My Collection Feb./04

Wow - major jealousy from me right now - I just ran out of Lagavulin 16 and Cragganmore now I am down to 2:

Macallan 12 (which is almost gone) Balvenie 12 (which is almost gone)

:-(

My budget will allow me to pick up a Ardbeg 10 shortly, but man - your collection is truly good!

How about some Laphroaig 10 or Ardbeg 10?

I started drinking scotch last fall and I've been on a buying binge:

(2) Lagavulin 16

(1) Macallan 18

(1) Highland Park 18

(1) Highland Park 12

(1) Signatory Highland Park 13

(1) Old Malt Cask - Highland Park 16 (50%, No chill)

(1) Laphroaig 15

(1) Laphroaig 10

(1) Signatory Laphroaig 14 UCF

(1) Murray McDavid Laphroaig 11

(1) Talisker 10

(1) Glenlivet 18

(1) Dalmore 12

(1) Longmorn 15

(1) Bowmore Darkest

(1) Bowmore 17

(1) Glenmorangie 12 Port Wood

(1) Ardbeg 1977 Vintage (46%, No chill)

(1) Ardbeg 10

(1) Ardbeg 17

(1) Gordon and MacPhail 12 Caol Ila

(1) Signatory Caol Ila 11 UCF

(1) SMWS Caol Ila (Bottling 53.65)

(1) Signatory Ardmore 10 UCF

(1) McClelland's Islay

(3) Johnnie Walker Blue Label

(1) Johnnie Walker Gold Label

(1) Chivas Regal 12

(1) Cameron Brig Single Grain

(1) George T. Stagg Straight Kentucky Bourbon (2003)

How's the George T. Stagg? How much did you pay for it? It's the highest rated whisky in Jim Murray's Whiskey Bible 2004.

It is outstanding, although Murray was rating the 2002 model, I believe. I paid $85 for it, which is pretty good considering it is over 70% ABV.

Buying binge? Me too..., today:

:-) Anders

Laphroaig 10 Laphroaig 15 Ardbeg 17 Ardbeg 26 Ardbeg Committee Reserve Glenturret 12 Lagavulin 17 Bruichladdich 10 Bruichladdich Country Life Caol Ila 15 Caol Ila 18 Glenmorangie 10 Balvenie Doublewood Jura 10 Bowmore 12 Bowmore 17 Macallan 18

A very "fluid" list for me:

Description IB/OB YO SMWS Macallan in Bowmore Cask IB 14 SMWS Glenrothes in Bowmore Cask IB 13 SMWS Royal Lochnagar IB 34 SMWS Caperdonich IB 31 SMWS Strathisla IB 12 SMWS Tomatin IB 14 SMWS Caol Ila IB 12 SMWS Brora IB 25 Lagavulin OB 16 Macallan OB 12 Macallan Cask Strength OB Bruichladdich OB 10 Springbank Sherry Cask OB 12 Abelour a'bunadh Batch 6 OB Port Ellen Provenance IB 19 Laphroaig Laing Old Malt Cask IB 15 Laphroaig Murray McDavid Leapfrog IB 12 Glenmorangie Sauterne IB 21 Bowmore Legend OB Bowmore 22 Blue Ceramic OB 22 Glen Garioch OB 10

A question: are all of these bottles open? When you add a new bottle to your collection, do you open it when you feel like drinking a dram or two, then just let it sit in your collection until a few weeks/months later when you feel like drinking it again. Or, once opened, do you like to finish the bottle in a week or so before you open another bottle?

Here is what's in my collection (it's kind of IB and Islay heavy):

Caol Ila 11 y.o. 1991 46% (Sig UCF, much better than the 12 y.o. 1990 I once had...in my opinion)

Laphroaig 12 y.o. 1987 46% (MM Leapfrog, bourbon cask)

Laphroaig 16 y.o. 1987 50% (Douglas Laing OMC, single cask non-chill filtered)

Ardmore 11 y.o. 1992 46% (Sig UCF, bourbon barrel)

Bruichladdich 14 y.o. 1989 57.9% (G&M cask strength [direct fill from oak cask...refill sherry hogshead] non-chill filtered)

Longrow 10 y.o. 1993 46% (OB, not chill filtered)

Lagavulin 16 y.o. 46% (OB, Port Ellen)

Glen Rothes 12 y.o. 1990 46% (Sig UCF, matured in sherry butt....WAY too much sherry in this one!)

Ardbeg 10 y.o. 46% (OB, "TEN")

The Bruichladdich is only one from a distillery I've never tried (picked it up this weekend).

-Sean

I probably have two-thirds open and drink what I have a feel for at the time.

No. About half are.

Yes though once it about half gone, I drink it more frequently.

No. My choice of malt varies according to my mood and other circumstances so this wouldn't work for me!

regards