Picture this: you reach into the back of your or liquor cabinet only to find a dusty bottle of alcohol that you completely forgot about. Suddenly, an idea pops into your head—you can shake up one of your favorite ! Hey, it's 5 o'clock somewhere. 😄 But before you reach for the shaker, you might be wondering: Is this bottle of booze still good? And come to think of it, does alcohol ever really expire?
There are plenty of reasons why this common question might arise.
Maybe you cut back on alcohol for or took part in dry January, and you're finally ready to make a . Or, you were gifted a bottle of wine that you've been saving it for a special occasion. Heck, you simply might not be a big drinker, but you're wondering whether or not alcohol expires. After all, hasn't it been fermented?
Well, the answer isn't as simple as you might think. In fact, it can depend on a bunch of different factors, like the type of alcohol, how it was stored, and if it's already been opened.
Read on for everything you need to know.
Andrew Olifirenko
Alcohol is a preservative, so it's known for being shelf stable—especially if it's unopened. But depending on the other ingredients or sweeteners used to make it, an opened bottle of alcohol could eventually go bad or start to lose its flavor.
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