Comments on: Ask Your Bartender: Old Age http://www.jeffreymorgenthaler.com/2008/ask-your-bartender-old-age/ Jeffrey Morgenthaler is a designer, blogger and mixologist living in Eugene, Oregon Sun, 20 Jul 2008 14:48:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Keith http://www.jeffreymorgenthaler.com/2008/ask-your-bartender-old-age/#comment-28249 Keith Sun, 16 Mar 2008 00:02:57 +0000 http://www.jeffreymorgenthaler.com/2008/ask-your-bartender-old-age/#comment-28249 I typically keep Clear Creek pear and plum brandies for a couple of years before opening them. I find that they smooth out and the fruit aromas improve with the additional bottle aging. I typically keep Clear Creek pear and plum brandies for a couple of years before opening them. I find that they smooth out and the fruit aromas improve with the additional bottle aging.

]]> By: Jeffrey Morgenthaler http://www.jeffreymorgenthaler.com/2008/ask-your-bartender-old-age/#comment-28158 Jeffrey Morgenthaler Thu, 13 Mar 2008 02:22:58 +0000 http://www.jeffreymorgenthaler.com/2008/ask-your-bartender-old-age/#comment-28158 Dane I wouldn't let fresh juices go for more than a day or two, but simple syrup should last a week or more in the fridge. Try adding a splash of vodka to your simple to ward off mold. Dane

I wouldn’t let fresh juices go for more than a day or two, but simple syrup should last a week or more in the fridge. Try adding a splash of vodka to your simple to ward off mold.

]]> By: Dane http://www.jeffreymorgenthaler.com/2008/ask-your-bartender-old-age/#comment-28149 Dane Wed, 12 Mar 2008 21:48:22 +0000 http://www.jeffreymorgenthaler.com/2008/ask-your-bartender-old-age/#comment-28149 Hey bartender, What about fresh squeezed juice and simple? I squeezed up a bunch o' limes and lemons, and made up some simple, but had a bunch left over. How long will it keep in my fridge? Hey bartender,

What about fresh squeezed juice and simple? I squeezed up a bunch o’ limes and lemons, and made up some simple, but had a bunch left over. How long will it keep in my fridge?

]]> By: keith waldbauer http://www.jeffreymorgenthaler.com/2008/ask-your-bartender-old-age/#comment-28142 keith waldbauer Wed, 12 Mar 2008 18:10:32 +0000 http://www.jeffreymorgenthaler.com/2008/ask-your-bartender-old-age/#comment-28142 i would think another way of putting this is that liquor doesn't age WELL in the bottle... it doesn't improve with age like wine. i would think another way of putting this is that liquor doesn’t age WELL in the bottle… it doesn’t improve with age like wine.

]]> By: Keef http://www.jeffreymorgenthaler.com/2008/ask-your-bartender-old-age/#comment-28141 Keef Wed, 12 Mar 2008 17:49:08 +0000 http://www.jeffreymorgenthaler.com/2008/ask-your-bartender-old-age/#comment-28141 theScotchBlog had an interesting article talking about a similar subject: does the alcohol in a bottle vaporize as the level of liquid gets lower and lower (and thus more air is in the bottle enabling more alcohol to "evaporate." http://www.thescotchblog.com/2008/03/www--the-weaken.html theScotchBlog had an interesting article talking about a similar subject: does the alcohol in a bottle vaporize as the level of liquid gets lower and lower (and thus more air is in the bottle enabling more alcohol to “evaporate.”

http://www.thescotchblog.com/2008/03/www–the-weaken.html

]]> By: Jeffrey Morgenthaler http://www.jeffreymorgenthaler.com/2008/ask-your-bartender-old-age/#comment-28130 Jeffrey Morgenthaler Wed, 12 Mar 2008 09:40:10 +0000 http://www.jeffreymorgenthaler.com/2008/ask-your-bartender-old-age/#comment-28130 nd: Some gins are indeed aged in oak barrels. Genever or Dutch-style gins are often aged for a year or more, and Seagram's gin is reportedly aged for a few months. Jeffrey nd:

Some gins are indeed aged in oak barrels. Genever or Dutch-style gins are often aged for a year or more, and Seagram’s gin is reportedly aged for a few months.

Jeffrey

]]> By: nd http://www.jeffreymorgenthaler.com/2008/ask-your-bartender-old-age/#comment-28129 nd Wed, 12 Mar 2008 09:32:20 +0000 http://www.jeffreymorgenthaler.com/2008/ask-your-bartender-old-age/#comment-28129 This reminds me of something I've wondered about: why doesn't anyone try aging gin for a few years in barrels? Has someone already tried this without telling me? This reminds me of something I’ve wondered about: why doesn’t anyone try aging gin for a few years in barrels? Has someone already tried this without telling me?

]]> By: Lance J. Mayhew http://www.jeffreymorgenthaler.com/2008/ask-your-bartender-old-age/#comment-28113 Lance J. Mayhew Tue, 11 Mar 2008 23:36:46 +0000 http://www.jeffreymorgenthaler.com/2008/ask-your-bartender-old-age/#comment-28113 I've actually tasted tequila that oxidized. It was the worst stuff I've ever had. I’ve actually tasted tequila that oxidized. It was the worst stuff I’ve ever had.

]]> By: Keef http://www.jeffreymorgenthaler.com/2008/ask-your-bartender-old-age/#comment-28098 Keef Tue, 11 Mar 2008 16:21:14 +0000 http://www.jeffreymorgenthaler.com/2008/ask-your-bartender-old-age/#comment-28098 Bottles are also more likely to oxidize if they've been opened and then left for a long time. Figure an open bottle has more air in it. Keep in mind I have yet to experience this first hand (as you say, bottles don't last long enough for me to find out!). Sealed bottles will likely last as long as you'll ever need. Bottles are also more likely to oxidize if they’ve been opened and then left for a long time. Figure an open bottle has more air in it. Keep in mind I have yet to experience this first hand (as you say, bottles don’t last long enough for me to find out!). Sealed bottles will likely last as long as you’ll ever need.

]]> By: Rory http://www.jeffreymorgenthaler.com/2008/ask-your-bartender-old-age/#comment-28090 Rory Tue, 11 Mar 2008 14:44:21 +0000 http://www.jeffreymorgenthaler.com/2008/ask-your-bartender-old-age/#comment-28090 They definitely don't age, but (rarely) they may be oxidised or corked; a tasting class with Chivas brand ambassador Darren Hosie brought this to attention. So that Scotch on the shelf for twenty years may in fact be vinegar. Strange but true - although Mr. Hosie made the comment a bottle of Scotch rarely lasts long enough in his home for that to occur - hear hear! They definitely don’t age, but (rarely) they may be oxidised or corked; a tasting class with Chivas brand ambassador Darren Hosie brought this to attention. So that Scotch on the shelf for twenty years may in fact be vinegar.

Strange but true - although Mr. Hosie made the comment a bottle of Scotch rarely lasts long enough in his home for that to occur - hear hear!

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