We cracked open an ancient bottle of Old Fitzgerald today, a potable treasure uncovered from it's slumber in the corner of an urban basement. You don't come across such opportunities often. But when you do, you savor them. While I can't share a taste with you, at least I can share a few pics. Cheers, my friends.
Old Fitzgerald 100 proof, bottled in 1948. The tax stamp reads 1956, making it aged 8 years in bond.
A smooth whiskey with all the warmth intact. Heavy oak on the finish. By far, the best Bourbon I've had in years.
This makes getting drunk easy. I thank the ethyl gods for this find.
oettinger wrote:Very nice. Question: Do you taste the difference between a 50 year old whisky and a 30 year old?
Not really. They're both going to be good if the bottle has remained sealed. Bottle aging doesn't do much to mellow liquor. Only when you get it into a barrel does it start to develop into something transcendent.
oettinger wrote:Also BF, don`t refer to yourself in plural. We don`t like that haha
"Man i once bought $101 worth of insect candy because it was free shipping on orders over 100 bucks." -- ThirstyDrunk
"I wanted a shark high on crack dumped into a piranha tank! I wanted college AD's to pull their human faces off, then dive at each other's lizard throats!" -- waahoohah
Only the Chivas Brothers could blend 100 different casks of Scotch into a muddled, peaty monstrosity.
Honestly, at the end of the dram, I'd rather be sipping something else.
The cat seemed to enjoy it.
