Show Off Your Inventory

[Jan]

My reaction to the Scapa was also that it was rather weak and watery, and I found myself wishing they'd bottled at 46%, or at least 43%. But I learned to enjoy it on its own terms eventually. A nice summer dram, maybe.

It's strange, I do not find it weak at all... Quite good whisky IMO and nice as an inexpensive everyday dram. But generally it's the kind of whisky you should start a dramming evening with - most youngish, 40% drams would probably be lacking, if tasted right after an aged cask strength.

Cheers
Jan

[Les Paul]

Hello friends.....young collector here!

Johnnie Walker Red
Johnnie Walker Black
Johnnie Walker Green
Johnnie Walker Gold
Johnnie Walker Blue


SMSWs:

Aberloour a'bunadh Batch No 13 at 59.8%
Bowmore Legend
Glenfiddich 15 Solera Reserve
Glen Garioch 10
Glenlivet 18
Glenmorangie 12 Port Wood Finish
Highland Park 12
Macallan 18 (1987)
Macallan 12
Macallan 10 Fine Oak
Macallan Cask Strength
McClellands 10
Oban 14

[Lawrence]

Is the shotgun for defense of the inventory? If so I approve.

[Les Paul]

Lawrence:

The shotgun is for defending the liquor (Scotch is first priority) and for all my Pink Floyd LP/CDs.

I have to update my pictures....I have a few bottles that I haven't got in there yet.

[irishwhiskeychaser]

I have finally bitten the bullet. A display of some of my irish Whiskey bottles.






to view close ups please follow link. Click thumbnail then click on image again to get larger picture.

http://www.frappr.com/?a=myfrappr&id=526351

http://ntlworld.photobox.co.uk/album/thumbnails.html?c_album=2975143



The first links did not work very well so I've tried new ones, Sorry guys.

[DramInFram]

I think this is a fine topic for my first post, so here we go:

Opened:

Bladnoch 13yo CC G&M
Ardbeg Spirit of Scotland 1979 G&M
Glenfarclas 105
Bruichladdich 3D Peat
Bruichladdich Full Strength 13yo
Caol Ila 13yo 1990 Signatory UCF
Michel Couvreur Special Vatted Malt

Unopened:

Ardmore 1977 Scott's
Clynelish 1983 MMcD
Millburn 27yo G&M
Mortlach 21yo G&M
Auchentoshan Three Wood

[parvus]

Welcome aboard DramInFram.

[Lawrence]

What's the Michel Couvreur Special Vatted Malt like? I've read about it but never tasted it and welcome to the forum.

[Deactivated Member]

Yow! I was born in Framingham! The attending physician said, "Lo, thou hast borne a son, Mrs Heid! Verily, 'tis a blessing!"

That's quite a nice little collection you have there, DIF--more interesting stuff there than in many much larger inventories. Where did you get the SoS Ardbeg? I got a sample of it from Joe Howell at Federal in Boston (I'll have to check to see if it's the same one)--in fact still have a bit of it left.

[DramInFram]

What's the Michel Couvreur Special Vatted Malt like? I've read about it but never tasted it and welcome to the forum.

The Michel Couvreur is a special vatting of 3 distinct Single Malts that have been matured at 10, 12 and 14 years old. It is 45% abv.

It's a neat game to try to guess the three malts (I still don't know which they are: my guess? Cragganmore, Aberlour, Glendronach).

My tasting notes on this one:

Nose: Smooth and soft; baby oil, fruit cocktail cherries; in time well-oiled baseball glove, whiff of cardamom

Palate: Soft and round. Cherry wood resin, dried orange peel, slight tannin undertones, mild mineral oil

Finish: Smooth and balanced. With time, out comes crushed vanilla bean, canned peaches, dried apricots. Medium length. Lacks bite.

Comments: My first entry into the "vatted" category. Digestif. Seems a bit forced at first, like it doesn't know what it wants to be (perhaps by design?) but in time develops a nice vatted complexity that makes for great discourse at parties or private tastings. ( One newbie friend to Scotch said it tasted like "sweat filtered through dirty socks" !! ). Curiously, my bottle is stamped at the bottom, "Bottle No. 00028", but doesn't indicate total number of bottles nor a cask #.

