Dead and dormant distilleries?

[Mustardhead]

As Marvin is away, I thought a poll or two might be fun

[vitara7]

well someone had to do a poll or two in his absence.

personally i try to get as many good bottlings of silent stills as i can for my collection

[Mustardhead]

well someone had to do a poll or two in his absence.

personally i try to get as many good bottlings of silent stills as i can for my collection

Distillery bottlings or independents? Or both...

[vitara7]

OB only

dont collect IB's - except if i couldnt find an OB bottling or one didnt exist, right now i have only one IB in my collection, a glen craig 30yo, simply because there wasnt a glen craig OB

[The Fachan]

Both!!!!!!! The more liquid the better regardless what distillery is included. I admire your diligence Vitara but I would have said this was about the good of the distillery not the bottlings.

[vitara7]

i simply choose OB ones as they tend to be more expensive then IB's, also if i was to collect everything id need a warehouse, not a house. its just a way of limiting what i have and what i can have, also i feel ob's tend to do better price rise wise

[Wave]

I collect a lot of IB's simpley because there are still many distilleries that just don't ship to US like Ben Nevis, Glen Grant, Mortlach amoung a cast of others. IB's are the only way other than going to Scotland yourself & bringing those OB's back to try some of these whiskies.


Cheers!

[TheLaddie]

I think if you get the opportunity to taste something you may never get the chance to taste again you should. Try everything once.

[Mustardhead]

I think if you get the opportunity to taste something you may never get the chance to taste again you should. Try everything once.

I think that's a pretty good approach

[Deactivated Member]

I think if you get the opportunity to taste something you may never get the chance to taste again you should. Try everything once.

I think that's a pretty good approach

Even better to leave some for future generations to try too, though.

[Deactivated Member]

But Nick, it was left for us.

[irishwhiskeychaser]

I'm not overly fussed about closed distilleries but if I hear that some of these closed distilleries have good whisky I would like to try but not at any cost. However some distilleries closed for very good reason too so it is sometimes better to leave well alone.

[Deactivated Member]

I stand with one foot in option 3 (Link from past and want to try them) and my collector's alter ego (or right foot) in option 6.

Do I have to buy two bottles of each and get the best of both worlds?

[Mustardhead]

I stand with one foot in option 3 (Link from past and want to try them) and my collector's alter ego (or right foot) in option 6.

Do I have to buy two bottles of each and get the best of both worlds?

Yes

I understand the "standard" approach is to buy three bottles. One for collecting, one for speculating and one for drinking.

If it's good stuff I think I'd end up drinking all three

[Scotchio]

Must admit to be somewhat fascinated by these closed distilleries and intend to try all. The problem is as I try each one I invariably find I like it and want to set aside a few bottles while they are still available/ not too old/ still affordable. Even some with dodgy reps like Littlemill, Glen Albyn and North Port have their own distinctive qualities.
All gets a bit expensive mind!

[vitara7]

if your putting any littlemill away, now is the time to do it, as the price is going to rise.

[les taylor]

V7 wrote:-

OB only

dont collect IB's - except if i couldnt find an OB bottling or one didnt exist, right now i have only one IB in my collection, a glen craig 30yo, simply because there wasnt a glen craig OB

This pretty well somes up my approach as well apart from I do have 3 from Gordon & MacPhail Private collection. Which I picked up at the food & drink show.

[Mustardhead]

if your putting any littlemill away, now is the time to do it, as the price is going to rise.

Why is it going to rise? I've got a bottle of the 12yo OB tucked away. Is that the sort of thing you would keep?

[Muskrat Portage]

The "Whisky lake" is only so big and as more people dive in, the less there is to go around. I am attempting to acquire silent stills in either OB or IB when I can, so that I can sample something from the past that is rapidly diminishing. At the same time I maintain a selection of active whiskies that I enjoy. It's like shaving with Occam's razor sometimes.
Peter