I recently came into posession of an opened bottle of Vat 69. It had been in the possesion of a friends father who passed away over 20 yrs. ago. So I know the bottle is a minimum of 22 yrs. plus however long it was aged and on the store shelf. Call me crazy, but i had to try some 22+ yr. old scotch. Now I am not a huge scotch drinker but I have tried alot of the glens and some johnnies, but this was the best tasting liquor I have ever tried. Oh and I'm still alive too.