I have a jug of corn liquor I got in the eary 1970's. I was wondering just how long it will be good since it has never been opened. It is corked with wax over the cork. I do not know how long something like this stays good. Can anyone out there help me?? I really do not want to open it as it was a special gift when I was in college.
1970's corn liquor
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Does not appreciate or mature in the bottle. The answer to your question really lies in how it's been stored all these years. A dark cool place like a cellar and it should be fine (perhaps not like fresh of the still but still enjoyable - if that's what it was 30 years ago).
If it's been kept in light, natural summer heat, or heaven forbid "layed down" like a wine bottle where as the alcohol has been attacking the cork - then you've likely got yourself a bottle of brake fluid or perhaps wax floor stripper.
Hope it's been well kept all this time!
If it's been kept in light, natural summer heat, or heaven forbid "layed down" like a wine bottle where as the alcohol has been attacking the cork - then you've likely got yourself a bottle of brake fluid or perhaps wax floor stripper.
Hope it's been well kept all this time!
Thanks It has been stored well. I guess I will leave it corked for a longer time. I really have no desire to drink it anyway. Just wondered if it could still be good.
My Rum does not last that long.
My Rum does not last that long.
I don't have to chime in on this one because Hollowe Pointe is the Godfather of discussions like this. I was going to say the same thing but not in as much detail because I'm NOT the Godfather of discussions like this. :sm_angel:
I will also say this for reference. A friend of mine who died back in late '97 had a liquor cabinet full of all kinds of stuff left over from his Bar Mitzvah. That event occurred in 1966. In the 90's, right up until a year or so before his death, I was drinking stuff out of that cabinet when I came over. Some of the lighter stuff, wines, liqueurs, etc. had tadpoles, pygmy hippos and baby crocs swimming around in it, but the high proof stuff was fine. I'm surprised to hear what you said about rum not lasting.
I will also say this for reference. A friend of mine who died back in late '97 had a liquor cabinet full of all kinds of stuff left over from his Bar Mitzvah. That event occurred in 1966. In the 90's, right up until a year or so before his death, I was drinking stuff out of that cabinet when I came over. Some of the lighter stuff, wines, liqueurs, etc. had tadpoles, pygmy hippos and baby crocs swimming around in it, but the high proof stuff was fine. I'm surprised to hear what you said about rum not lasting.
I think the better majority of rums have a screw cap - which we know doesn't promote safe keeping once the seal is broken. The elitely bottled ones should last fine, but then my spider senses tell me that most rum comes from countries where the focus of preservation or maintained integrity might not be the highest priorities. Sales and assumed quick consumption are more likely the line of thinking.
If you have a favorite rum try purchasing and emptying it into a decanter. Again, store it in a dark cooler location of your residency.
If you have a favorite rum try purchasing and emptying it into a decanter. Again, store it in a dark cooler location of your residency.
What I ment to say was it does not last as long as the others because that is what I drink. :wink:
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