[DramInFram]

That's quite a nice little collection you have there, DIF--more interesting stuff there than in many much larger inventories. Where did you get the SoS Ardbeg? I got a sample of it from Joe Howell at Federal in Boston (I'll have to check to see if it's the same one)--in fact still have a bit of it left.

Thanks, MrTattieHeid! Most of my collection is "Joe Howell-inspired". The tastings held at Federal in Boston have led to most of my purchases.

The SoS Ardbeg is from Federal...a limited-quantity, Joe special that he brought in late last Summer.

I really can't say enough about Joe Howell (and Federal Wine & Spirits in general). He is my "Retailer of the Year."

Life's too short to drink uninteresting whisky. And there's always something interesting on offer in his shop. Perhaps I'll catch you at a tasting there in the near future, MrTattieHeid.

>DIF<

[Deactivated Member]

Were you at the McEwan event a few weeks ago? See my report of same under Whisky Events.

Joe raved about that Ardbeg--claimed it rated higher than Provenance. I had half of my sample and liked it a lot, but.... Now I'm afraid to finish it. There really isn't enough to get to know it. I'd like to be ready for it, anyway.

[parvus]

I have finally bitten the bullet. A display of some of my irish Whiskey bottles.

Goodness me that is a collection, but those bowing shelves give me the absolute willies. Reinforce your shelving or something, i'd hate for you to lose a shelf or three.

[DramInFram]

Were you at the McEwan event a few weeks ago? See my report of same under Whisky Events.

Joe raved about that Ardbeg--claimed it rated higher than Provenance. I had half of my sample and liked it a lot, but.... Now I'm afraid to finish it. There really isn't enough to get to know it. I'd like to be ready for it, anyway.

I missed out on the McEwan event last month, but I was able to "recruit" two friends to go. They said Mr. McEwan was quite a character and loved the evening.

Yeah, that SoS Ardbeg is wonderful . Lucky for me, I have half a bottle left

>DIF<

[lbacha]

Hello I'm fairly new to the World of Whiskey (6 mnths now) but have had the opportunity to try quite a few (over 300, 4 festivals in 2 months including 2 whiskey lives and the festival in Limburg) as well as purchase some bottles along the way. (All benifits of working abroad). So here is my collection as it stands.

AMERICAN:
SEAGRAM'S 7 CROWN open
ELIJAH CRAIG 12 YEARS OLD
BUFFALO TRACE open
WILD TURKEY RARE BREED open
EVAN WILLIAMS VINTAGE 1995 SINGLE BARREL VINTAGE open
WILD TURKEY RUSSELL'S RESERVE AGED 10 YEARS 101 PROOF open
OLD OVERHOLT FOUR YEARS OLD open
EAGLE RARE 10 YRS OLD SINGLE BARREL
SAZERAC 6 Yrs x6

CANADIAN:
CANADIAN CLUB PREMIUM CLASSIC AGED 12 YEARS open
CROWN ROYAL
CROWN ROYAL LIMITED EDITION
ALBERTA PREMIUM

IRISH:
BUSHMILLS BLACK BUSH
JAMESON open
JAMESON 1780 MATURED 12 YEARS open
JAMESON 15 YR OLD POT STILL
GREEN SPOT open
REDBREAST 12 YEAR OLD open
CONNEMARA open

SCOTCH BLENDS:
BLACK BOTTLE
BLACK BOTTLE 10 YEARS OLD open
DEWAR'S SPECIAL RESERVE AGED 12 YEARS open
ISLAY MIST AGED 8 YEARS
JOHNNIE WALKER BLACK LABEL AGED 12 YEARS open

