Are engaged in production of whisky in the world of the enterprise of only three countries — Scotland, the USA and Ireland. This strong alcoholic beverage can be malt, grain or blended. The last version is made by mixing of the first two. About 90% of all whisky supplied to the market are the share of it.
Blended whisky in turn can be standard, the class de luxe blend or premium. The first type of drink costs not too much and is maintained by production about 3 years. Whisky of the class premium is exposed to endurance of 20 years. The version, most popular with consumers, is de luxe blend whisky which aging is 12 years.
Whether the expiration date has whisky
As well as any other strong alcoholic drink, whisky can be stored very long time. Having stayed on regiment 20, 60 or even 100 years, such drink doesn't lose either the fortress, or gustatory qualities at all.
However only quality whisky long can be stored. Cheap alcoholic drink in several weeks or months will lose the aroma and will gain smack of those chemicals which were used at its production.
Quality whisky can be also spoiled pretty quickly. So occurs when rules of storage of this drink aren't followed. Won't lose the properties expensive whisky only if:
- the bottle with it will be densely corked and installed in vertical position on a regiment in the dry dark room;
- storage temperature of drink will be not too high and that is very important, a constant.
Quality whisky is allowed to store in already open bottle about 1 year.
What expiration date at de luxe blend whisky
The most popular brands of whisky of 12-year endurance are Chivas Regal 12, Glenfiddik and Makallan. All these drinks, as well as whisky from many other widely famous producers, can be carried to group of the most qualitative. Respectively and to be stored whisky of 12-year endurance if, of course, it is not a fake, can very long.
Makalang whisky is produced by the Scottish firm The Macallan. The fact that it is exposed to triple distillation is considered distinctive features of drink of this brand, and in finished form it is maintained only in heresovy barrels. The expiration date of Makalang whisky makes 30 years.
Chivas Rigal whisky is also made in Scotland and matured in special conditions. It is considered that the expiration date of Chivas Regal 12 has unlimited.
Glenfiddik whisky is made in the Scottish city of Daftown. Drink of this brand is supplied to the market in bottles of original triangular shape. Whisky is single malt, classical. As well as Chivas Rigal, it can be stored beyond all bounds long.