phiwong t1_iudux2a wrote
Yes. From any reputable and regulated maker of whiskey, if they claim the whiskey is XX years old, it has to be aged at least XX years.
A large distillery probably makes a thousand barrels a day and a small one perhaps tens of barrels a day.
wagmoo OP t1_iudv786 wrote
And then from these batches they bottle some for cheaper and then store others to 'age'? Then that's why there are others that doesn't say any number of years and other 10, 12, 18, and so on?
wdwhereicome2015 t1_iue584l wrote
If it is scotch then has to be in a barrel for a minimum of 3 years I believe. Then it will be tasted and they decide what to do with it. Mature it more, use it to be blended with other whisky etc
The age statement only relates to the youngest whisky in that bottle as well. For instance they could have 3/4 of the bottle filled with 50yo whisky, but to give it a younger taste and improve the palette of the whisky, they put 1/4 of the 25 yo in. As the 25 yo is the youngest, that is the age statement in of the bottle
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