SCOTCH SINGLE MALTS:
DALWHINNIE 15 YEAR OLD
GLENMORANGIE 10 YEARS OLD open
GLENMORANGIE PORT WOOD
GLENMORANGIE SHERRY WOOD
GLENMORANGIE MADEIRA WOOD
BOWMORE ENIGMA open
BOWMORE 16 YRS OLD SPECIAL EDITION
BOWMORE 17 YRS OLD
ARDBEG 10 YEARS OLD open
LAGAVULIN 12 YEARS OLD - CASK STRENGTH
LAGAVULIN DISTILLERS EDITION 1989
LAGAVULIN AGED 16 YEARS
LAGAVULIN “TOP SECRET” 10 YRS OLD FROM WHISKEY ART x2
LAPHROAIG AGED 10 YEARS open
TALISKER TEN YEARS OLD
ABERLOUR A'BUNADH BATCH 14 open
ABERLOUR 13 YR OLD SINGLE BARREL SHERRY CASK
PORT ELLEN 27 YRS OLD GLEN DENNY FROM OMC
PORT ELLEN FROM THE ISLAY WHISKEY SHOP BOTTLED BY OMC
BRORA 24 YRS OLD “RARE MALTS COLLECTION”
GLENFIDDICH AGED 12 YEARS SPECIAL RESERVE open
GLENFIDDICH AGED 15 YEARS SOLERA RESERVE open
THE GLENLIVET AGED 12 YEARS open
THE MACALLAN ELEGANCIA 1992 open

SCOTCH VATTED MALTS:
JOHNNIE WALKER GREEN LABEL 15 YEARS OLD open
SERENDIPITY

Only problem with traveling is that I'm rarely home to Taste my collection which is why there are so many unopened bottles. I have made it a point to try every bottle before I've bought it or it gets opened when I get home. By the way if there is anyone in the Cleveland/Akron area of Ohio that has tastings and would be interested in some new blood let me know.

Len

[Lawrence]

You've been busy! An impressive collection for six months but remember once opened you have about 18 months to two years to finish the bottles before the whisky falls apart due to exposure to oxygen.

The time frame is dependant on what the whisky to air ratio is. The more air in the bottle the shorter time the whisky will remain stable. A couple of final ounces will last a very short time.

Drink up!

[lbacha]

Thanks for the advice Lawrence

That is the biggest problem I have right now I havn't opened a bottle in a few months because I'm having a hard time finishing the bottles I have open right now. I'm headed back to The Netherlands in a few months so I plan on taking most of the Bourbon I have open with me to share and try to convert some friends I have there so that will help me but what I would really like is to find a group that would like to do regular tastings so I can open more bottles or at least a group that sends samples to each other so that I could divide a bottle among 10 peolple or so and send them samples. If you know any groups like this let me know. I have alot of bottles on the shelf I would love to open but can't.

Len

[irishwhiskeychaser]

I have finally bitten the bullet. A display of some of my irish Whiskey bottles.

Goodness me that is a collection, but those bowing shelves give me the absolute willies. Reinforce your shelving or something, i'd hate for you to lose a shelf or three.

Yea I know one looks a bit precarious alright but it is second last and I'm moving in a while so I reckon it will last till then

[leura]

I have a bottle of Chivas Regal, bottled in 1978, it was bought in London and is probably around 40 years old.
Can someone, please, tell me is it worth any deal of money?

[Deactivated Member]

Party at Plamen's house!

[Lawrence]

He wins!

[rthomson]

My house isn't even big enough to hold a collection half that size!

[Muskrat Portage]

Oh, Wow. Very well done. Any open for sampling?
Musky Pete

[Deactivated Member]

Dibs on the '67 Balvenie!

[parvus]

Holy crap.

[MGillespie]

All right, Plamen...we want pictures! That's a helluva collection...

Mark

[Lawrence]

All right, Plamen...we want pictures!

And samples.....

[Arebee]

Tough to follow Plamen's list, but I'll give it a go.

