MIKA27 Posted July 24, 2015 Posted July 24, 2015 Some Guy Just Found a Case of Prohibition-Era Whiskey Finding an old whiskey bottle label in a museum dedicated to Prohibition-era America wouldn’t be unexpected; finding an entire box of perfectly intact bottles from the time certainly would. Yesterday, we came across a post on reddit from a user named hanshound who came into possession of an entire case of Old Overholt Whiskey made in 1921 and bottled in 1933. Since it was Prohibition, the hooch was labeled for medicinal purposes only. Unfortunately, hanshound has not plans on selling any of the bottles, so you won’t get to find out what 82-year-old whiskey tastes like. 1
sengjc Posted July 24, 2015 Posted July 24, 2015 I read that once bottled, whiskey doesn't change much. That is the common consensus.
Ryan Posted July 24, 2015 Posted July 24, 2015 It's not going to have improved necessarily but it would be very interesting to taste what passed for whiskey in 1933. 1
Ginseng Posted July 24, 2015 Posted July 24, 2015 It's not going to have improved necessarily but it would be very interesting to taste what passed for whiskey in 1933. ^^^ this It would be like a peek back in time. The fact that it would not have changed much in all those years is the interesting thing. Witness every "sunken ship" bottle of wine or beer ever found. They changed...into nothing particularly drinkable. Wilkey
Lotusguy Posted July 24, 2015 Posted July 24, 2015 ^^^ this It would be like a peek back in time. The fact that it would not have changed much in all those years is the interesting thing. Witness every "sunken ship" bottle of wine or beer ever found. They changed...into nothing particularly drinkable. Wilkey Wine and beer are very different from Whiskey
dangolf18 Posted July 24, 2015 Posted July 24, 2015 I saw some other photos and it's too bad the fill level is not that high. Theoretically high-proof alcohol doesn't age, but it still can oxidize.
sengjc Posted July 25, 2015 Posted July 25, 2015 ...Theoretically high-proof alcohol doesn't age, but it still can oxidize. Yup - this is true too.
shlomo Posted July 25, 2015 Posted July 25, 2015 Storage as well. UV and temp in particular. Very cool find though!
MIKA27 Posted July 27, 2015 Author Posted July 27, 2015 It's not going to have improved necessarily but it would be very interesting to taste what passed for whiskey in 1933. Maybe this?
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