Why is “older” whiskey generally considered better than “newer” whiskey? And does this apply to all alcohol?

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Why is “older” whiskey generally considered better than “newer” whiskey? And does this apply to all alcohol?

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Longer cask maturation. More taste of the wood…

Probably more than 60% of a whiskies flavor comes from the cask/maturation process, which takes the longest. Minimum of 3 yrs for Scotch whisky.

The other 30% is everything they do to create the clear spirit before they put it into the cask.

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