Buckfast - drink by?

Proxy

Mods feel free to delete this if it doesn't quite fit or is in the wrong place, but does anyone know how long it takes for Buckfast to go off if its sealed? Or does it appreciate with age like most other fine wines?:p

I've a bottle in the press at home for about two months and i'm tempted to break it out one of the nights (with visitors calling etc, the oul box of USA biscuits isn't enough). Just wondering if it'll pickle my insides any more than usual. Cheers

danniemcq

Good god man 2 months! thats like drinkin rat poisin at this stage. what you have to do is give it to me and i will take the proper safe steps and dispose of it accordingly.

it's for your own good

sgthighway

This is the proper place to ask the question as we drink more Buckfast in Galway than anyone else in this country.............................but I don't drink Buckfast so don't kn ow the answer.:D

Anima

Does it not say on the bottle?

stevecrow74

Proxy wrote:

Just wondering if it'll pickle my insides any more than usual. Cheers

probably pickle them a bit more...

best thing to do is get a second bottle and drink that one first.. and then if you feel brave enough.. crack open the original 2 month bottle... chances are you wont taste the difference... especially after the first bottle

danniemcq

Anima wrote:

Does it not say on the bottle?

looks at bottle... nope

*and no i'm not drinkin it at this time i have an empty half bottle here that i kept for a candle holder

kevmy

If it wasn't opened I'd say it'd be ok. Two months isn't that long. We found a third of a bottle of Boru vodka when we were cleaning out the press this year. It was there ~3.5 years it smelt like paint thinner. Prob tasted like it too.

On the Buckfast if the seal is broken I wouldn't go near it. It might clean out the toilet thats about it though

4zn76tysfajdxp

I dunno, alcohol can keep for a very long time. If it had it's cap on the whole time it mightn't be so bad. Open a new bottle and smell them both, comparing smells.

?banned?

Proxy wrote:

Mods feel free to delete this if it doesn't quite fit or is in the wrong place, but does anyone know how long it takes for Buckfast to go off if its sealed? Or does it appreciate with age like most other fine wines?:p

I've a bottle in the press at home for about two months and i'm tempted to break it out one of the nights (with visitors calling etc, the oul box of USA biscuits isn't enough). Just wondering if it'll pickle my insides any more than usual. Cheers

Buckie will be fine if left for a while. I've worked in an offy and sometime's it'd be on the shelf longer than that so it'll be fine. Chill it for an hour or so in the fridge though... it'll be nicer

Proxy

Class. I think I might try hold it for as long as possible, see if I can break a record (or burst a liver). Graduation in November, could make things interesting?

Someone call Mulder & Scully for the morning after though...

Muzzy

Jaysus man, did you not drink that yet, ya tit, I'll give ya a fiver for it.

.....and it's like a fine wine, only gets better with age.

New business idea, we set up a vintage Buckie cellar and by the time all the students have finished college, formed careers and take over the world they will want to buy the drink that got them through their college years and will be more than willing to pay a premium price.;)

kevmy

Jesuuussss!!
Would ya patent that idea fast or ya'll have loads of lads stealing it.

yaledo

Bucky has a high sugar content, and must be stored in a cool, dark place or the flavour will change quickly from what the monks intended.
But even if it does go off a bit, it will probably be just as (un)safe to drink as a fresh bottle.

This is the reason for the dark glass bottle (shield it from light).
This is why different bottles of B taste different to each other - many people have surmised that it's something to do with the number on the bottle, but really its just a matter of freshness.

Proxy

Right, well I had it last night (approximately 8 hours ago now).

Motor response average to OK (normal), vision normal, and no women or children harmed. And it tasted fuppin' lovely. Very smooth texture, usual great "robust" flavour. Terrible shake today though, and my teeth feel like they're about to mutiny from my mouth, but all in all in a big buckie ball, inital consensus good!

If I start randomly sprouting hair/claws/breasts I might refer to a doctor. Maybe.

4zn76tysfajdxp

Was it pleasing to the palate?

danniemcq

Kaitlyn Rough Relaxation wrote:

Was it pleasing to the palate?

as opposed to usual new bottles of bucky?

Proxy

Kaitlyn Rough Relaxation wrote:

Was it pleasing to the palate?

Yeah, it was delicious. Seriously, never had a better bottle. Someone call the postgrads in either college and get a study into this!

kevmy

I'm a postgrad. I could do it. I'd have to change disciplines but who cares?

I presume I shall have to consume gross amounts of Buckie in the course of my studies:D

4zn76tysfajdxp

Yes, you would, for the greater good.
And for Jesus.

kevmy

Now that I have premission I'll start on friday.

4zn76tysfajdxp

As if you needed permission...

Joeyjoejoe43

You could set up you base camp down at the spanish arch and you could taste test peoples Bucky. Im sure they wouldnt mind

kevmy

Joeyjoejoe43 wrote:

You could set up you base camp down at the spanish arch and you could taste test peoples Bucky. Im sure they wouldnt mind

I belive that is where 60% of the worlds best Buckie tasters are, according to my research.

Joeyjoejoe43

hmmmm. Interesting. Can one make donations to this worthy cuase?