Whisky

Ardbeg 10 y.o.
Balvenie 15 y.o. Single Barrel
Bruichladdich 14 y.o. - 1986/2000 Scott's Selection
Caol Ila 12 y.o.
Caol Ila 18 y.o.
Caol Ila 11 y.o 1991 Unchillfiltered Signatory Bottling
Glenfiddich 15 y.o. Solera Reserve
Lagavulin 16 y.o.
Laphroaig 10 Cask Strength
Laphroaig Quarter Cask
MMcD Leapfrog 1987 - 12 y.o.
Scapa 14 y.o.
Talisker 18 y.o.
Johnny Walker Green

Bourbon/Whiskey

Eagle Rare 10 y.o. Single Barrel
Gentleman Jack

[Choochoo]

Arebee - Hello from a fellow member of the Nutmeg state & welcome to the forum.

I'm curious, where do you shop for single malts? I've found it to be a bit of a challenge to find interesting or bargan-ish priced malts in the State.

[MGillespie]

Welcome, Arebee...that's a nice selection...

Mark

[Deactivated Member]

My two official Ooooglings arrived today so I made the time to update my collection and also my website.
The great news is that I have reached the next "Milestone" in my collection!

Yes, 350 bottles in my personal collection.

I have just uploaded the changes so they are online for all to see in my Bavarian Cellar.

http://www.whisky-emporium.com

My thanks to Ardbeg for some lovely recent additions, to Slyrs in Schliersee for yet another annual bottling and also to one of our Irish forum members for helping me to source the old Laddie 10 "West" (Blue Box).
Finally, my thanks to an ever-understanding Bank Manager!

[irishwhiskeychaser]

Finally, my thanks to an ever-understanding Bank Manager!

He is only ever understanding as long as you pay him back

Great site keep it up

[Deactivated Member]

Finally, my thanks to an ever-understanding Bank Manager!

He is only ever understanding as long as you pay him back

Great site keep it up

Oh dear, I knew there had to be a catch somewhere!

[maltlovinglawyer]

Hi,

this is a list of my collection of Arran bottlings:

