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How many years is alcohol good for?

This weekend I visited my parents and also saw my grandma who is 101 years old and still in her house. In her basement, it is a time capsule from the 70’s and there are many bottles of unopened wine and liquor that could easily be 30-50 years old. Should we toss those? Or should I make good use of the family booze collection from decades past? On a related note, this is the first time visiting where I feel that I’ve crossed over into that stage of worrying about my parents getting old and needing to take care of them. And half of that seems to be just mentally supporting them because they know they are getting older and can’t do the things they used to.
Posted: 10/29/2023 at 09:45 AM ET

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How many years is alcohol good for?
HokieAl 10/29/23 09:45 AM ET
From the pictures....throw the vermouth and any open wine out. Eventhough
Hokebury 10/30/23 12:17 PM ET
Buddy of mine had a bottle of Old Granddad that he'd been saving...
Burruss Writer 10/30/23 08:39 AM ET
Thanks all. I’ll make sure to take good care of the stash
HokieAl 10/29/23 07:09 PM ET
Do not through it away.
GreenvilleVT 10/29/23 10:31 AM ET
Old weller gets expensive. **
GreenvilleVT 10/29/23 10:35 AM ET
The ending to that movie made me cry.**
UsherDog2008 10/29/23 01:13 PM ET
unopened, liquor lasts forever**
OXVT 10/29/23 10:00 AM ET
Not around my house.**
Coach McGuirk 10/29/23 06:28 PM ET
wine can definitively go bad especially if not stored properly...
`lag 10/29/23 10:00 AM ET
Thanks for the grandma wishes
HokieAl 10/29/23 07:16 PM ET
Oh yeah, i get it.**
`lag 10/29/23 10:08 PM ET
I'm 56 and still love it**
vt90 10/29/23 09:53 AM ET
I forgot to attach pics of a few bottles I found**
HokieAl 10/29/23 09:51 AM ET
Had a roommate at VT in the 70s who loved Dickel, this is the first time...
`lag 10/29/23 10:09 AM ET
They still sell it. They actually have some good stuff. **
GreenvilleVT 10/29/23 10:38 AM ET
Yeah, I looked it up,but yeah,hadn't heard it mentioned in a while.**
`lag 10/29/23 12:24 PM ET
Is that Old Weller unopened?
vthokieq 10/29/23 10:05 AM ET
Was gonna say the same. I'll take it off your hands for free!**
HokieGator 10/29/23 11:15 AM ET
I’d actually pay…
vthokieq 10/29/23 11:33 AM ET
Sorry. But the there can be a lot of gold in those old liquor
GreenvilleVT 10/29/23 12:22 PM ET
What makes me think that Dickey bottle might be a bit of a collector’s item**
Femoyer Hokie 10/29/23 09:54 AM ET
The bottles themselves generally sell for $30-$50 empty.
GreenvilleVT 10/29/23 12:24 PM ET