Liqueur

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I've made, and am making different liqueurs. Right now I'm hooked on Jimbos Ginger Liqueur. I'm wondering if there is a shelf life for liqueurs. I have a gallon and 1/2 of vodka at 130 Proof and after I make the Liqueur I'll have 3 gallons of finished product, and I want store it for the future enjoyment.
Is there a shelf life for liqueurs? :roll:
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There is certainly a fairly short life for cream liqueurs though you were probably not thinking of them. I have enjoyed a lot of liqueurs maybe twenty years old but there is probably an ideal age less than that which may vary for different drinks...

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Of course there's a shelf life for 35% spirit. :roll:

Woodworm, dry rot, wet rot, fungal attack, will all shorten the life of your shelf :roll:

Just give it a decent tug every year or so, preservative treat and use a decent poyurethane varnish, should stop your bottles falling down and breaking ! :)
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Pikey wrote:Woodworm, dry rot, wet rot, fungal attack, will all shorten the life of your shelf :roll:
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Pikey wrote:Of course there's a shelf life for 35% spirit. :roll:

Woodworm, dry rot, wet rot, fungal attack, will all shorten the life of your shelf :roll:

Just give it a decent tug every year or so, preservative treat and use a decent poyurethane varnish, should stop your bottles falling down and breaking ! :)
My shelves are made out of redwood, like my brain,rot resistant. :wink:
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