Bottle open date = 11/2/2020 Today's tasting date = 3/21/2021 Now open for apr. 5 months. Sorry to say this is my least favorite Balconies so far. While it has some likeable flavor profile I get a lot of alcohol burn even watered down to 92. I had high hopes with this one as I heard and see some high reviews but also see some polarising terrible reviews. This is a bit odd but in my case I will not be buying again. I think I have to attribute the poor review to poor casks used. Not terrible but not memorable for my palate at this time.