Worlds oldest whiskey going on sale.

[keith089]

Damn

 

[wolfmanrogers]

It hasn’t aged since it left the cask, at least not in a good way.

 

[WallsGa]

Which begs the question, what did they seal bottles with in the 1800's? Not cork? I did see they rebottled it around 1930. Still.

They could do cork back then. Though the cork will fail eventually it can be replaced.

 

[voodoochild1989]

They are estimating each bottle to sell for roughly 10 thousand British Pounds. Crazy, it doesn't get you any more drunk than a bottle of Wild Turkey

 

[CBH13]

They are estimating each bottle to sell for roughly 10 thousand British Pounds. Crazy, it doesn't get you any more drunk than a bottle of Wild Turkey

whats worse is while its the oldest, it still isnt the most expensive.

 

[DinkyDau]

Meh it's Scotch

 

[Boomer Mike]

Another very expensive British "spirit" is the last of the Royal Navy's rum ration stock from when the daily ration was ended in 1970. Bottles of it still come up for auction. The rum had been blended over centuries in huge vats with new rum being added as some of the mixture was taken out for consumption, so the formula could never be duplicated today even if they tried. "Pusser's Rum" is the closest you could get (even though it's kind of pricey compared to other rums on the market).
BTW, the term "proof" came from sailors testing their rum's alcohol content by mixing it with gunpowder. If it ignited, it was "proven" good. Many ship's pursers ("pussers") cheated by watering down the rum ration. Look up Black tot day. Hoist a pint today, matey!

 

[Boogar Presley]

What a waste of money for a bottle of alcohol

 

[jaxyaks]

So it's actually an 8 year old scotch that was exposed to air when it was rebottled in 1932....Yeah I'll pass