What's in your bunker?

If you don't count open bottles, very little. Mostly Eagle Rare 101, I think I have five of these unopened. One AAA 10 year old, two AAA ten star that I bought thinking it was the ten year old. Since I really liked it I wasn't disappointed. One OGD BIB that I just haven't gotten around to. And a few bottles of Scotch, Irish, and Japanese whiskies that I haven't opened because I drink bourbon so much more often.

Basically, everything I buy gets opened either the evening I buy it or within a few days of getting it. Unless it is something that I won't be able to replace, then I buy a few bottles.


Ed

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Originally Posted by TNbourbon

Probably a 1978 Bourbon deLuxe quart I currently have, of which about 40% remains, is the longest-open bottle I've ever had -- about 18 months now. I don't notice any change even now, I just don't care for it all that much (I've been trying to remember to mix it with cola, et al, lately to get it gone).
So, Oscar, I've never known one to go 'bad' -- though I've known quite a few (usually higher-proof) that seem to improve after you take an inch or two off the top.

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That is what I have found, too. Either it gets a little better or I don't notice a change. If I could find some cheap glass bottles, say 50 to 100 ml, I would do some tests. Fill the bottle with the first pour and then my glass. Taste, maybe write some notes. Then set the bottle aside for six months or so after it reaches the one good pour level, then do a side by side. Do another bottle the same way but for a longer time.


I do have a similar experiment underway with Teacher's Scotch. I have two bottles that I bought at the same time. One is unopened the other has one good pour in it, maybe two. It has been open for exactly two years. I will have to do the head to head soon.

Ed

My small but ever-growing collection consists of:

Old Grand-Dad 114
Old Grand-Dad BIB 100
Old Rip Van Winkle 10/107
Wild Turkey Rare Breed 108.2
Wild Turkey 101
Old Charter 10/86
Old Charter 12/90
Old Weller 107
George T. Stagg 140.6
Wild Turkey Rye 101
Old Overholt Rye 80
Jim Beam Rye 80
Laird's Straight Apple Brandy BIB 100
Laphroaig Cask Strength
Laphroaig 10
Bushmills 16
Seagram's VO

I also have opened bottles of Jim Beam Black, J.W. Dant BIB 100, Elijah Craig 12, Bernheim's Wheat, Booker's 125.3, Platte Valley, Redbreast 12, and one each of most of the ones listed above as unopened except the Stagg.

In reserve:

Heaven Hill BIB.
Regular Even Williams
Platte Valley Corn whiskey
Wild Turkey 80
Jamison Irish
Old Grand Dad 80......


nothing too interesting, I suppose.

I have a few unopened bottles of regular stuff, such as OGD 114, but I don't consider those "bunkered," just the results of finding a good price. "Bunkered" is for bottles either gone or so far away/rare they may as well be, to be consumed with some care. There are open bottles in that category too, but they're "out on the shelf," so actually, "bunkered" is stuff I've tried, liked, and sought out more of, but a single bottle gets opened. In the bunker:

WT RR 101 - 3 bottles
ER 10/101 - 1 bottle
Stagg (2005, I think) - 1 bottle

Not really much.

Bob

Like you Bob, I don't bunker anything that I can stop at my local retailer and pick up on the way home. Nor do I bunker anything I don't like or won't drink a lot of. Several years ago I stumbled into over a case of ORVW Old Time Rye. I'm not a big drinker of rye, so those bottles ended up in the bunkers of other members here. I kept a single bottle and still have 1/2 of it left.

The likes of Makers Mark, Beam, BT, WT 101, ER SB, etc etc.......I let my local retailer be my bunker for those bottlings.

Randy

6 bottles pappy20 (1 open 5- sealed)
11 bottles WT12yr (sealed 10 split 1 foil)sealed
10 Hirsch 16 yr (9 foil 1 gold wax)sealed
1 pappy 15 sealed
3 orvw (1 op3n 2 sealed)
4 Bottles lot B sealed
2 van winkle rye (1open 1 sealed)
4 sealed woodford reserve ( henderson)sealed
3 woodford 4 grain (1 open 2 sealed)
6 ETL sealed
2 ER 17yr sealed
2ER 10 yr sealed
1 ocpr sealed
1 weller centennial sealed
1 whiskey river ( saving to give to someone I don't like) sealed
3 WTRB sealed
1 1792 sealed
1 McKendric western style sealed
2 evan williams 1995 signed by Craig Beam sealed
1 Michters US1 American open ( do not like it too much)
1 OFBB open

Irish

5 Midleton VR (2-04 3-05)sealed
3 Jameson 18 yr (1open 2 sealed)
4 Jameson 15 yr sealed
4 Jameson Gold (1 open 3 sealed)
4 Jameson 12 yr sealed
3 Knappougue 94 sealed
2 Bushmills 16 yr 3 wood sealed

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Originally Posted by OscarV

Tim, I see this WTKS you have opened since 1994, when is the last time you tried it? Is it still good?
I have heard that you should not let them go for more than 12 to 18 months.
What is your experience on this?



this is an edit,....I see now that it says "bottled in 1994"
my mistake, but what is the longest you have had something opened and was still good?

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I have a bottle of Remy-Martin XO and one of Grand Marnier 150th Anniversary, both purchased and opened in 1990. As far as I'm concerned, both still taste as good as new. "When you have a pig that good, you don't eat him all at once." :slappin:

Tim

PVW 15/107 (x2)
WLW '06 (x2)
GTS '06 (x1)
VW Lot B (x1)
BT (x1)
OGD 114 (x1)
Weller Antique 107 (x2)
ETL (x1)
ER 10 SB (x1)
WT RB (x1)

Old Ezra 101 15 year old - in since 1985, 2 bottles
Evan Williams Single Barrel, 1994, 1996, 1 each
Russells Reserve 101 , 3 bottles
Conecuh Ridge, 3 bottles, can no longer purchase from Ala. ABC
Hancock's President's Reserve, 1 Bottle, opening soon
From The Bourbon Heritage Collection: missing one, saw only these on self
W.L Weller Centennial, 1 bottle
Old Fitzgerald Very Special 12 year old, 1 bottle

Plus other spirits, scotch , vodka ,tequilia.