does alcohol "go bad"
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Anonymous
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We have a huge assortment of alcohol...nothing super fancy, but lots of it. (Triple sec, vodka, schnapps, jack daniels, amaretto, limon something or other, scotch.) These were things accumulated over the years during holiday parties, family visits, etc. They have been sitting in my pantry for years, I know the amaretto has to be at least 8 years old.
We're getting ready to move and the movers won't pack them. I don't know if it's worth me taking or not. Hubs says heck yes, take them. Do these types of alcohol go bad, or spoil, or lose their taste or anything? TIA! |
Anonymous
| Not if they're unopened, no. If they have been exposed to extreme temperature fluctuations, they may be a bit compromised but not "bad." Beer and wine do, though... but you already know that. |
Anonymous
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Well, these have been opened. Some are nearly full though. No extreme temp fluctuations, though.
Leftover beer and wine...that would be sinful! 
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Anonymous
| Can't you have a big going-away party? |
Anonymous
| Some stuff does go bad. Bailey's, for example. And I would be skeptical of things like khalua. Basic hard liquor like vodka and gin I'm sure are totally fine even after being opened. That said, are you really going to move an eight year old opened bottle of something like Popov or Jim Beam? You haven't touched it in so long, I say take this as an opportunity to purge. Get yourself some small bottles of new stuff to restock your stash. And don't open anything until you need to. |
Anonymous
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Yes, OP. It's all bad, I'm afraid.
Lucky for you, I run a special alcohol disposal service. Just post your address and I'll be there tomorrow to help gather those pesky bottles. |
Anonymous
| Have a party and use up/get rid of the liqueurs, half-fulls, near-empties, and cheap stuff. To take it with you, it should be (a) hard stuff, (b) quality, and (c) enough left to bother with. |
Anonymous
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All the vermouth is bad. Pitching that should be the first order of business.
(It's fortified wine--it keeps a little while, but not as long as people think. Maybe a month or so.) |
Anonymous
funny post! 
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Anonymous
| i've kept vermouth for months and used it in cooking without any ill effects... |
Anonymous
Vermouth is wine, you should get rid of it after a couple weeks opened in the refrigerator. Hard liquor is different, and if it isn't milk-based, it should last forever. |
Anonymous
| I think you can return them to a liquor store. Just box them up...ask for cash. You will not be able to use store credits b/c you are moving. |
Anonymous
You may not have noticed it in your cooking, but the vermouth was definitely bad. You'd notice it in a cocktail. Imagine keeping a regular bottle of wine, opened, the same amount of time. Depending what you're cooking and how much you put in, you might not notice, but if you drank it--well, it'd be pretty lousy wine. (Or vinegar.) |