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I mainly used it to offset the recent price increase of the James Squire One Fifty Lashes Pale Ale bottle cartons. They went up from the "normal" $50 price to $53.
If you are into cask wines, the Daybreak 5L are on special at 2 for $20. I haven't tried the whites, but I quite like the Soft Fruity Red. (Best if drunk chilled of course.) Not really keen on the Soft Dry Red, though.
hey mate
whats the general expiry dates on the goon boxes
and when you open them how long till they need to be drunk generally (ie a bottle of white within couple days as it starts tasting vinegary)
@cumova: Expiry dates are typically 6-8 months. (The ones I bought were 29/11/19.) Depending on the wine, and how you store it, (on top of the fridge is a big no-no) it may still be ok even a few months after expiry.
Cask wines are not perfectly hermetically sealed. The plastic bladders will let a small amount of oxygen diffuse through over time. (That is why they have expiry dates.) As far as opening them, 4/5 litre ones don't usually have a seal (the Daybreak ones don't) and the closed box doesn't offer any extra protection from oxidation, so you don't really "open" them so much as just start "using" them.
Now, when you tap the spout and pour from casks, apparently this increases the wine's exposure to air. (I'm not really sure how, since the bladder collapses and no air seems to enter when pouring, or at least not until it is almost completely empty.) Thus, it is typically recommended to consume cask wines within 6+ weeks of first "opening". I've generally found them to last quite a bit longer than that.
The other thing to note is that it would take a long time for the wine to go vinegary. Before that, the fruit flavors will most likely slowly fade, and the wine will take on nutty, oxidized notes. You should have plenty of time to finish off the cask before it's too far gone. (Assuming you regularly tap the cask and not let it sit there unused for weeks at a time, that is.)
@robinCTS: Thanks for the very detailed reply. Maybe I will try one to make up to $100
I did say vinegar but you are right it's more less flavour/nutty
@cumova: You're welcome. I might also pick up a couple of the whites to try out when I go in to collect my next double order of beer that I've already put through 🍻🍻
Perfect timing! I'd already started, but not completed, an order for a couple of cartons of beer and some casks of wine.