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[NegroChulo]

Hey all, I had a question about storing my liquor. Now, i'm stocking up a bar that I have overseas in an area that is usually at about 85-90 degrees outside (and inside) for most of the year. In the summer it can get even hotter but it's not like it's in the desert. Now, there are frequent power outages so my ideas about having my alcohol in a refrigerator won't always work. I know beer goes bad no matter where you are after a certain amount of time. I wanted to know if anyone had any ideas about what to do with my wine/champagne collection. Or if anyone has tips/advice about the rest of the hard liquors I have (the usual rums, vodka's, cognacs, etc) then that would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance.

[peelbacks]

Old beer is not harmful to health. The EU requirement to place a consume-by date on the bottles was introduced a couple of years ago.
The Objective Beer Tasters, a Belgian association of beer consumers, conducted a campaign against this measure in the past. The breweries are not happy with a compulsory consume-by date on the label, either. Beer does not really go off, although the flavour can change and it may turn slightly cloudy.

The reason that some people store their vodka in the freezer is not to protect it, but to have it already chilled when they want to drink it. This is perfectly safe, and will work for other spirits as well.

I am not a big fan of storing things, long term, in the refrigerator because I believe that the vibrations can take away some of the flavor--but this is far more true of wine than of spirits. Vodka, rum and tequila should all be fine.

Here's a good site to read:
http://www.guntheranderson.com/liqueurs/storage.htm


Hope this helps.
Brooke

[The Archvillain Bartender]

That's some good stuff, peelbacks. Thanks for the link