NonGuzziContent- question for whiskey drinkers...

[PeteS]

I think it would be almost impossible to make a scientific test. I have a bottle of Seagrams 7 given to me in the late '60s which I never opened until last year. I was never a big fan thinking it had too much of a bite. When I finally tried it I found it remarkably smooth. Did the whiskey change or my taste buds?

Pete

[Perazzimx14]

I think it would be almost impossible to make a scientific test. I have a bottle of Seagrams 7 given to me in the late '60s which I never opened until last year. I was never a big fan thinking it had too much of a bite. When I finally tried it I found it remarkably smooth. Did the whiskey change or my taste buds?

Pete

I'd say your taste buds changed. My father had an unopened bottle Crown Royal in his basement from the mid 70's. One day he gave it to me and I decided to save it and celebrate when I had my 1st child. Fast forward to the year 2001 baby was born bottle was opened and it tasted exactly the same as the modern bottle of Crown Royal I had sitting beside it. Bummed about the whiskey, crazy happy about what I was celebrating .

[giusto]

Hopefully it was buried on it's side or bottom up...it so it should be fine...but it will certainly be worth the adventure!
so what's the opening a celebration of?

[PeteS]

No celebration really. I had just ran out of Bourbon. 

Pete

[George_S]

My (limited) experience with inherited booze ( screw tops) has been just as what Mark West found on his 'net search. Unopened whiskey tastes pretty good but not perfect after a decade or close to two. Opened whiskey tastes nasty and must be dumped.

[giusto]

Take guzzi's to find it and lets us know the results.

[guzzinka]

Bring a back up bottle or two jic, then you get a nice night of laughs in the desert either way!  Best of luck! (and congrats on your foresight in the 90's)

[NCAmother]

Hopefully it was buried on it's side or bottom up...it so it should be fine...but it will certainly be worth the adventure!
so what's the opening a celebration of?

This is great news!!!  The celebration was inspired by the movie Fandango starring Kevin Costner (1980's film)   I knew that within years my friends would all go their separate ways, so I buried some 'kickin chicken' as incentive to get back together years later and look for buried treasure
Nate

[Kev m]

This is great news!!!  The celebration was inspired by the movie Fandango starring Kevin Costner (1980's film)   I knew that within years my friends would all go their separate ways, so I buried some 'kickin chicken' as incentive to get back together years later and look for buried treasure
Nate

Actually it might be horrible news.

If post #25 is accurate it may have leaked over all this time (if stored that way) or if stored upright, if not at sufficient depth, may have evaporated.

I second the recommendation to bring a backup bottle (or two).