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Offline gatso

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« on: July 20, 2005, 10:34:59 AM »
I'm clearing the house of a family member who died a month or so ago, its not a particularly nice job.  However, there is the odd perk.  Todays was three bottles of said whiskey, unopenned and in their original post wrapping. 70% proof!

Date on the postmark was sometime in the mid 1970's although I've been unable to find any dates on the bottle itself.

Does this stuff improve with age?  Is it a collectors item and should I think about selling it and taking the family out for a nice meal rather than necking it all? :D

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« Reply #1 on: July 20, 2005, 10:37:42 AM »
it ages in the barrel, not the bottle..... but it's still a very nice find. drink up!
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« Reply #2 on: July 20, 2005, 10:39:51 AM »
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Originally posted by gatso
I'm clearing the house of a family member who died a month or so ago, its not a particularly nice job.  However, there is the odd perk.  Todays was three bottles of said whiskey, unopenned and in their original post wrapping. 70% proof!

Date on the postmark was sometime in the mid 1970's although I've been unable to find any dates on the bottle itself.

Does this stuff improve with age?  Is it a collectors item and should I think about selling it and taking the family out for a nice meal rather than necking it all? :D

Cheers

Gatso


ask drunky....he seems to get alot of his booze at "yard sales" ;)
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Offline gatso

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« Reply #3 on: July 20, 2005, 10:58:23 AM »
Thought so Nate, shame really.  Hopefully there will be some really really good stuff yet to be found. :D

Kinda why I posted Guns, after seeing the number of alcoho... I mean, "subject experts" there are on these boards I figured theres no point going elsewhere.

Just a quick google tells me its still made and is one of the cheaper of Mr Walkers fine creations.  I've never seen any whisky this strong though, does anyone still make 70% proof stuff and does it taste any good?

I'm not an expert, I like the odd single malt at the end of an evening generally in the winter time before heading home.  keeps you warm. ;)

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« Reply #4 on: July 20, 2005, 11:06:23 AM »
aaaaghhhhaaaaaaaahhhhh.....

*drool*

ghhhaaaaahhh...
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« Reply #5 on: July 20, 2005, 11:31:00 AM »
70 proof is "low test". That JW Red is 35% alcohol.

I have no idea if it's "collectible" or not but I bet there's someone somewhere that can advise you on that.
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« Reply #6 on: July 20, 2005, 11:46:44 AM »
Ah.. Understood.  UK and US "proof" is slightly different it seems.  Pretty much everything is sold as ABV over hear now so I got momentarily confused.

Its 40% ABV which seems much more normal.

google gave me this: UK/USA proof to ABV convertor.
http://www.projects.ex.ac.uk/trol/scol/ccalcoh4.htm

Gatso
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« Reply #7 on: July 20, 2005, 11:54:20 AM »
most US burbon / whiskey is 80 "proof" by us standards (40% alcohol)

southern comfort makes a 100 proof version, i think theres a canadian whiskey 100 or 120 proof, then there is bacardi 151 (151 proof)

IIRC there are some regulations on the proof it can be, or % alcohol. like for example texas has limits on the content in beer, the beer sold in texas is not as powerful as in some other states.

guess others say it's good stuff... labeling looks cheap though lol
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« Reply #8 on: July 20, 2005, 01:32:19 PM »
Johnnie Walker Red is actually the world's  most popular Scotch Whiskey. Its a blend of 8 year old malts chosen to provide an overall "light" and easily palatable flavor. If I can compare it to cigars, its like a  machine made Garcia Y Vega Corona. You probably wouldn't be able to get anything more for a few bottles from the 70s than you could buy new one's for as the blend hasn't changed.

Red Label goes well with any deserts with  chocolate in them and pairs well with sweet tobaccos (like cherry cavendish pipe tobacco) my personal opinion is that it doesn't go very well with a strong cigar as  any premium cigar overpowers the light taste.

BTW - If you stumble across any 18 year old single malts in your explorations, give me a call and we'll deal. ;)

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« Reply #9 on: July 20, 2005, 01:36:54 PM »
yeah - what he said...

and if you find any "blue" labelled stuff - that stuff is crap.....

I've got some chinch bugs in the yard I need to kill and hear that it does wonders for them. So if you run across any blue label - I can use to kill the bugs. I'll pay for the shipping.
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« Reply #10 on: July 20, 2005, 01:38:44 PM »
Best way to figure out if its any good is to open it and pour yourself a glass.

If you wake up the next morning in the same clothes and the bottle is empty you have a winner.
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« Reply #11 on: July 20, 2005, 01:41:50 PM »
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Best way to figure out if its any good is to open it and pour yourself a glass.

If you wake up the next morning in the same clothes and the bottle is empty you have a winner.


I did that with a bottle of "Jim Beam: select" once.  My two roomates woke up for work and found me passed out on the couch with bottle still in hand with only a tiny dropp left.  They are both alcoholics and at the time I "worried" them.  ;)
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« Reply #12 on: July 20, 2005, 01:44:04 PM »
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. like for example texas has limits on the content in beer, the beer sold in texas is not as powerful as in some other states.
 


I think you are confusing Texas and Oklahoma. OK is 3.2 unless bought at a liquor store.
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« Reply #13 on: July 20, 2005, 01:44:40 PM »
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I did that with a bottle of "Jim Beam: select" once.  My two roomates woke up for work and found me passed out on the couch with bottle still in hand with only a tiny dropp left.  They are both alcoholics and at the time I "worried" them.  ;)


lol!

did you have an m16 in the other hand? :D
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« Reply #14 on: July 20, 2005, 01:46:14 PM »
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I think you are confusing Texas and Oklahoma. OK is 3.2 unless bought at a liquor store.


last time I was in Nebraska it was limited to 2.5.  We'd cross the  border into Iowa and get stronger stuff.
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