Post your drinks cabient!

Owryan · 18-11-2011 02:49PM

Was planning on topping my barren drinks shelf for xmas n this thread shows up , coincidence ??

So at the moment all I have is a half empty bottle of baileys and my 1905 gold medal jack daniels, doubt its worth anything but can bare to open it.

Me needs to get some more drink in soon lol

Sofiztikated · 28-11-2011 01:48PM

Finally got my cabinet set up.

Just realised I have a LOT of glassware, and not a huge pile of booze.

Current stock:

Jose Cuervo Especial
Luxardo Amaretto (almost empty)
Gordons Gin (almost empty)
Plymouth Sloe Gin (almost empty)
Grenadine Syrup
Sagatiba Cachaca
Bacardi 151
Diable Absinthe minatures
Peach schnapps
Creme de Menthe green
Blue curacao
Limoncello
Kiwi liqueur
Fig Wodka (1 measure)
Belvedere Vodka minature

Glassware
22 Galway Crystal wine glasses (2 different designs)
6 Galway Crystal whiskey glasses
6 Kilkenny Crystal whiskey glasses
6 Hardrock Cafe hurricane glasses
1 Hardrock Cafe martini glass
2 Stolichnaya shot glasses
2 whiskey taster glasses from the Whiskey museum in Edinburgh
5 large brandy goblets
plus an assortment of shotglasses and tumblers for everyday drinking.

Pics to follow.

the beer revolu · 28-11-2011 01:57PM

ntlbell wrote: »

rev where did you get that Schneider from?

Sorry, only noticed this now.

Got it in The Abbot's Cork.
€10.50 - not really worth it for me - very like Schneider Original at a premium price - just buy 3 Originals!

twerg_85 · 28-11-2011 02:10PM

Dave_Kilkenny wrote: »

Without using complex terminology, I enjoy Jameson as it has a nice strong full flavour however the Glenlivet Is also wonderful far more complex but its flavour isn't very full. I understand single malt scotch and Irish blended whiskey may not compare well, but I'd just like a bit of advice before I buy again.
What would someone recommend for my next buy(€20-50~).

Redbreast 12yr old, normally early 40's but can be got on sale for 37 fairly regularly.

Powers 12yr old - bit sweeter, normally around 35 can be got for 31 fairly often.

the beer revolu · 28-11-2011 02:16PM

Sofiztikated wrote: »

Jose Cuervo Especial
Luxardo Amaretto (almost empty)
Gordons Gin (almost empty)
Plymouth Sloe Gin (almost empty)
Grenadine Syrup
Sagatiba Cachaca
Bacardi 151
Diable Absinthe minatures
Peach schnapps
Creme de Menthe green
Blue curacao
Limoncello
Kiwi liqueur
Fig Wodka (1 measure)
Belvedere Vodka minature

Somebody has a sweet tooth!!:eek:

Brockagh · 28-11-2011 08:29PM

All of these have something in common

Fajitas! · 15-12-2011 12:47PM

I'll do the spirit cabinets later on, but my beer cellar is currently looking after this lot...

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Dave_Kilkenny · 30-12-2011 11:22PM

Expanded it a bit in the during the Christmas season! Running out of shelf space.

johnnyskeleton · 01-01-2012 09:37PM

Brockagh wrote: »

All of these have something in common

I give up, other than that they all look relatively expensive and presumably they are all owned by Brockagh.

gandalf · 02-01-2012 03:08AM

After Christmas and New Years the drinks cabinet is made up of the following.

Writers Tears (half full)
Black Bush
Lockes 8 Year old Single Malt (nearly empty)
Armorik Single Malt Breton Whisky (half full)
Laphroaig 10 Year old Single Malt (nearly empty)
Laphroaig 18 Year old Single Malt
Connemara Cask Strenght (nearly empty)
Jameson 12 Year old Special Reserve
Smirnoff Red Label x 2
Orkisz Polish Vodka (nearly empty)
Norsk Fatmodnet Aquavit
Algane d'Ocean Aperirtif (Algae Liqueur)
Fraise de Plougastel (Strawberry Liqueur)
Ricard
Malibu
Gordons Gin
Creme De Cassis
Jagermeister
Kahlua
Courvoisier Cognac
Calvados (cheap bottle)
Armagnac Marcel Trepout 1969
Château de Brouay Calvados
Normandy Cidre 750ml Demi Sac x 6
27 Bottles of Wine mainly red.
6 Bottle of Budvar
Charles Vercy Champagne Brut

IrishWhiskeyCha · 09-01-2012 05:19PM

Brockagh wrote: »

All of these have something in common

I'm guessing that it is that they are all from closed distilleries ....

Brockagh · 09-01-2012 10:02PM

IrishWhiskeyCha wrote: »

I'm guessing that it is that they are all from closed distilleries ....

That's it, IWC. Rosebank, Hanyu, Port Ellen, John's Lane, Bow Street, Old Comber, Glenury Royal, Stitzel-Weller, Tullamore and Old Midleton.

Cavehill Red · 12-01-2012 10:19PM

Brockagh wrote: »

That's it, IWC. Rosebank, Hanyu, Port Ellen, John's Lane, Bow Street, Old Comber, Glenury Royal, Stitzel-Weller, Tullamore and Old Midleton.

