how do you store your spirts


madbunny

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i have a small collection of rums about 25 odd and counting some on display but most packed away in boxes up right with liitle absorb sachets in them .i know not to have them in a cabinet with lights on them but some friends of mine are now saying certain bottles should be on their sides like a wine bottle to keep the corks/tops moist ,what's your veiw ?

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3 under my computer/work desk that are always in stock:

  1. Metaxa 7-Star
  2. Ungava Gin
  3. Auchentoshan 12 Year Old

The rest are in a two story cardboard box beside my humidors. A box that I can just light on fire and chuck at a tank's exhaust pipe in case of martial law.

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I got a few bottles of Irish Whiskey and Gin out in the garage... just in case. Some tequila and vodka by the bread box... just in case and some great Rum and Canadian Whiskeys in the cupboard above the stove .. just in case. The wine is in boxes in my woodworking hand tools cabinet... just in case and the beer is in the spare fridge downstairs. There may be a few bottles hiding somewhere I've forgotten. They show up sooner or later.

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I like this bunch! Liquor by the computer and next to the woodworking station! Never program or power saw sober I always say! :P

I store my whiskey and armagnac upright and the vodka in the fridge. Never heard about the side storage issue with this stuff. I doubt the corks seal tightly enough? Anyway, my stock never lasts long . . .

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Itf there is a natural cork, please don't store your good spirits on their side. You will ruin you great spirits as the cork can leak and worse decompose into the spirit. If your talking a screw top the the side is fine. Also don't store near or over a stove as heat and light is your enemy in liquor preservation. If you get to the point that you have nice stuff invest in a case/ shelf to store the opens without fear of destruction by falling or heat. If your talking about unopened invest in a shelf to store in a cool place out of light that can fit you bottles upright. You might also want to attach the shelf to the wall securely. If you don't you will be upset if you come home to fallen broken bottles.

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The dogma I have heard: Wine on the side, as that keeps cork moist so it won't shrink over years. If the cork shrinks, air leaks in and the wine is ruined. Spirits store straight up. Aging of spirits occurs prior to bottling. Storing upright means less surface area exposed to air in the narrow neck. It seems the drying cork issue is not a concern in spirits. That is the extent of my knowledge on that front - but I hope I am right , as that is how I have been storing a lot of stuff for a long time

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Nice collection though the sin taxes in SIN scare heck outta me!

I keep most in the pantry and good stuff on the bookshelves in my office. No worries about corks drying out on the spirits, none survive long enough in my abode.

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It seems bundaberg rum have used a synthetic cork in there 10 year old release that is causing a problem ,it has to be kept moist

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