Does vodka age like wine?

Question

what'll happen to a vodka bottle stocked for 20 years?

Answer 1

No, alcohol % might be a bit lower. If bottle still sealed I would start on it.

Answer 2

yes it does it ages,everything ages..and the vodka made with potato will turn black!

Answer 3

Properly capped and stored...not much change, nothing like wine, as far as aging.

Answer 4

duno, probably just ferment more or something and taste like shite

Answer 5

They only age until they're bottled.

If the bottles are not sealed then the contents can evaporate.

Answer 6

No.

"what'll happen to a vodka bottle stocked for 20 years?"

There is the potential for alcohol evaporation is the bottle is opened. This is slow and minute...a 20 year old vodka may go from being 40% when new to 38% after 20 years. The flavors won't develop like a wine...but they will alter slightly with the evaporation of alcohol.

EDIT:

Muse,

Since vodka isn't barrel aged like whiskey, scotch, or bourbon it doesn't age at all until bottling. It goes directly from distillation, to filtering to bottling. The flavor NEVER has time to age a develop.