There
are three questions which are repeatedly asked by Scotch
Malt Whisky
drinkers, they are:
Question: How should I store my bottle of Single Malt Scotch
Whisky?
Answer: We recommend that you store your
bottles of whisky out of the sunlight
and in a cool and dry place. If you
store your whisky in direct sunlight
this can result in the whisky
lightening in colour. Storing your
whisky out of direct sunlight also
prevents the label from fading. In
much older bottlings of Malts, corks
were not of the same quality
that they are today and the corks
sometimes
deteriorated over time and spoiled the contents
of the bottle. Due to the quality of
corks used in today’s bottlings
there should be no deterioration,
and there should be no problem
storing your bottle upright as the
alcohol vapour in the bottle should
be sufficient to keep the cork moist
and prevent it from
drying out.
Question: How long can I keep
a unopened bottle of Single Malt
Scotch Whisky?
Answer: If your bottle of Whisky is sealed
and stored in a cool dry place you
should be able to keep a single malt
indefinitely. As we mentioned above,
be aware that corks in very old
bottles have a tendency to
deteriorate.
Question: How long can I keep
a bottle of Single Malt Scotch
Whisky once it has been opened?
Answer: There is no exact answer to this.
Once the bottle has been opened, the
length of time the Whisky inside
will retain its character all depends on how
much air is in the bottle. The air
in the bottle interacts with the
remaining whisky and will start to
alter its character.
Therefore the more you drink from
the bottle the faster the
deterioration of the character of
the remaining Whisky in the bottle.
So if you have a bottle with just a little left for too long
this will
result in much faster deterioration.
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