Baileys is spoiled the cream used in it has curdled. Baileys now puts a used
by date or their products. I have had customers who come down here for the
winter and try to return bottles of Baileys that have been in there winter
homes during the summer season. None of it is good. As to the Amaretto and
Scotch you might find when you open them that the corks have shrunken like
those in older bottles of Champagne. You might have trouble taking the caps
of the bottles and you will have some evaporation.


"pavane" > wrote in message
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> "cwdjrxyz" > wrote in message
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>> On Mar 4, 8:28 am, wrote:
>>> Hi- I have come into possession of 2 bottles of Amaretto (Saronno)
>>> and 1 bottle of Baileys Irish Cream, all full. They are far from new,
>>> could be about 15 years old.
>>>
>>> I believe scotch and such last "forever" but does anyone know about
>>> this type of product?
>>>
>>> Thanks in advance. Gino
>>
>> Both contain enough alcohol so that they should be safe. So open them
>> when you are ready and taste. Most drinks of this sort do not change
>> much in taste or smell with time if they have not been opened. If
>> exposed to light, some will fade in color over time. Since the Baileys
>> contains cream, I wonder how well it remains mixed after very many
>> years, since I have never had a bottle of it this old. I have seen
>> bottles much older than these being sold at auction.
>>
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> I once had a bad bottle of Bailey's, quite noticeable by the contents
> having separated in the bottle and by a definitely rank smell. You
> could probably assume that if it looks and smells good it will be ok;
> but remember that the alcohol content of Bailey's is not all that
> high, far from the 80-proof Scotches and their ilk. Your spoilage
> risk will be inversely proportional to that alcohol content.
>
> pavane
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