My family and I were going through my grandmother’s apartment after her passing to get her estate in order. After all was said and done, I got a bunch of alcohol she had for guests mostly, including two types of whiskey (scotch and regular), some gin, and three flavors of vodka. I tried some of the Crown Royal and it didn’t taste too good. Also didn’t taste like the last glass of whiskey I had before. Of course I always hear about stuff aged 4 years or 12 years etc. so I wonder if it’s a “gone bad” thing or a me thing.
Alcohol can’t expire, expiration is a part of how it’s made. In most of these cases the expiration date is actually for the container.
If the container looks fine and nothing has gotten into it, it’s no more dangerous to you than alcohol normally is. Same goes for vinegar and many other similar things. For example honey can’t go bad in a sealed bottle, but the bottle can degrade and let things in.
This is not exactly true, alcohol can become vinegar if exposed to oxygen, and I doubt those bottles are properly hermetically sealed.
I was more referring to food safety, as neither vinegar nor acetobacter will make you sick. Unpleasant, sure, but safe to drink.
Sorry about your grandmother! Sending heartfelt condolences ❤️
As others have said, beverages such as whiskey are generally considered to be non-perishable due to their high alcohol content. They won’t “go bad” in the sense that they’ll be harmful to you if you drink them, but the flavor may change after a long time. If you have pleasant memories of your grandmother, I’d keep them in a sturdy box that’s for sentimental items!
Whisky no, doesnt expire but its cork might have dried, fall apart, alcohol escaped, etc.
I mean…. Crown Royal never tastes too good so you’re probably fine.
They did say it was an old bottle, possibly before capitalism ruined the brand.
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Safe to drink, but if that drink is a pleasant memory or Grandma’s shot challenge from hell depends on how well it was kept if opened.
Shit man! Apperently when grandma hosted gin night, it was more than just cards! I wanna party with your grandma! She sounds fun!
Well, not so much now.
My grandparents partied a bit. My uncle was the only one willing to go through their bedroom after they died. Dude always came out looking like he had seen some shit.
