Probably.
Curiosity killed the led the Jap to spend large sums of money (on whiskey experiments).
Meanwhile, there are things which were well proven, centuries ago.
Linje Aquavit is named after the tradition of sending oak barrels of aquavit with ships from Norway to Australia and back again, thereby passing the equator ("linje") twice before being bottled. The constant movement, high humidity and fluctuating temperature cause the spirit to extract more flavour and contributes to accelerated maturation.