Is that the 7 year old Comber? What's it like? Only ever had the 30 year old myself.

Brockagh · 13-01-2012 01:05PM

Cavehill Red wrote: »

Is that the 7 year old Comber? What's it like? Only ever had the 30 year old myself.

In my opinion, it's much better than the 30. It is one of the best old pot stills I've tasted, at least among the younger ones. Don't know if they added colour back then, but it has a very deep colour. All the Comber 7s I've seen have been quite dark.

Cavehill Red · 13-01-2012 06:30PM

Brockagh wrote: »

In my opinion, it's much better than the 30. It is one of the best old pot stills I've tasted, at least among the younger ones. Don't know if they added colour back then, but it has a very deep colour. All the Comber 7s I've seen have been quite dark.

I've had a few bottles of the 30 and like it very much. I think the allegations of brittleness and over woodiness are sometimes overstated. It is clearly unbalanced, but only on the very finish, to my palate. It's superb on the nose and tongue, I found.
How does the 7 differ, can I ask? Less of a woody finish, obviously, but anything else?

Chriscl1 · 24-05-2012 03:00PM

Ok they haven't been added to the cabinet yet but are a few new ones for me.

KJ · 24-05-2012 05:04PM

Chriscl1 wrote: »

Ok they haven't been added to the cabinet yet but are a few new ones for me.

I want all of them. Gimme.

Brockagh · 19-12-2013 08:49PM

Cavehill Red wrote: »

I've had a few bottles of the 30 and like it very much. I think the allegations of brittleness and over woodiness are sometimes overstated. It is clearly unbalanced, but only on the very finish, to my palate. It's superb on the nose and tongue, I found.
How does the 7 differ, can I ask? Less of a woody finish, obviously, but anything else?

The 7 yr old has a iron bru colour. It's got the typical diesel oily taste, but less so than the Bow Streets. Less woody than the 30, and I'd say sweeter.

Brockagh · 16-01-2014 06:29PM

Here's what I have at the moment. Whiskybase is a good way of keeping track of things.

http://www.whiskybase.com/profile/7000/collection

MonstaMash · 17-01-2014 02:24PM

Brockagh wrote: »

Here's what I have at the moment. Whiskybase is a good way of keeping track of things.

http://www.whiskybase.com/profile/7000/collection

Goddamn, that's an enviable collection you have there Brockagh...sláinte

Padraig Mor · 03-02-2014 02:31PM

Rhone, Graves, Rioja, Clare Valley, assorted Bordeaux, Bordeaux Superieur, Medoc, Haut Medoc and (lots of) Cotes de Bourg, radio, white wine (up high to keep them out of the wife's reach), shopping bags, assorted household crap and toys!

The harder stuff.

brinty · 25-03-2014 10:34PM

Bumping this thread up,
I really need to start gathering a good drinks cabinet together and getting a few bottles of wine.
Could anyone suggest where to start on any of these??
Say a few beers to get
A few spirits
A few wines

BaZmO* · 25-03-2014 11:20PM

brinty wrote: »

Bumping this thread up,
I really need to start gathering a good drinks cabinet together and getting a few bottles of wine.
Could anyone suggest where to start on any of these??
Say a few beers to get
A few spirits
A few wines

It kinda depends on what you like tbh.

brinty · 25-03-2014 11:25PM

BaZmO* wrote: »

It kinda depends on what you like tbh.

Thanks Bazmo
Spirits - not a fan of whisk(e)y I've tried and not to my taste, rum I like, bt maybe some suggested starter type whisk(e)ys might help tried single malts and their fiery
Wine - prefer white personally and like Chilean and south African, getting more into reds now, chianti and rioja's
Beer - stopped drinking it over two years ago, just got sick of it but might start again

minidazzler · 26-03-2014 02:36AM

If you have none, I'd start with the simple basics for spirits anyway.

Vodka - Finlandia, Absolut or Eristoff when you can get them on deal. Don't pay full whack.
Gin - Bombay Sapphire, Hendricks or Tanqueray.
Rum - Bacardi Superior, Bacardi Gold, Havana 7 Year, Bacardi Oakheart. (all)
Liqueurs - Baileys, Kahlua, Cointreau

That's how I'd start anyway. There are better of all out there (except Hendricks is probably the best Gin you can get at the moment.). But these are a good starter cabinet. Havana 7 Year is my favourite rum.

My own drinks cabinet was decimated the other night on my last night of work given I got a new job.... 8 bottles of semi-decent to decent spirits gone in 3 hours :pac: Worth it though.

Garrigai · 26-03-2014 04:03PM

Any suggestions for a €50 Whiskey to keep in my new very classy globe drinks cabinet

MonstaMash · 26-03-2014 06:21PM

Garrigai wrote: »

Any suggestions for a €50 Whiskey to keep in my new very classy globe drinks cabinet

Green Spot or Redbreast would be my recommendation.

http://www.celticwhiskeyshop.com/Greenspot_Pure_Pot_Still-z-product-product-84-context-brand-page-1.htm

http://www.celticwhiskeyshop.com/Redbreast_12_Year_Old_Pure_Pot_Still_Irish_Whiskey-z-product-product-6-context-search_results-page-1.htm