How old is Jack Daniels whiskey?

[ubersonic]

As title, I just found a couple of bottles I was given in 2000, will these have improved/deteriorated? Not sure how old it is in the first place when bottled, I don't drink the stuff obviously but wondering if worth keeping/binning.

 

[Efour]

bin it.. ill dispose of it for you email in trust

 

[G-MAN2004]

Worth keeping or binning it? Neither. Drink it.

 

[StonedPenguin]

Will be fine so long as it hasn't been kept in direct sunlight.

 

[jesus2nd]

Whisky neither deteriorates or improves when kept bottled. The ageing process is only effective when it's still in its cask.

 

[panyan]

The ageing process is only effective when it's still in its cask.

+1

 

[sports_brah]

Send it to me! I'll pay for the postage, and will record my valient efforts at drinking it....

 

[Bennie-Mac]

Short answer no, it will still taste like ****.

 

[robgmun]

Jack Daniels tastes like petrol, get yourself some real Scotch Whisky

 

[inogen]

Whisky neither deteriorates or improves when kept bottled. The ageing process is only effective when it's still in its cask.

This is true.

It's 40% alchohol. It's not going anywhere unless you heat it. Or leave it in the sun for prolonged periods.

 

[inogen]

Whisky neither deteriorates or improves when kept bottled. The ageing process is only effective when it's still in its cask.

This is true.

It's 40% alcohol. It's not going anywhere unless you heat it. Or leave it in the sun for prolonged periods.

 

[Tunney]

Jack Daniels' popularity began just after prohibition ended. Whiskey takes years to age properly but the Jack Daniels distillery found that filtering the whiskey through charcoal could produce something that vaguely resembled the proper process.

And so, Jack Daniel's managed to get their "whiskey" back on the market years before its competitors and built up a virtual monopoly.

In other words, even if you had a barrel of Jack Daniel's, it wouldn't make much difference.

 

[Arsonist]

Over 9000.

 

[Pestilence]

If you're near me, I'll be happy to collect and take care of the *ahem* "disposal".

 

[pingwing]

Short answer no, it will still taste like ****.

This times a million

If you insist on drinking Bornon there are plenty of better options...

 

[semi-pro waster]

Not sure how old it is in the first place when bottled, I don't drink the stuff obviously but wondering if worth keeping/binning.

The marketing slogan is "it's ready when it's ready" and they don't seem to give out many more details - from that you can probably guess it's unlikely to be a product that is aged much.

I wouldn't bin it provided there are no obvious signs of contamination to the bottles - it's unlikely but a quick visual inspection should be enough, aside from that it will taste the same as it always has. If you don't want it yourself then I'd suggest to either give it to a friend who does drink it or take it to a house party and leave it there for others to enjoy.

 

[SexyGreyFox]

Despite being the location of a major operational distillery, Jack Daniel's home county of Moore is a dry county, so the product is not available for consumption at stores or restaurants within the county.

 

[Theophany]

Short answer no, it will still taste like ****.

This man speaks truth.

 

[Capt Doufos]

The marketing slogan is "it's ready when it's ready"

It really is, they have a team of people who sample the casks. Once they think it has the right flavour they sign it off. If they think it's a particularly good cask it they use it for Single Barrel version.

 

[Capt Doufos]

Despite being the location of a major operational distillery, Jack Daniel's home county of Moore is a dry county, so the product is not available for consumption at stores or restaurants within the county.

Only place you can buy it is the White Rabbit shop on the distillery site. You get to take it away in an unmarked brown paper bag in true American style.