Once a bottle of liquor is opened and exposed to the air...

**Mannix** · July 12th, 2007, 05:05 PM

...is the taste affected?

It seems to me that when I first open a bottle, regardless of what it is, I can drink it just fine. But if I put the bottle back on the shelf for a week or so, and then drink out of it again, it just doesn't seem as good. It seems a lot harsher.

**Anthony** · July 12th, 2007, 08:39 PM

I imagine it depends on the liquor, but I haven't noticed it with anything I drink.

**Joey** · July 13th, 2007, 09:27 AM

That sounds kinda weird. I know that once the air hits the alcohol, it starts to oxidize it and diminish the flavor, but that shouldn't happen within a week of opening it. Once the level of alcohol starts getting low the process speeds up.

**Nova5** · August 24th, 2007, 08:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Joey

That sounds kinda weird. I know that once the air hits the alcohol, it starts to oxidize it and diminish the flavor, but that shouldn't happen within a week of opening it. Once the level of alcohol starts getting low the process speeds up.

Solution : Fill bottle open area with water before you put it away, thereby lessening the air left in the bottle.

**Joey** · August 24th, 2007, 11:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Nova5

Solution : Fill bottle open area with water before you put it away, thereby lessening the air left in the bottle.

No thanks, I would rather the alc content be lower than to dilute my s*** with water.

**Jack Daniels** · August 25th, 2007, 07:35 AM

My car runs better after an oil change.