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I've got a box of old liquor and am wondering if it's worth anything? Chivas Regal aged 12 years / Johnnie Walker Red / Seagrams v.o. canadian whiskey / XO rare reserve brandy / Grande Canadian / Old Grand Dad special selection w/ wood box and 2 glasses / J&B rare scotch whisky / Canadian club / Amorita Amaretto / Japanese Gourmet sake special Koyomori.
Thanks for any information you can give me.

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HI Jake

Distilled spirits are so high in alcohol that they don't appreciate with age the way some wines do.  The good news is that these are all perfectly good to drink (minus the sake) but the bad news is that they don't taste any different than when they were first bottled.  These would all sell for roughly the same prices of a current release of the same product.

Sorry I can't give you more exciting news

Paul Wagner

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