old booze... can anything go wrong with it?

[ttown]

Just blended a ghetto margaritta with some tequilla that's been sitting in my cupboard for ~12 years.

Other than some lost effectiveness, could there be anything wrong with it?

edit2: it was opened about 12 years ago, but about 80% full.

It tastes fine as far as I can tell. We'll see in about 20 minutes if it has any alchohol left in it.

edit: it actually tastes pretty decent...
Ghetto margaritta recipe:
2 shots tequilla, lots of ice, 2 shots lemonade, 2 moderatly heaping Tablespoons powdered lemonade

 

[illusion88]

was it open?

 

[ttown]

Originally posted by: illusion88
was it open?

yes, near the purchase date. but it's been closed ever since.
about 80% full

 

[Umberger]

nah, it's fine.


you still feelin' okay?

 

[se7en]

I think it juz gets a little stronger with age but ive never heard of tequila goin bad.. .. or any other liquor for that matter.. ..

 

[Colt45]

should be fine. 40% alcohol tends to kill the baddies.

 

[Coquito]

Evaporation will occur, but nothing too bad. Watch out for anything with low alcohol content & a bunch of sweet stuff, like alize or amaretto. Those get all gooey & eventually harden. We had a bunch of those little mini bottles laying around over the years. A good portion of them(all sealed) were half gone within 10 years. We've also had regular sized bottles with there tops broken off for a good long time, just sit in the back room shelf & barely notice anything gone.

 

[JulesMaximus]

It's probably fine as long as it wasn't sitting out in the sun or in a very hot place.

 

[pancho619]

Is that a World Record for an open tequila bottle to last 12 years? :laugh:

 

[CaptnKirk]

Had a worm crawled in and died ?

If so it's still good.

 

[Anubis]

Originally posted by: pancho619
Is that a World Record for an open tequila bottle to last 12 years? :laugh:

yea they usially dont last much more then an hour

 

[Yo Ma Ma]

I think as long as it's just alcohol it would be fine.. but not something like Bailey's Irish Cream.