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It's certainly okay to drink (unless it's not well kept as you say), but it will be totally different from current Johnnie Walker or other blended whisky. Most people have difficulty with old blends when they try them for the first time. Whisky was made differently in the 60's (no computers to start with) so it's no surprise it tastes differently. It will not have gotten better with age though.
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Although whisky stops maturing when it leaves the cask - some will argue that the flavour can change or develop over long periods in the bottle. I haven't experienced this however.
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Just to clarify what we're talking about here with "well kept" - it's got to be stored upright, unopened, out of direct light, in a cool-ish environment with fairly stable temperatures.
Am I missing anything?
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@jasonbstanding I store my WINE in the cellar where it is cool and dark. The bottles recline in order to keep the corks wet so they don't dry out, crumble, and let in air that would turn wine into vinegar. It seems to me (without any experience of whiskey going bad--it is never around long enough) that a corked bottle stored upright is bound to fail sooner or later. I read about a fellow who bought several "vintage collectible" bottles only to find that the angel's had made return visits to claim a lot more than their share.
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In the past year and a half, I have had whisk(e)y corks break, pull out of their cap, and loosen; half of my Craggemore cork still floats inside the bottle. A couple of rum corks were somewhat moldy. I agree with @flyfish that whisky is consumed quicker, and is usually not stored as long as wine (which matures in the bottle). But it almost seems unavoidable, that when you store a "vintage" whisky for quite some time, you have the choice of either the cork (in a reclined bottle) affecting the sense of the whisky, or air via a dry cork affecting and evaporating the whisky. This may be one reason for vintage whiskies to adopt a tight-seal, and inert, screw cap.
Furthermore, would it not make sense (among the expected cries of outrage), for a special whisky, before storing, to remove the cork, and replace it with something offering a tight and longlasting seal ? I don't believe that whisky is bottled in a vacuum, so there was already a bit of air in the top of the bottle anyway. Am I missing anything here ?
Note that there is another comprehensive Connosr Discussion all about corks and screw caps.
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Long term cognac is generally stored as wine is. Reclined to keep the cork wet. A change in the characteristics is expected over a long period but if stored corretly; this can be kept to a minimum.A temperature between 13-15 seems to be best. Keeping it in the dark (i.e. in the box) will also help. My french friends over here have a cellar fridge as well which is pretty cool.
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JP Morgan's personal scotch whisky from his Corsair Yacht. A bit of cork breakage and evaporation but would be cool to own. Its a bottle of J&G Stewart's of Edinburgh.
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Problem of deterioration will usually only ocurr if the bottle is opened. There are many little pubs who've got whisky on the shelf that's been there for years , selling a dram every now and again.I think you would taste difference if bottle was old and had been opened, and had been left in warm conditions for overlong , but generally speaking there should not be a problem. But to emphasise whiskynotes it doesn't get better or further mature in the bottle. And the difference would not be that easy for most people to tell
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Wouldn't it be helpful if more whiskies were available in smaller size bottles ! ? Just think of all the ways this would benefit the comsumer. Pubs could buy smaller bottles for those slow sellers, but offer a greater selection and improved "freshness" to its patrons.
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I was looking on eBay at some Johnny Walker collectable stuff and saw a guy selling a bottle of Black label from the '60s. Would this be ok to drink? And would it become better with age? I thought once the whiskey hit the bottle it would not change, unless it wasn't kept well of course.