Expert: Paul Wagner - 2/17/2009

Question
So i came across lots of old liquor in my basement amongst it was  8 bottles of 2-1-1969 tax seal still intact the bottle says
                      VSOP
                  fine champagne

                   Courvoisier
               the brandy of napoleon
                     cognac
whats each one worth????
thx for taking the time to respond

Answer
Hi Craig,

Distilled products like Cognac don't improve (or get worse) with age. This is because the alcohol level is so high that they simply don't change much over time.  So unlike some fine wines, distilled spirits don't appreciate in value over time in the bottle.  

Yours should still be perfectly good to drink, but they won't have any higher value than a current bottling of the same stuff.

Sorry I can't give you more exciting news.

Paul Wagner