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Nice collection, did you try the Hazelburn CV yet? Or the Glenmo 25?Im a recent viewer of this thread so thought Id share my small collection. I'm not really up to speed on what's what with Whisky, I really wasn't interested till maybe a year ago in my mid-forties. Anyway, it didn't stop me getting bottles as gifts or picking up the odd bottle to keep.
A few pics below, the top pic are the ones I keep away, the bottom is the pile of stuff to work through. Any comments appreciated on any that are work just drinking or any that might be better to store for a special occasion.
I prefer the peaty ones of course, and although Laphroig and Ardbeg are up there, my top choice is probably the Sherry Big Peat or the Mizunara edition.
Also have a real soft spot for the Cask Strength Port Askaig, it took me by surprise, quite different.
All the Springbank Distillery CV bottlings were superb. The Longrow especially.
Yup, have been keeping an eye out for a long time.
That is an impressive collection @Axeboy I salute you!
Oooooh I have a few old Bowmore mini sets kicking about. Might have to look them out!
Edit: Here it is, also got some old glass sets
That's a proper fun booze selection. You've got some great bottles in there too.Decided to get the booze cupboard organised. Lots of duplicates and almost finished bottles - must get a shift in!
I understand the moutais might be worth a bit - one is 90% full the other is unopened.
The Jura 10 at the back is about 13 years old, too symbolic to drink now lol.
The Cotswold one has been relegated to the kitchen cupboard for whiskey gingers. Think it was just a token Christmas gift, not sure how drinkable it is on its own!
The rum is from the Mauritius distillery - haven't touched it for 6 years now. Not sure how well it lasts!
Old Monk is lethal - bought as a reminder of my first trip to India where we went on a modern Volvo bus and almost died. It didn't help we were a bottle of old monk in and had learnt the Hindu word for 'faster'.
Looks like you'd be better off buying fewer, more interesting bottles than lots of mediocre fare. Don't get me wrong, lots of those are quite nice (Talisker 10, Balvenie 14, Laga 16, Ardbeg 10), but I can understand why the Glenlivet Founder's Reserve, Aberfeldy 12, Auchentoshan American Oak, the long opened Jura, OP 12 Talisker Storm and Glenfiddich 12 have hung around for so long.Decided to get the booze cupboard organised. Lots of duplicates and almost finished bottles - must get a shift in!
I understand the moutais might be worth a bit - one is 90% full the other is unopened.
The Jura 10 at the back is about 13 years old, too symbolic to drink now lol.
The Cotswold one has been relegated to the kitchen cupboard for whiskey gingers. Think it was just a token Christmas gift, not sure how drinkable it is on its own!
The rum is from the Mauritius distillery - haven't touched it for 6 years now. Not sure how well it lasts!
Old Monk is lethal - bought as a reminder of my first trip to India where we went on a modern Volvo bus and almost died. It didn't help we were a bottle of old monk in and had learnt the Hindu word for 'faster'.
I'm not passing judgement on @dlockers collection,but I'm the same. At one stage I had 26 bottles in my collection, all opened and some some for several years. Nowadays I am more selective with my choices.
Look out for Laphroaig 10 Cask Strength or Lore next. Might not be able to find either in the supermarket, but both are very good at a reasonable price point. The former is like the normal 10 on steroids with a massive flavour profile, and the Lore is more complex and interesting with some much more aged liquid in it.I'm relatively new to the whole whisky thing. I've drank a lot of it over the years majority of it has been "swill"... your bargain basement *****. only in the last couple of years or so have I ventured into the more cultured brands.
I can hands down say that I'm a huge fan of the traditional Islay flavor profile. It started with being given a dram of Talisker storm on a Mess function by a friend and has then developed into a love/fascination with that heavily peated/smokey taste. I've tired a number of different whiskys since from many different regions but Islay/peated whisky's keep pulling me back in. Its probably a bit controversial but Talisker Dark Storm was my favorite, and I've recently just polished off a bottle and awaiting delivery of my next bottle, as well as a Lagavuilin 16.
However in the meantime I'm enjoying a Laphroig 10 that I grabbed at tesco. Whilst I eagerly await my delivery. I'm sitting here wondering why I hadnt given this a try before. Its a revelation! What a taste. I can understand how it could be considered as a bit of a marmite flavor profile but damn... I'm re-evaluating purchases here...
