friends to toast a dear friend that past away. Bottle lasted 10 years, I finished it on my 60th birthday. Tasted the same as it did on the day I opened it. (and btw I prefer the 20)