Nr. Bezeichnung/Name Abfüller Destilliert Abgefüllt Alk. Flaschen Cask-inf.
1. Arran First Ever Decanter OA
2. Arran Malt (alte Ausstattung) OA 43
3. Arran Malt (neue Ausstattung) OA ? ? 43
4. Arran Robert Burns in HoKi OA ? ? 40
5. Arran Robert Burns OA ? ? 40
6. Arran Painters Collection OA 1996 ? 40
7. Founders Reserve OA ? ? 43
8. Natural Strength Lochranza Blackadder 24.01.1996 August 2001 57,4 350 96/041
9. Arran Malt Unchillfiltered OA ? ? 46
10. Single Cask Malt OA 04.10.1995 13.03.2002 46 316 95/93
11. Single Cask Malt OA 11.10.1995 11.04.2002 58,1 183 95/158
12. Single Cask Malt OA 11.10.1995 11.04.2002 58,2 242 95/153
13. Single Cask Malt OA 17.10.1995 12.04.2002 56,2 372
14. Lochranza Raw Cask Blackadder 24.01.1996 April 2002 56,8
15. Single Cask Malt OA 17.10.1995 09.07.2002 55,3 396 95/107
16. Single Cask Malt OA 18.07.1997 14.10.2002 58,6 347 97/1097
17. Single Cask Malt OA 04.10.1995 07.11.2002 57,3 223 95/97
18. Single Cask Malt OA 02.09.1997 23.01.2003 58,2 357
19. Single Cask Malt OA 24.01.1997 21.01.2003 58,4 342
20. Single Cask Malt OA ? 19.05.2003 54,4 234
21. Cognac Cask finish OA ? 14.10.2003 60,1 482
22. Cognac Cask Finish OA ? 16.10.2003 58,2 488
23. Cognac Cask Finish OA ? 16.10.2003 58,3 497
24. Cognac Cask Finish OA ? 20.10.2003 58,4 481
25. Calvados Cask Finish OA ? 21.10.2003 62,1 582
26. Calvados Cask Finish OA ? 28:10:2003 59,0 579
27. Lochranza Raw Cask 1996 Blackadder 24.01.1996 Nov.2003 55,8 96/042
28. Provenance 8 J. Winter Distill. McGibbon Winter 1995 Winter 2003 46 1045
29. Single Cask Malt SMWS Nov.1995 Januar 2004 58,5 SMWS 121.4
30. Single Cask Malt SMWS Aug. 1996 Januar 2004 59,4 SMWS 121.1
31. Single Cask malt SMWS Jan. 1998 Jan. 2004 58,8 SMWS 121.6
32. Single Cask Malt OA 11.12.1996 09.01.2004 57,3 299 96/2068
33. Single Cask Malt OA 11.12.1996 12.01.2004 58,8 299 96/2057
34. Single Cask Malt OA 11.12.1996 12.01.2004 58,5 281
35. Single Cask Malt OA 11.12.1996 13.01.2004 57 281 96/2072
36. Single Cask Malt OA 26.09.1997 13.01.2004 61,1 650 97/1295
37. Single Cask Malt OA 21.02.1996 14.01.2004 57,3 294 96/119
38. Single Cask Malt bottled for the 25th Anniversary of Pub Mahorobi OA 1995 11.03.2004 55,3 156 95/297
39. Single Cask Malt OA 07.02.1996 05.04.2004 55,9 225
40. Arran First OA 1995 2004 46
41. Single Cask Malt OA 21.08.1996 19.04.2004 57,5 213
42. Single Cask Malt OA 19.01.1998 20.04.2004 57,7 221
43. Single Cask Malt OA ? 23.04.2004 57,1 300 1707
44. Single Cask Malt OA 30.09.1996 24.05.2004 58,1 645
45. Arran Single Malt Paris Moon Import 1995 2004 46
46. Port Cask Finish OA ? 08.06.2004 57,5 864
47. Port Cask Finish OA ? 09.06.2004 57,4 825
48. Port Cask Finish OA ? 10.06.2004 57,5 865
49. Port Cask Finish OA ? 14.06.2004 57,5 713
50. Lochranza Raw Cask Blackadder 24.01.1996 June 2004 55,2 350 96/043
51. Provenance 8 J. Summer Distill. McGibbon Summer 1995 Summer 2004 46 1309
52. Rum Cask Finish OA ? 22.09.2004 58,5 278
53. Rum Cask Finish OA ? 22.09.2004 58,6 251
54. Rum Cask Finish OA ? 23.09.2004 58,9 282
55. Rum Cask Finish OA ? 28.09.2004 57,6 260
56. Rum Cask Finish OA ? 28.09.2004 58,5 469
57. Marsala Cask Finish OA ? 22.10.2004 56,9 304
58. Marsala Cask Finish OA ? 26.10.2004 56,8 314
59. Marsala Cask Finish OA ? 27.10.2004 57 313
60. Provenance 7 J. Spring Distill. McGibbon Spring 1997 Autumn 2004 46
61. Single Cask Malt SMWS Nov. 2004 54,9 121.8
62. Tsuchiee…’s Choice SWRC 1995 2004 57,9 156 95/420
63. Whisky Festival Verviers 1996 März 2005 53,6
64. Vintage Collection OA 1996 2005 46
