Post #35948 by SugarCaddyDaddy on Mon, May 26, 2003 3:19 AM

I've seen the posts about rums, mostly how to make certain drinks, and what kind is a favorite, but I have a question about rum and its age (or aging?).

Let's say that you buy a 1, 3, 5, 10, or 15 year old (aged) rum.
~Does that mean that since the manufacturer aged it that the "aging" process stops after it has been bottled?

~Is my 10 year old bottle still considered only aged 10 years even after being in the bottle 5 years, or is it now a 15 year old including the time it's been on the shelf?

~Does my aged rum start its way to some sort of expiration if I've opened it, used 1/2 of the bottle and don't open it again for another year, 2 years, 5 years?

~Is there a benefit to keeping an unopened bottle of rum, like some wines, to help make it taste even better years from now? For example, will a standard Myer's Dark purchased now, taste exactly the same 5 or 10 years from now, or will it taste better/worse?

~Anyone actually have a Rum Cellar, like a wine connoisseur would have a Wine Cellar?

If this has been covered, please direct me to the exact link and I will read.

Any info you guys can give would help.