ELI5: When a bottle of whisky says 25 years, did they really make millions of gallons of that whisky 25 years ago? Submitted by wagmoo t3_yhhwh9 on October 30, 2022 at 4:02 PM in explainlikeimfive 19 comments 5
Sparky81 t1_iudujms wrote on October 30, 2022 at 4:08 PM Yes. It's a constant process. They make huge batches and store them large barrels for at least 3 years. So it may not be exactly 25 years ago, but it was aged in one of those barrels for 25 years. Permalink 1 wagmoo OP t1_iuduru8 wrote on October 30, 2022 at 4:10 PM What do they base the age on? Like how long it has been in the barrel? Permalink Parent 1 Sparky81 t1_iuduv9d wrote on October 30, 2022 at 4:11 PM From the time it was barreled to the time it was bottled. Permalink Parent 3 _Connor t1_iudxokz wrote on October 30, 2022 at 4:30 PM The time it spent in the barrel. Once it's bottled, it doesn't age anymore. Permalink Parent 1
wagmoo OP t1_iuduru8 wrote on October 30, 2022 at 4:10 PM What do they base the age on? Like how long it has been in the barrel? Permalink Parent 1 Sparky81 t1_iuduv9d wrote on October 30, 2022 at 4:11 PM From the time it was barreled to the time it was bottled. Permalink Parent 3 _Connor t1_iudxokz wrote on October 30, 2022 at 4:30 PM The time it spent in the barrel. Once it's bottled, it doesn't age anymore. Permalink Parent 1
Sparky81 t1_iuduv9d wrote on October 30, 2022 at 4:11 PM From the time it was barreled to the time it was bottled. Permalink Parent 3
_Connor t1_iudxokz wrote on October 30, 2022 at 4:30 PM The time it spent in the barrel. Once it's bottled, it doesn't age anymore. Permalink Parent 1
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