Whiskey is produced in the world by enterprises of only three countries - Scotland, USA and Ireland. This strong alcoholic beverage can be malt, grain, or blended. The last variety is produced by mixing the first two. It accounts for about 90% of all whiskey supplied to the market.
Blended whiskey, in turn, can be standard, de luxe blend or premium. The first type of drink is not very expensive and is aged during production for about 3 years. Premium whiskey is aged from 20 years. The most popular variety among consumers is de luxe blend whiskey, which is aged for 12 years.
Does whiskey have an expiration date
Like any other strong alcoholic beverage, whiskey can be stored for a very long time. Having stood on the shelf for 20, 60 or even 100 years, such a drink does not at all lose either its strength or taste.
However, only high-quality whiskey can be stored for a long time. In a few weeks or months, a cheap alcoholic drink will lose its aroma and acquire the flavor of the chemicals that were used in its manufacture.
Quality whiskey can also go bad pretty quickly. This happens when the rules for storing this drink are not followed. Expensive whiskey will not lose its properties only if:
- the bottle with it will be tightly sealed and installed in an upright position on a shelf in a dry, dark room;
- the storage temperature of the drink will not be too high and, which is very important, constant.
In an already open bottle, high-quality whiskey can be stored for about 1 year.
What is the shelf life of de luxe blend whiskey
The most popular 12-year-old whiskey brands are Chivas Regal 12, Glenfiddick and McAllan. All these drinks, like whiskey from many other well-known manufacturers, can be classified as the highest quality. Accordingly, 12-year-old whiskey can be stored for a very long time, unless, of course, it is a fake.
Macalan whiskey is produced by the Scottish firm The Macallan. Distinctive features of the drink of this brand are considered to be that it undergoes three distillation, and in finished form it is aged exclusively in sherry barrels. Makalan whiskey has a shelf life of 30 years.
Chivas Regal whiskey is also produced in Scotland and aged under special conditions. Chivas Regal 12 is believed to have an unlimited shelf life.
Whiskey "Glenfiddick" is produced in the Scottish city of Daftown. The drink of this brand is delivered to the market in bottles of an original triangular shape. Whiskey is single malt, classic. Like Chivas Regal, it can be stored indefinitely.
