Post #576359 by captnkirk on Wed, Feb 16, 2011 7:16 AM

I am not an expert on this however...

I am sure the rum is still drinkable, I hear all the time about bars and tikiphiles making exquisite drinks using very old rums. The most expensive cocktail in the world according to Guiness is a Trader Vic's Mai Tai that is mixed using the exact same rums Trader Vic used (which are at least 100 years old by now).

The absinthe and pastis I would take a pass on. I own a 125 year old bottle of Edouard Pernod Absinthe which was opened in the 1920s. It has air oxidized and tastes like wet cardboard flavored vodka. The green color and delicate herbal flavor of this liquor lasts almost forever in a perfectly sealed bottle, however it will go off very quickly in an opened bottle.

I have a bottle of Okolehao from the 1970s. From time to time I will make a drink with it or taste it. It has not changed in flavor or appearance since I have owned it. I would assume like a brandy its flavor should last at least long as it does.