Letting a bottle "open up" - Looking for thoughts

[Bmac]

It definitely affects whiskey flavor. It's really easy.to test. Get.three glasses. In one glass pour a small measure. In another, pour a measure and drink it and leave the glass unwashed next.to the filled one. Go to bed. Wake up and pour a fresh measure into the third empty glass. Taste the difference between the fresh pour and last nights pour. Also nose the empty glass.


Then tell me air time doesnt make a difference

[T Comp]

It definitely affects whiskey flavor. It's really easy.to test. Get.three glasses. In one glass pour a small measure. In another, pour a measure and drink it and leave the glass unwashed next.to the filled one. Go to bed. Wake up and pour a fresh measure into the third empty glass. Taste the difference between the fresh pour and last nights pour. Also nose the empty glass.


Then tell me air time doesnt make a difference

Well I usually put the cap or cork back after pouring .

[JayMonster]

I think there are too many variables (most important being personal taste and experience), for this to be answered definitively or scientifically.Personally, like some others have said, I tend to find wheaters, in particular OWA, do better with some air time. But, I don't know that there is a scientific method or reason behind it. It just works for me so that is what I go with.

It isn't much different than people who will only cut their bourbon with branch water, or triple filtered reverse osmosis flown at mach 5 water. I have never seen (or more correctly tasted) the difference to make it worth me spending the money to do it that way, but that doesn't make them wrong (nor does it make me wrong), it is just preference.

As for it "going bad" in a short period of time... I suspect if you had a pretentious enough palate to find that it "turns bad" in a short period of time you would already know that.

Proper storage (not in direct sunlight, yada yada) is far more important to me than anything else. All the rest is simply part of the hobby and the enjoyment that goes with it.

[darylld911]

Wait a minute . . . they have TRIPLE filtered reverse osmosis flown at mach 5 water??? I can only get the double filtered garbage around here!

[Bmac]

Wait a minute . . . they have TRIPLE filtered reverse osmosis flown at mach 5 water??? I can only get the double filtered garbage around here!

LOL! I beleive my reverse osmosis system has three filters....but it doesn't flow at mach 5. I wish it did, it would the cheapest home-defense in the world!

[JayMonster]

LOL! I beleive my reverse osmosis system has three filters....but it doesn't flow at mach 5. I wish it did, it would the cheapest home-defense in the world!

Not flow at Mach 5, flown... As in a F-14 Tomcat to Seperate the impurities from the water that can only be accomplished at Hyper sonic speeds so as to not bruise the water. :-)

[Bmac]

Not flow at Mach 5, flown... As in a F-14 Tomcat to Seperate the impurities from the water that can only be accomplished at Hyper sonic speeds so as to not bruise the water. :-)

LOL!!! "So as not bruise the waterl" That made my day. Thanks

[Enoch]

I do find it interesting that when I fall asleep and leave a glass of unfinished whiskey out over night it does turn a milky cloudy color. I assume it is from air exposure because the temp does not change. I don't know if it effects the taste as I have not been willing to taste it.