tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3101162324715983722.post8173315723499662849..comments2024-03-16T11:28:41.525-04:00Comments on Diving for Pearls: Bourbon and Rye Day Friday: Old Grand-Dad 114 (bottled 2008?)Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02288790197865570681noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3101162324715983722.post-7181524903837556182017-06-19T14:07:46.893-04:002017-06-19T14:07:46.893-04:00People from Bacardi, I believe, came up with a rep...People from Bacardi, I believe, came up with a report a few years ago admitting that heat & sun do no favors to liquor. They did indicate, if memory serves, that higher ABV is less affected than low ABV. Here's a reference, but not the article I originally read. (That one said something about 100°F as the tolerance threshold.)<br />https://www.wired.com/2015/07/quick-chug-booze-goes-weird/<br /><br />There are anecdotes of people storing whisky in storage spaces where temperatures go to 180°: <br />https://www.chowhound.com/post/shelf-life-liquorin-extreme-temps-723256<br /><br />But yes, it could have been a crappier batch.<br /><br />Florinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14445344658258056628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3101162324715983722.post-3673612825299622952017-06-16T19:29:54.467-04:002017-06-16T19:29:54.467-04:00Would a high ABV better protect a whiskey from the...Would a high ABV better protect a whiskey from the trials and tribulations of an environment? Just a scientificish question.<br /><br />Could have been a crappier batch, instead.Diving for Pearlshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02373371259792882112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3101162324715983722.post-84889054889287583112017-06-16T12:48:31.105-04:002017-06-16T12:48:31.105-04:00I'm always worried about these bottles sitting...I'm always worried about these bottles sitting on a shelf in a hot store for years.Florinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14445344658258056628noreply@blogger.com