How many open bottles do you have?

[C57]

I thought there was a thread for this, but I can't find it

I just opened one for the first time in months ( ) and now have 49 open.

[Yello to Mello]

I guess that thread is only one the WM forum.

I only have 2 open right now but it will probably be 4 at the end of the week. Im keeping it low these months.

A'bunadh #23 and Balvenie 15 SB.

Im trying to cut back on my consumption and having less open bottles is helping me a little. Variety is killing me obviously...I am starting to feel for a peated dram.

[scotchdrinker]

3 bottles:
Balvenie 10yo Founders Reserve
Usquaebach Reserve Blended Scotch
Usquaebach 15yo Pure Malt

[TheTross]

I currently have two bottles open:

Bladnoch 15yo (46%, OB, Cask #1056)
Talisker 'distillery release' (53.9%, OB, distillery-only bottling, bottled 2007)

[Holysinner]

9 Single Malt Scotch, 1 scotch blend, 1 Irish blend, 1 Bourbon, 2 Canadian blends. So 14...which is a couple more than I usually have open.

[Mr Tattie Heid]

Inventory says I have 21 open. I'm not sure I believe that--I really need to do some housecleaning here in the Midden Heap. As well, there are three open bottles yet to be logged in, purchased this year in Scotland. Or four, maybe. Geez, I'm really slacking off. So say 25. I'd really like to finish off ten or fifteen and open ten or fifteen others.

[Kansas Bear]

Fairly dry here...

Aberlour 12
Ardbeg 10
McClelland's Islay
Knappogue Castle 1995
Stranahan's Colorado Whisky Batch #34

[The Craw]

I tend to restrict my open bottles to around about 25, 30 max. For a while I was trying to restrict it to 15 or so but I feel that a couple of dozen offers more variation in terms of weather/mood/style etc for when I fancy a change of pace and is generally much more fun.

Anyway, here's what my inventory tells me I have open:

Ardbeg 10
Bowmore 1998 (AD Rattray)
Bunnahabhain Darach Ur
Pure Islay Malt 10 (Sainsburys)
Highland Park 1992 (Clydesdale)
Talisker 18
Campbeltown CV Malts (3 x 20cl)
Springbank 10 CS
AnCnoc 16
Ardmore Traditional Cask
Clynelish 1992 DE
Glengoyne 12 CS
Aberlour A'Bunadh #25
Balvenie 15
Glen Grant 27 (Bladnoch Forum)
Glenrothes 17 (MWBH)
Mannochmore 1992 (Cadenheads)
Bladnoch (New Make)
Bladnoch 1985 (G&M)
Isle of Skye 8
Famous Grouse Malt 10
Pure Malt 18 (Lidl)
Bushmills Select Casks 12
Redbreast 12
Nikka from the barrel
Yamazaki 10
Elijah Craig 12

Plus I have around a dozen small bottles from my own leftovers (as soon as a 70cl goes down to less than a third left it gets tipped into a 20cl) and 'tasters' ranging from 5cl to 20cl. Also I have a 35cl bottle of a 'personal vatting' of some old (>30yo) Grains, mainly consisting of early 70's Invergordons (from Bladnoch Forum).

I tend to drink considerably more whisky in the winter, rather than summer, months (dark nights and cold weather tend to impact my consumption rate) so it will be interesting to review this list in the Spring of next year.

[C57]

My 49 open:

