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9. I know of one clear liquor that can suffer from

"time" in the bottle. When I say time I don't mean years I mean days or weeks. Most of us would never drink Bacardi rum neat because it would kick in the gag reflex. But if you go to Puerto Rico and buy a bottle of Bacardi at a local place you can sit in the shade, I speak from experience, and drink your Bacardi neat. When real fresh it has a pleasant silkiness. Time in the bottle and travel take their toll it seems. Because the difference between the "fresh" stuff and what you get from a bottle in a liquor store or a bar in the US is very noticeable. I recall the store owner looking at me oddly when I wanted to buy Coke to go along with the Bacardi. It also had the same kick so it's not an ABV thing.

Gin I can't attest to but I would find it interesting if someone has an opportunity to experience drinking top shelf gin from near the distillery and then sampled the brand from some place far across the globe that's been in the bottle for awhile. I would be interested in smoothness, off flavor notes etc.