http://blog.wompom.org/index.php/2007/10/28/tobermory/ a web-log Sat, 31 Jul 2010 16:03:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1.2 http://blog.wompom.org/index.php/2007/10/28/tobermory/#comment-3507 Ropetin Sun, 28 Oct 2007 18:38:00 +0000 http://blog.wompom.org/index.php/2007/10/28/tobermory/#comment-3507 The question I always ask, but never really get an answer to.. Does a 10 year old Whiskey, left forgotten for 5 years, become a 15 year old Whiskey? The question I always ask, but never really get an answer to.. Does a 10 year old Whiskey, left forgotten for 5 years, become a 15 year old Whiskey?

]]> http://blog.wompom.org/index.php/2007/10/28/tobermory/#comment-3519 ads Mon, 29 Oct 2007 09:27:46 +0000 http://blog.wompom.org/index.php/2007/10/28/tobermory/#comment-3519 I'm afraid not. The age on the label is the minimum duration that a whisky has been in the <i>cask</i> for. Actually, it's more stringent than that. The master distiller puts different casks' whiskys together (in the case of single malt, they all have to come from the same distillery) to make for a consistent drink, and the number reflects the age of the youngest whisky in the mix. I'm afraid not. The age on the label is the minimum duration that a whisky has been in the cask for. Actually, it’s more stringent than that. The master distiller puts different casks' whiskys together (in the case of single malt, they all have to come from the same distillery) to make for a consistent drink, and the number reflects the age of the youngest whisky in the mix.

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