I'm on a cheap whiskey kick (should be over in a few months). Sometimes I end up with half empty bottles of the cheap stuff. Good for cocktails, but if your going to sip something, better options.
Now some would say, with in a year, all is well, and I would agree. However I purchase most of my spirits around the holidays, and those I tend to host once every two years. Other then that, my wife tend to have one other party per year at our home. Over time, say after three years, this somehow results in 2 to 3 open bottle that may sit for over a year.
Now in the past, I've had three options when it comes to whiskey that has been opened to long (stalled at half full).
1) Take an open bottle to a friends party. Nothing really wrong with this if it was something good, but a 1/2 bottle of Jim is sort of like arriving with a 5 pack of beer.
2) Pass a open bottle or two to one of my college (over 21) nephews as a cheap b-day gift. It is a win / win, but they are getting to the point that the cheap stuff is cheap for their tastes.
3) Make a mix bottle. I figure cheap whiskey makes cheep whiskey, and the fuller the bottle, the less the oxidation.
So thoughts, keep two 1/2 bottles of cheap whiskey, or mix them and use for cocktails at the next party?