How many open bottles do you have?

[Willie JJ]

For a long time I had lost count, but tonight as I sat here dramming I tried to think about how many open bottles I had. During this contemplation I finished a bottle and opened two more. By the time I came to write this post I had realised what a futile exercise it really is.






Actually what happened is that I got 'tired' and couldn't keep track.

[C57]

15 - there's no smiley for a halo...

[solera]

Also 15 after recent openings of a couple of Arrans and an OP 17.

[dramtastic]

Down to 101

Stumbled across some I'd forgotten about so actually 108.

[scotchio]

Down to 101

Stumbled across some I'd forgotten about so actually 108.

Probably something similar in reality.However being as I rebottle into smaller vessels I can claim to onlt have 43 full size bottles open

[cummo]

i have 12 open, dont feel half as bad at looking at some of the numbers people are putting up

[athlete cured]

an unprecedented low: 3 bottles of whisky currently open (SB 11yr madiera, Laga cs 2011, Caol Ila unpeated 2009).

[mongo]

luckily, i am here to raise the minnesota average up to a healthy 46...

[athlete cured]

luckily, i am here to raise the minnesota average up to a healthy 46...

Haha! I'll start pulling my weight eventually here...

[Mariner]

luckily, i am here to raise the minnesota average up to a healthy 46...

Is that per household or per person?

[mongo]

3 for athlete cured, 89 for me. not sure what bud light's status is.

[Willie JJ]

Did a wee morning inventory while I was sound of mind. It seems to be 38 open after finishing 4 over the last few days. I'll be trying to reduce it further over the next few weeks.

I'm not going to try to count the samples. Its hundreds.

[karlejnar]

60!

Managed to make a good impact on the stashed samples, so expect the number do come down further soon.

That is unless I start opening new bottles

[Oinky]

I'm at 22 at the moment

Aberlour 10
Aberlour a'bunadh batch 24
Arran 100 proof
Ben nevis 10
Glenfiddich 15 solera
The singleton 12
Glenmorangie original
Glenmorangie nectar d'or
Tomatin 12
Old pulteney 12
Compass box the spice tree
Clynelish 17 Chieftains refill butt
The 6 Isles
The laddie 10
Bruichladdich waves
Ardmore traditional cask
Talisker 10
Talisker distillers edition
Longrow CV
Laphroaig Quarter cask
Lagavulin 16
Ardbeg Uigeadail

[Quaich34]

I have about 10 open at the moment, all single malts but none are less than 1/2 full and many are 3/4's. I'm really partial to Islay single malts though some of the other bottles represent other areas.

[Willie JJ]

Welcome to the forum Quaich34

[C57]

I'll second that Willie!

[ktothec]

up to 25 and climbing quickly after a few tastings

[solera]

Up to 17 having opened a SMWS Bunnahbhainn and a Kilchoman.

[jsaliga]

I stopped caring about how many bottles I have open. I currently have 40 open and 33 unopened bottles. I'll crack a few more open this week. I have a cask strength 18yr Aberfeldy that I am itching to taste.

--Jerome

[solera]

Up to 17 having opened a SMWS Bunnahbhainn and a Kilchoman.

Make that 18 with a SMWS Bladnoch now open.

[Adrian]

It had been really tough and I couldn't seem to reduce my open bottles. I think for most of 2010 and all of 2011 I had in excess of 100 bottles at one stage over 120 which is just ludicrous. This despite desperately trying to reduce all during that time. This thread reminded me to see how I was getting on and I was delighted to find I am down to just over 80. What was the secret a 2yo and a 2 month old

[Mr Tattie Heid]

A two-year-old and a two-month-old helped you empty bottles? That's just wrong, no matter which way you interpret it.

With 120 open bottles, getting the number down would seem to be almost a Sisyphean task. I have the opposite problem--ten open bottles, and only two or three that I really want to drink from, which makes the good bottles drain much too quickly. I need to open more.

[gote]

I need to open more.

Go on then, no time like the present!

[solera]

Up to 17 having opened a SMWS Bunnahbhainn and a Kilchoman.

Make that 18 with a SMWS Bladnoch now open.

Back down to 17 with the demise of a Springbank 1997 Vintage.