Distillery or Name,Region,Bottler,Vintage,Age,On WB,Name,Comment,Strength
Aberlour,S,ob,,10,Yy,,,40.0%
Aberlour,S,ob,,,Yy,a'bunadh batch 22,,59.3%
Ardmore,S,SMWS,1985,23,Yy,66.26,Steam trains and flying saucers,52.3%
Arran,i,SMWS,2002,6,Yn,121.26,Absolutely stunning,61.3%
Balblair,H,ob,1966,38,Yy,,Limited edition,44.0%
Balvenie,S,ob,,14,Yy,Roasted Malt,,47.1%
Balvenie,S,ob,,21,Yy,Portwood,,46.9%
Bladnoch,L,G&M CC,1987,12,Yn,,,40.0%
Blair Athol,H,ob,1981,16,Yy,,Cask Strength,55.5%
Bowmore,Islay,ob,,,Yy,Darkest,,43.0%
Bowmore,Islay,ob,,,Yy,Dawn,Port finish,51.5%
Brackla,S,Sig,1991,12,Yy,,Sherry finish,43.0%
Dallas Dhu,S,G&M,1971,24,Yn,,,40.0%
Dalwhinnie,H,ob,,15,Yy,,,43.0%
Edradour,H,ob,,10,Yy,,,40.0%
Glenfarclas,S,ob,,15,Yy,,With 2 glasses,46.0%
GlenGrant,S,Bladnoch,1989,27,Yy,Bladnoch forum bottling,cask #20291,54.0%
Glenlivet,S,ob,,12,Yn,American Oak Finish,,40.0%
Glenlivet,S,ob,,12,Yy,,,40.0%
Glenlivet,S,ob,,15,Yy,French Oak Reserve,,40.0%
Glenlivet,S,ob,,16,Yy,Nadurra Cask Strength,American Bourbon cask,57.7%
Glenmorangie,H,ob,,18,Yy,,,43.0%
Glenmorangie,H,ob,,,Yy,Madeira Wood,,43.0%
Glenmorangie,H,ob,,,Yy,Portwood,,43.0%
GlenMoray,S,ob,,,Yy,Chardonnay finish,No age statement,40.0%
Glenrothes,S,SMWS,1990,14,Yy,30.49,Quietly noble,57.8%
GlenScotia,C,SMWS,1991,8,Yy,93.3,,64.8%
Highland Park,i,ob,,25,Yy,,,53.5%
Isle of Jura,i,ob,,10,Yy,,,40.0%
"John, Mark & Robbo", -,ob,,,,The Rich Spicy One,,40.0%
Laphroaig,Islay,ob,,15,Yy,,,43.0%
Ledaig,i,ob,,20,Yy,,,43.0%
Linkwood,S,SMWS,1990,12,Yn,39.42,Honey on burnt toast,58.2%
Macallan,S,SMWS,1991,12,Yy,24.72,Classic sherry speyside,56.5%
Mannochmore,S,G&M CC,1984,13,Yn,,,40.0%
Mortlach,S,SMWS,1989,13,Yy,76.31,Marzipan and boiled sweets,60.3%
North Port,H,G&M CC,1981,23,Yn,,,43.0%
Oban,H,ob,,14,Yy,,,43.0%
Old Pulteney,H,ob,,15,Yn,,Bottle 225 Cask 927. Sherry wood. No Box,60.5%
Penderyn,W,ob,,,,,,46.0%
Port Ellen,Islay,Douglas Laing,1983,23,Yy,Old & Rare Platinum Selection,Slight damage wooden box ,54.9%
Redbreast,Irish,ob,,12,,,,46.0%
Springbank,C,SMWS,1989,10,Yn,27.44,,54.9%
Springbank,C,ob,,15,Yy,,,46.0%
Springbank,C,ob,,18,Yy,,,46.0%
Strathisla,S,G&M,1982,15,Yn,,,40.0%
Treacle Treat,?,Oddbins,,,Yn,Against the Grain bottling,Unknown distillery,46.0%
Yamazaki,J,ob,,10,Yy,,Suntory,40.0%

[Mr Tattie Heid]

Are those Glenlivets really SOB's?

[Frodo]

- Havana Club Barrel Proof (for pairing w/cigars)
- Ron Zacapa 23
- Wild Turkey Barrel Proof
- 4 Copas Reposdao
- Los Abuelos Anejo
- Whyte & MacKey 13 (for pairing w/cigars)

[Bulkington]

Lagavulin 21 (almost gone)
Glengoyne Oak Wood Finish (newly opened, yum)
Talisker 10 (previous bottle design? clear bottle, island on label)
Talisker 175th
Clynelish 14 (with some disappointing 31 yo Mckillops Clynelish vatted in; i'll know what to think of this tonight)
2009 McCarthy's
Yamazaki 18
Yoichi 1986/2008 Single Cask 59%

I find the more I have open the more I drink the more I buy, and so I'm trying to cut it down to 5 or 6 and attempt, in the future, to curate a satisfying ensemble.

