Celebrity Scotch
Video Bartender: Fun-to-Know: Drinks and Cocktail Mixing

Whisky oxidation

Oh John Hansell's blog, he discusses how the Sazerac 18-year old rye is different in each of three vintages. The first year's rye was from a different set of barrels, but the second two releases are the same batch of whiskey stored a year in stainless steel. According to the information sent to him, the only difference was that the whiskey sat in the tanks- with a large area exposed to oxygen- for a year. The difference between the two years is due to oxidation.

That's all fine and interesting on its own, but should also act as a reminder that whiskey can change even when not in wood if the bottle is empty enough, so I should most likely start finishing the dregs of a 25-year-old Macallan that's been sitting quietly in my cupboard for too long.

Labels:

Comments

Feed You can follow this conversation by subscribing to the comment feed for this post.

Verify your Comment

Previewing your Comment

This is only a preview. Your comment has not yet been posted.

Working...
Your comment could not be posted. Error type:
Your comment has been posted. Post another comment

The letters and numbers you entered did not match the image. Please try again.

As a final step before posting your comment, enter the letters and numbers you see in the image below. This prevents automated programs from posting comments.

Having trouble reading this image? View an alternate.

Working...

Post a comment

Your Information

(Name and email address are required. Email address will not be displayed with the comment.)