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Originally Posted by Chauncey
Do I understand that you feel that longer ageing of whisky is detrimental to the flavor?
Then, why would distillers such as Glenlivet age their whiskys for 30, 40 50 years?
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Hi Chauncey
The whisky does get better when it is aged in the cask. Some say that after a certain point it can get "woody", but that is after many decades. Some Scotch Whisky Distillers even vat the malt and put it back into Sherry casks for a period of time (even a few years) before bottling.