12-year-old whiskey and storing it for 3 years VS a 15-year-old whiskey

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12-year-old whiskey and storing it for 3 years VS a 15-year-old whiskey

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3 years spent in an oxygen free environment with no sunlight and controlled temperature and humidity surrounded by flavourful oak barrel, and allowing any impurities to settle out.

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3 years sitting on the shelf with air leaking in through the cork and light filtering in through the bottle, which doesn’t add anything to the flavour, and any off flavours are contained in the bottle.