65. Calvados Cask Finish OA ? 02.02.2005 60,1 300
66. Calvados Cask Finish OA ? 03.02.2005 60,1 620
67. Calvados Cask Finis OA ? 07.02.2005 59,6 591
68. Calvados Cask Finish OA ? 08.02.2005 60,8 300
69. Sherry Cask Finish OA 15.12.1998 11.02.2005 59,4 339 1528
70. Sherry Cask Finish OA 15.12.1998 14.02.2005 59,1 298 1522
71. Sherry Cask Finish OA 15.12.1998 14.02.2005 59,3 332 1506
72. Cognac Cask Finish OA ? 06.04.2005 59,5 486
73. Cognac Cask Finish OA ? 07.04.2005 59,5 480
74. Bordeaux Cask Finish OA ? 12.05.2005 59,7 313
75. Bordeaux Cask Finish OA ? 12.05.2005 59,6 319
76. Bordeaux Cask Finish OA ? 18.05.2005 62,0 312
77. Bordeaux Cask Finish OA ? 18.05.2005 59,7 310
78. Port Cask Finish OA ? 28.06.2005 57,7 684
79. Port Cask Finish OA ? 27.06.2005 57,3 689
80. Grand Cru Champagne Cask Finish OA ? 03.08.2005 58,9 307
81. Château Margaux Cask Finish OA ? 04.08.2005 59,4 315
82. Château Margaux Cask Finish OA ? 04.08.2005 59,9 330
83. Château Margaux Cask Finish OA ? 04.08.2005 59,4 320
84. Chateau Margaux Cask Finish OA ? 08.08.2005 59,4 316
85. Chateau Margaux Cask Finish OA ? 08.08.2005 59,8 312
86. Grand Cru Champagne Cask Finish OA ? 11.08.2005 58,9 319
87. Grand Cru Champagne Cask Finish OA ? 15.08.2005 58,8 323
88. Single Cask Malt Bourbon Cask OA 15.05.1996 15.08.2005 46 281 349
89. Grand Cru Champagne Cask Finish OA ? 18.08.2005 58,7 317
90. Grand Cru Champagne Cask Finish OA ? 22.08.2005 58,9 320
91. Arran 10 yo mit Holzkiste Whiskyherbst 15.08.1995 09.09.2005 55,3 360 10
92. Anniversary 1995-2005 Dekanter OA 1995 Sept. 2005 46 1200
93. Marsala Cask Finish OA ? 19.09.2005 59,7 314
94. Marsala Cask Finish OA ? 20.09.2005 59,7 317
95. Single Malt Lochs & Castles High Spirits Sept. 1996 Nov. 2005 46 361 1425
96. Single Cask Malt Sherry Cask OA 19.01.1998 07.11.2005 58,3 652 44
97. Montepulciano d’Abruzzo Cask Finish OA ? 16.11.2005 56,7 308
98. Montepulciano d’Abruzzo Cask Finish OA ? 16.11.2005 57,1 310
99. Montepulciano d’Abruzzo Cask Finish OA ? 16.11.2005 56,8 311
100. Montepulciano d’Abruzzo Cask Finish OA ? 18.11.2005 56,9 312
101. Single Cask Malt Bourbon Cask OA 15.06.1998 23.11.2005 60,5 231 653
102. Single Cask Malt Bourbon Cask OA 18.12.1996 24.11.2005 56,6 199
103. Lepanto PX Brandy Cask from Gonzalez Byass OA ? 13.01.2006 61,3 759
104. Lepanto PX Brandy Cask from Gonzalez Byass OA ? 17.01.2006 59,4 705
105. Cream Sherry Cask from Gonzalez Byass OA ? 26.01.2006 56,6 825
106. Cream Sherry Cask from Gonzalez Byass OA ? 01.02.2006 57,5 812
107. Cream Sherry Cask from Gonzalez Byass OA ? 06.02.2006 57,2 820
108. Cadenhead’s Authentic Collection 10yo Cadenhead 1995 Febr. 2006 53,6 348
109. Arran Malt 10 Jahre OA ? Februar 2006 46
110. Fixin Wood Finish M. & H. 1996 2006 55,6 144 1372
111. Finished in Pinot Noir Cask from Vaduz Liechtenstein for 10th anniversary of Leanders Weinladen OA ? 02.03.2006 56,1 331
112. Arran Single Cask Malt MacMalt 09.09.1996 20.03.2006 51,4 68
113. Premier Cru Bourgogne Cask Finish OA ? 30.03.2006 56,4 303
114. Premier Cru Bourgogne Cask Finish OA ? 03.04.2006 56,5 306
115. Trebbiano d’Abruzzo Marina Cvetic OA ? 07.04.2006 56,0 320
116. Trebbiano d’Abruzzo Marina Cvetic OA ? 10.04.2006 55,9 317

Greetings from Germany

Jens

[irishwhiskeychaser]

Hi,

this is a list of my collection of Arran bottlings:

Greetings from Germany

Jens

Wow Jens, That is some collection of Arran. Who would of thought there could be that many expressions from Arran.

Welcome to the Forum too.

Regards