On 2/13/14, 5:28 PM, Ophelia wrote:

>> We had houseguests who gave us a big bottle of 12 yr old, and a small
>> one of 18 yr old.
>
> Nice but have you tried one twice that old?

I have, and it was disappointing. Very few whiskies remain potent and
complex past 25 years.

Most experts hold that Scotch is best balanced between 12 and 16 years
of aging.

-- Larry