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MM Mr. Moto Member Joined: Mar 08, 2010 Posts: 41	MM Mr. Moto Posted posted on Wed, Feb 16, 2011 10:24 AM On 2011-02-16 07:16, captnkirk wrote: I own a 125 year old bottle of Edouard Pernod Absinthe which was opened in the 1920s. It has air oxidized and tastes like wet cardboard flavored vodka. The green color and delicate herbal flavor of this liquor lasts almost forever in a perfectly sealed bottle, however it will go off very quickly in an opened bottle. I'm not surprised that the contents of a bottle of absinthe opened some 90 years ago have gone off. However, absinthe does not oxidize very quickly. I have bottles in my basement that have been open for 5 years and still taste wonderful. In fact, most absinthes mellow and "open up" appreciably during the first 6-9 months after the bottle is opened, improving significantly with the exposure to air. A few years ago, I was lucky enough to receive a sample from a sealed bottle of 1910 Pernod Fils as a gift and it was divine.

On 2011-02-16 07:16, captnkirk wrote:
I own a 125 year old bottle of Edouard Pernod Absinthe which was opened in the 1920s. It has air oxidized and tastes like wet cardboard flavored vodka. The green color and delicate herbal flavor of this liquor lasts almost forever in a perfectly sealed bottle, however it will go off very quickly in an opened bottle.

I'm not surprised that the contents of a bottle of absinthe opened some 90 years ago have gone off. However, absinthe does not oxidize very quickly. I have bottles in my basement that have been open for 5 years and still taste wonderful. In fact, most absinthes mellow and "open up" appreciably during the first 6-9 months after the bottle is opened, improving significantly with the exposure to air.

A few years ago, I was lucky enough to receive a sample from a sealed bottle of 1910 Pernod Fils as a gift and it was divine.

Post #576388 by Mr. Moto on Wed, Feb 16, 2011 10:24 AM