wagmoo OP t1_iudv786 wrote on October 30, 2022 at 4:13 PM

Reply to comment by phiwong in ELI5: When a bottle of whisky says 25 years, did they really make millions of gallons of that whisky 25 years ago? by wagmoo

And then from these batches they bottle some for cheaper and then store others to 'age'? Then that's why there are others that doesn't say any number of years and other 10, 12, 18, and so on?

wdwhereicome2015 t1_iue584l wrote on October 30, 2022 at 5:22 PM

If it is scotch then has to be in a barrel for a minimum of 3 years I believe. Then it will be tasted and they decide what to do with it. Mature it more, use it to be blended with other whisky etc

The age statement only relates to the youngest whisky in that bottle as well. For instance they could have 3/4 of the bottle filled with 50yo whisky, but to give it a younger taste and improve the palette of the whisky, they put 1/4 of the 25 yo in. As the 25 yo is the youngest, that is the age statement in of the bottle