Whiskey does not age in the bottle but then again it does not age in the bottle. Drink with impunity.

Send it to me and I'll test it for you.

Definitely fine. Slàinte Mhath!

Unopened - an indefinite shelf life. Opened - 3-6 months. However, I think you would need to have a very discerning palate to decide a single malt was no longer fit for consumption. I certainly would not be able tell if it was past its prime!

uggg do you see and expiration date??????? Just drink it for heavens sake. If it tastes bad quit. This is not rocket science!!! I know lets see if we can turn this into stupid like the PB thread.

If it's unopened it can sit for years if it's stored properly. Once it's opened and exposed to air, you have months to a year or two. It won't go bad or make you sick, you can still safely drink it years after it's been opened- that is the nature of alcohol. But your tasting experience will for sure decline the longer an opened bottle sits.

What is the 2011/01/21 date? Is it printed on the box as a use by or best by date? Or as the manufacture or bottling date? If you look at the bottom of the bottle on the lower right, you should see a two digit number indicating the year (or within a year or two) it was bottled. The 12 years is the aging prior to bottling.

My dad was a big Scotch drinker and over time he accumulated several dozen bottles that he received as gifts from salesmen. I 'inherited' about 20 bottles when he passed in 1995 and they still sit in my liquor cabinet un-opened ( I don't like Scotch). A few of them were distilled in the 70s.

Scotch Whisky? That's gone bad before you get it actually. Ugh! LOL Sorry. Just

can't drink it.

arcy,

“This is a place where you can chat about topics not covered by the other forums. Like, why is one leg of the table always shorter than the other three?”

That is how Kitchen Table is billed.

First. I looked up the price of Glenlivet and it is not cheap, so I think the OP's question is perfectly relevant.

Second. Perhaps we could put a cat box off in the corner of the KT somewhere so people would stop defecating in our threads.

Yes, thank you Roxsol. Exactly.

Arcy, I don't understand why you need to put a negative spin on such a benign topic.

Just scroll on by. People “feel” your words and wording. Please be mindful.

The KT is a welcoming place where we all should feel comfortable posting anything and everything.

https://whiskyride.com/whisky/does-whisky-have-an-expiry-date/

Unopened whisky will not go bad or expire and generally lasts for decades, provided it’s stored correctly. However, when bottles are opened environmental factors come into play so it’s best not to keep too many bottles open at once if you plan to drink them over longer periods of time.

Lucille, There are usually two, one male and one female, that like to derail all threads. They are sarcastic and if you like something they don't.?????????

I try very hard to not even answer either one.

I too was enjoying the peanut butter thread, even though I do not like peanut butter, my husband does. He likes Jiff Creamy. It used to come in glass jars. I wish it still did. I still have some old jars I saved and I use them for everything. The blue lids were creamy and the red lids were crunchy which I bought to make peanut butter balls at Christmas.

I do understand why Glenda dumped the thread. You get tired of seeing all the bickering on a feel-good post.

I wish those two would just consider; 1, Does this fit the post? 2. Is is positive and kind?

I suspect the date is when the scotch was bottled. I've never seen a 'use by' date on spirits.

Despite ancestry, I don't care for scotch whiskey. I do like Jack Daniel's (Tennessee whiskey) in a mixed drink, but don't care for any of this 'straight up'.

I have scoured my bottle of Glenlivet for a date and found none. I do see it says "12 years of age" so I guess 2011.

(yes I'm kidding)

There are usually two, one male and one female, that like to derail all threads.

I remember in the distant misty past that occasionally Spike would send me to Disney. I like to hope that I am a better person now but my point is that people can be sent elsewhere. When people get out of hand they could (both, all) be put by Houzz in a single rubber room for maybe a week. I guess it is unlikely to happen but it is sort of a pleasant fantasy.

It is fine to serve

I've always heard whiskey will last forever. Because of this I've accumulated a healthy stash of unopened bottles of aged Irish and blended whiskey's but my favorite is Redbreast and better than Midleton costing three to four times as much. I'm not a fan of Scotch whiskey's and don't buy them, and the other whiskey's I open rarely stick around a year to see how long they last open. They don't get any better sitting in a bottle not opened but they won't get any worse so your bottle is definitely OK to drink.

