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Value of a 40 year old bottle of whiskey?
I have a bottle of Canadian Club bourbon that I bought in 1970. It was 7 years old at the time, their standard practice. The bottle has never been opened. I've stored it on its side all this time. (I bought it for a special occasion that never came to pass, and I don't drink whiskey.)
Two questions: (1) Is the whiskey any good after all this time? Does it keep forever like red wine? Or has it gone bad due to age? And (2), does this bottle have any special value, given its vintage?
Added info: my apologies to those who tried to answer my question with my bad info. I wrote it without getting the bottle out of the box, trusting my memory (bad idea).
It's plain ol' CC Blended Canadian Whiskey, not bourbon. 1 quart, labeled from Walkerville, Ontario. The date stamp on the top says 1965, and I bought it in 1971. The label says "this whiskey is 6 years old," so the math checks. Thanks in advance for any followup answers.
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- BrianLv 61 decade agoFavorite Answer
1- Probably. Whisky will evaporate very slowly if it is warm and sits for a very long time. There's also some oxidation of the whisky no matter how you store it. This doesn't really mean much if the level is essentially where it should be, a fully sealed bottle would have stored better.
2- The whisky isn't 40+ years old. The age of the whisky is determined by how long it's aged in wood barrels, not how long it's been sitting around. What you have is an old bottle of 7 year old bottle of something, BUT
Canadian Club can't make bourbon, at least not in Canada. Bourbon has to be made in the USA (as Scotch must be made in Scotland). So are you sure that's what you have? It's possible that CC had a distillery in the USA at some point, or that they found a loophole or that the laws weren't as enforced or established in 1970. I have no record of CC Bourbon, which means you either have an odd bottling that might be worth something for collectors of Bourbon or you have an old, dusty bottle of CClub 6 (their typical white label) that you're not even going to enjoy drinking.
- Anonymous1 decade ago
1. The whiskey is most likely just fine, unless it was exposed to extreme temperature changes or sunlight, or looks cloudy.
2. I was surprised at the brand; had no idea Canadian Club was ever in the bourbon business. Therefore, it is probably worth a little more than say a bottle of Jim Beam of similar vintage.
There is a great group of bourbon enthusiasts at straightbourbon.com. Registration is free, and I'm sure they'd be able to help you with the value of your bottle. I doubt it is worth too much, as I've seen quite a few bottles of that age, but you never know!
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- 1 decade ago
Question 1) It may still be good, but typically if whiskey was to be aged for 20 yrs, it probably would have been done in a wooden barrel.v a glass bottle (Red wine does not keep forever, FYI)
It really depends what type of whiskey, blend etc. some are made for immediate consumtion siome get better with age (just like wine)
Best bet may be to contact a wine and spirits authority, distributor, or auctoner
