wagmoo OP t1_iudv786 wrote on October 30, 2022 at 4:13 PM Reply to comment by phiwong in ELI5: When a bottle of whisky says 25 years, did they really make millions of gallons of that whisky 25 years ago? by wagmoo 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? Permalink Parent 1
wagmoo OP t1_iuduykz wrote on October 30, 2022 at 4:11 PM Reply to comment by Bart-MS in ELI5: When a bottle of whisky says 25 years, did they really make millions of gallons of that whisky 25 years ago? by wagmoo Cool. So when you drink those expensive 25 year bottles, they are literally 25 years? Permalink Parent 5
wagmoo OP t1_iuduru8 wrote on October 30, 2022 at 4:10 PM Reply to comment by Sparky81 in ELI5: When a bottle of whisky says 25 years, did they really make millions of gallons of that whisky 25 years ago? by wagmoo What do they base the age on? Like how long it has been in the barrel? Permalink Parent 1
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wagmoo OP t1_iudv786 wrote
Reply to comment by phiwong in ELI5: When a bottle of whisky says 25 years, did they really make millions of gallons of that whisky 25 years ago? by wagmoo
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?