I have a bottle of Canadian Club 6 year whiskey I opened 15 years ago and just took a sip, and must say it's just as bad as the day it was opened but no worse. No flavors to lose because it never had any, but holding on to it as a booze to get a buzz it will last longer than you want to keep it. Price tag on the bottle is $15.99 and see the price now is about the same.

Go to a good whiskey bar and order a shot of the Glenlivet Single Malt Scotch Whisky to see if you like it, if not sell it or give away the bottle because it you don't like the stuff after opening the bottle it will sit around collecting dust like the Canadian club. This is how I avoided paying $180 for a bottle of Midleton after others said it was so good. (nearly $300 now)

@outpaientzero - CC was one of my regular swills. Not a popular choice, that's for sure. When I moved into my last house in 2002 I found a new bottle in the basement. I planned to drink it the day I eventually sold the house. By the time I sold I had taken a break from drinking. Trusting the new owner wouldn't be interested, I moved it with me to my new basement. I have no plans of drinking again in the foreseeable future, but my Glenlivet and CC will be waiting for me if I do! Along with many other bottles. As you can see from the seal, I've got you beat on age.

I said two that like to derail threads. There are three, if you get a thread that can be twisted to be the least political. and she is a fanatic far, far, far right, that will argue until h*** freezes over. No one else counts. Your moral are wrong, etc, etc, etc.

Many years ago I spent several weeks touring around Scotland and my then husband liked Scotch so we went to quite a few distilliries. They all gave free samples. I did not care for Scotch then and do not care for it now. We were doing obscure and high end brands. Most tasted like tar. I dont get the appeal. We have a few old bottles of Scotch in the cabinet. Most are open. I doubt anyone will ever have any now. I would certainly be no judge of quality.

(nearly $300 now)

Whoa!!! That is a lot of money for a bottle!!!

Oh gosh a Scotch tour would have been a dream for me. Love it.

Lucille, I suspect Houzz doesn't have the time or inclination to monitor our GW forums.

I fear that the more we involve them in disputes, they will decide to eliminate completely.

Just like they did with Hot Tooics.

So while I would love to flag inappropriate comments, I don't want to draw too much attention to us.

I almost see Houzz keeping as a favor.

Just out of idle curiosity I looked our bottle of the same stuff. It was bottled in 2007! And it's open. Heaven knows what it tastes like. I don't feel like experimenting at 4 in the afternoon.

I've learned my 'something new' this morning. I had no idea liquor other than wine would change in quality once opened but still stored. Oh my. How many bottles of something we don't drink do I have in the liquor cabinet. I try to keep everyone's favorites here. With Covid lesser gatherings, while DH has still been entertaining in the garage and the driveway, it's not to his usual extent. Neither of us would drink scotch ever, but I have a couple of expensive bottles to please a BIL. And rum. We aren't rum drinkers. One of DH's long time friends definitely is. I couldn't even taste to know if 'fresh', I wouldn't know good from bad. Same with the Makers Mark that seems to flatter a neighbor. I'd hate to think of the dollars lost if all was changing quality.

Oh, wow. Just realized the bottle of Cointreau I occasionally enjoy myself is likely 10 years old and opened. If that one is stale I could know, but its not the right time of day for a cocktail on this coast.

There are three

I suspect Houzz doesn't have the time or inclination

Y'all are probably right. But what a pleasant fantasy that the three would be locked in a virtual rubber room with no one to annoy but each other. No grandstanding for the audience, just a down and dirty virtual screaming match for a week.

Come to think of it, the concept might make a good reality show. I can see the Cheeto in a virtual lockup with various people (Mostly strong intelligent women) for a week.

I just checked our downstairs liquor cabinet and yes, we have a bottle of the stuff. It has to be at least 20 years old but it is about half gone. I’ll have to invite my BIL over again.

It's funny that this question should come up today. As I mentioned in another thread, I'm in the process of packing and moving. What did I find, but two unopened bottles of Glenlivet 12 Year high up in a cabinet in the guest bedroom. My dad is in charge of the liquor supply in this house because other than champagne and an occasional Margarita, I don't drink. Most of my guests don't drink hard liquor so I never even notice what's in the house stock. However, these two bottles were cached away from the main liquor storage cabinet. I guess Dad ran into a sale. Thanks for asking the question, Rho Dodendron, and thanks to others for answering the question with kindness.