[Peat Sampras]

All I got, that'll be about 30. I just can't purchase a bottle without opening it immediately

[C57]

Are those Glenlivets really SOB's?

Ha ha - when they're finished they're sobs

[C57]

Just opened a bottle of MacPhunn 2nd edition for my tsting on Saturday

50 open

[Willie JJ]

Not still finishing off open ones then Nick? Did you get a bit panicky when it got below 50 open?

[C57]

I had a blue fit Willie!

Actually it's all down to the upcoming tasting. Having decided it was Christmas Drams, I had to come up with them, and the top ones I thought of, that really fitted, meant opening 3 fresh bottles.

I may also have to open the Sherry Cask Yamazaki I just bought, to see whether it fits better than one of the others I selected.

It's a hard life

[Willie JJ]

I may also have to open the Sherry Cask Yamazaki I just bought, to see whether it fits better than one of the others I selected.

Is that one of the 18yo casks? I tried one of those a wee while ago and it was incredible. Not for the faint hearted though.

[C57]

I may also have to open the Sherry Cask Yamazaki I just bought, to see whether it fits better than one of the others I selected.

Is that one of the 18yo casks? I tried one of those a wee while ago and it was incredible. Not for the faint hearted though.

It's a NAS Willie.

I had a meeting at one of our offices today which is, sadly, right next to Vinopolis. I mean, next door. Well, wouldn't it?

So I took a look around and this grabbed my attention. Just labelled as "The Sherry Cask Yamazaki" and with no age on it.
I'll have a closer look later and see whether it des have an age and I missed it.

[Edit: Checked online - see here]

[Willie JJ]

I had a meeting at one of our offices today which is, sadly, right next to Vinopolis. I mean, next door.

Wow! It could get expensive if that keeps happening.

I see the bottle you got on the TWE website. The one I had was one of the Cask of Yamazaki bottlings and it was awesome. Hopefully yours is as good.

[solera]

Currently 13....now that I've counted might decide that I'm superstitious and open something else...

Aberfeldy 12 yr old
Ardmore 21 yr old SMWS 66.21
Ardbeg 10 yr old
Ardbeg Supernova
Arran 1996 12 yr old Peacock
Bruichladdich 3D2
Bruichladdich 1993 "Recioto" Oddbins exclusive
Dallas Dhu 1979 24 yr old Cadenheads
Glencraig 1975 25 yr old G&M
Longrow 1989 13 yr old CS Sherry Wood
Port Charlotte 5 yr old Alchemist
PC8
Talisker 10 yr old

[C57]

I had a meeting at one of our offices today which is, sadly, right next to Vinopolis. I mean, next door.

Wow! It could get expensive if that keeps happening.

I see the bottle you got on the TWE website. The one I had was one of the Cask of Yamazaki bottlings and it was awesome. Hopefully yours is as good.

I think the Cask of Yamazaki was considerably more expensive I believe? And cask strength. (48% isn't bad though...)
I suspect this won't be up to that, though the TWE guy reckoned it was excellent.

[Willie JJ]

I think the Cask of Yamazaki was considerably more expensive I believe? And cask strength. (48% isn't bad though...)
I suspect this won't be up to that, though the TWE guy reckoned it was excellent.

I had a look in the tasting notes and it was 60%. The price was £80+ as I recall. Still 48% isn't bad and who knows, it could be great.

[Yello to Mello]

I forgot to mention, another reason why I am choosing to have less open bottles, is my personal shelf starts to look too much like a commercial bar (especially when you dont like storing your bottles in the boxes/tubes). Then if you start stashing them away out of sight, its just like having the boxes...separating you to your whisky when wanting a drink.

I dont want to hear from family or others, "you're drinking all those???".

[Bud Light]

I dont want to hear from family or others, "you're drinking all those???".

Especially if they are in-laws. "Why don't you just save your money for something useful?"