Quote Originally Posted by kidicarus13 View Post
More than I knew up until now, thanks! Are you saying that it is older than 1980's? How will it taste now as compared to when it was new? (better/worse) Should the bottle be stored on its side or upright? Not worth anything huh? I guess I'll just keep it as a conversation piece.
No problem. I love my bourbon/scotch/whiskey/whisky..

I am saying I think that bottle was produced sometime in the mid 2000s. The older ones used to have a metal plaque that went around them. They stopped doing that in the 2000 time frame. I'm not super knowledgeable of Suntory's blended stuff, but if memory serves me right that is what I remember.

Scotch/Bourbon/Whiskey ages in the barrel - not in the bottle. So when you read something like a 18 year old Scotch, that means it spent 18 years in a barrel. Once it comes out of that barrel the aging stops and the flavor is pretty much locked in (glass doesnt impart any flavor, but minor changes can occur due to evaporation/sun damage/etc - but it is incredibly minor). You store scotches/bourbons/whiskeys upright since you encouraged to drink them before the cork dries up. Again, there is no advantage to holding onto a bottle of whiskey if you expecting the flavor to change once you buy it.

My suggestion is to try it and see what you think of it. Suntory's old blended stuff used to taste a lot like bad medicine to me, but everyone's pallet is different so you never know.