Man opens whiskey saved 17 years—instantly learns hard lesson

[kiwigtx]

We are aging some decent beer in the garage, but it will soon be gone, and then we will need to get more decent beer.
A tour of Scotlands plonk yards is still on the list of things to do.

Distillery tours in Scotland are awesome...and a good way to find what suits your taste best.

My first was at Glenfiddich, and while it tasted good it was just the start. I soon discovered far better IMHO.... Glenmorangie, and also eventually Glengoyne just outside of Glasgow.

The Speyside distillery's have a more beginner friendly nose and are easier to drink...whereas the Islay and outer western distillery's have more of the peat laden smokiness in their product. I'm not a big fan of the heavy smoke flavour and aroma.

My wife and I often stayed at a small 'Bed & Breakfast' place in Braemar called Callater Lodge.... I was able to try all sorts of whisky from around Scotland in the evenings. Braemar plays host to the only "Royal Highland Games" in Scotland, and tickets are usually booked out over a year in advance as is the accommodation. I spent my 30th birthday there and my parents came over for the trip....had a great time at the Games....and sampling whisky of course at the various Vendor caravans. The games are held on the first Saturday of September.

Royal Scottish Highland Games Association :: RSHGA

We had awesome seats only about 10 metres from the Royal Box.... with the Queen and Queen Mother in attendance. We even got a wave.

One day I will be able to transfer my video of the day into digital format for posting.

 

[MarPar]

We even got a wave.

 

[Cranky]

Distillery tours in Scotland are awesome...and a good way to find what suits your taste best.

My first was at Glenfiddich, and while it tasted good it was just the start. I soon discovered far better IMHO.... Glenmorangie, and also eventually Glengoyne just outside of Glasgow.

The Speyside distillery's have a more beginner friendly nose and are easier to drink...whereas the Islay and outer western distillery's have more of the peat laden smokiness in their product. I'm not a big fan of the heavy smoke flavour and aroma.

My wife and I often stayed at a small 'Bed & Breakfast' place in Braemar called Callater Lodge.... I was able to try all sorts of whisky from around Scotland in the evenings. Braemar plays host to the only "Royal Highland Games" in Scotland, and tickets are usually booked out over a year in advance as is the accommodation. I spent my 30th birthday there and my parents came over for the trip....had a great time at the Games....and sampling whisky of course at the various Vendor caravans. The games are held on the first Saturday of September.

Royal Scottish Highland Games Association :: RSHGA

We had awesome seats only about 10 metres from the Royal Box.... with the Queen and Queen Mother in attendance. We even got a wave.

One day I will be able to transfer my video of the day into digital format for posting.

Cool!

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I've gotten waves from worse and it was usually not with the whole hand!!

 

[Scott Engelhardt]

Try being addicted to both My wife razzes me about the near 8,000 car Hotwheels collection AND the nye-on 50 bottle whisky collection.

8000 Hotwheels, you are my hero!!! I have around 500 and wife bugs me about them

 

[toolmanmike]

8000 Hotwheels, you are my hero!!! I have around 500 and wife bugs me about them

Just a half dozen Hot Wheels but 500+ Bourbon and Rye bottles. We all have out collections.

 

[hawkeyestoob]

Glad to see the Cedar Ridge on the top shelf there. I recently picked up a bottle of their Slipknot No 9 and one of the Slipknot No 9 Reserve. Both are very nice and easy drinking. I have a bottle of their Double Barrel that I got for a present that I have not opened yet but might need to tonight since it's cold enough that leaving the house hurts!

 

[toolmanmike]

Glad to see the Cedar Ridge on the top shelf there. I recently picked up a bottle of their Slipknot No 9 and one of the Slipknot No 9 Reserve. Both are very nice and easy drinking. I have a bottle of their Double Barrel that I got for a present that I have not opened yet but might need to tonight since it's cold enough that leaving the house hurts!

I can't get mine on one page. Not bad stuff for local juice.

 

[hawkeyestoob]

I really did not start getting into whiskey until a few years ago when our niece, her husband and our great nephew moved to Tennessee. We drive down to see them several times each year and almost always make a pit stop in Frankfort KY to grab what we get of the daily drops from Buffalo Trace. I just added some heavy duty shelving in my mechanical room of my basement that stays dark and cool all year. I am only at the dozens of bottles but am actively adding to the stockpile.

 

[toolmanmike]

I really did not start getting into whiskey until a few years ago when our niece, her husband and our great nephew moved to Tennessee. We drive down to see them several times each year and almost always make a pit stop in Frankfort KY to grab what we get of the daily drops from Buffalo Trace. I just added some heavy duty shelving in my mechanical room of my basement that stays dark and cool all year. I am only at the dozens of bottles but am actively adding to the stockpile.

Perfect!!!

 

[kiwigtx]

I can't get mine on one page.

I can barely get all mine in a Storage Unit.

 

[hawkeyestoob]

I can barely get all mine in a Storage Unit.

Is this your storage unit?

 

[Nxcoupe]

Yeah, hoarding whiskeys is like collecting virgins. Kind of pointless if not used for their intended purpose. I have about 10 bottles, and I tell people to please stop buying them for me, as I really don't drink with purpose, it's more of something to sip on while I'm winding down. To each their own I suppose.

 

[mrhemi]

I have a bottle of 27 year old Blair Athol cask strength single malt. Bottled in 2003. Just checked the cork, all good, lol.

 

[kiwigtx]

I have a bottle of Cask Strength single malt Dallas Dhu - a distillery long since closed....1963 bottling worth around NZ$2500 ...I paid about $25UK pounds for it out of a bargain selection bin.

 

[GrabberOrange69]

I have a serious collecting problem. And this was 2 years ago.

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Toolman, that’s just a nice morale pantry for the zombie apocalypse!

 

[jimbosride]

Allot of this get used during shopping. This is the "Loose Lid" sale area.

 

[maxwedgechar]

When my wife was born my father-in-law knew somebody who worked at the Commissary at the Philadelphia Ship Yard. He got a case of 6 each of Seagrams 7 and VO for the wedding. After a while he realized that there was never going to be a wedding! He started tapping into the cases! When he died there were a bottle and a half of each left! What I didn’t know was my son has a bottle of each! The tax stamps are dated 1952! I have 3 grandkids so I don’t know whose wedding we’ll crack open the bottles! When my wife died we had been a couple for 47 years but we never got married.

 

[BB BELLA]

I keep purchasing the Gibson Sterling but the evaporation rate is horrendous, there's no collection happening at all! I put on my thinking cap but all it does is make things quiet around here!