Scotch collection complete

[AVB]

Snagged the last bottle I needed to complete my collection of having a representation of every distillery that produced SMS since I was born in 1956.

If anyone is curious the list is below. 127 distilleries.

Aberfeldy

Aberlour

Allt à Bhainne

An Cnoc

Ardbeg

Ardmore

Arran

Auchentoshan

Auchroisk

Aultmore

Balblair

Balmenach

Banff

Ben Nevis

Ben Wyvis

Benriach

Benrinnes

Benromach

Bladnoch

Blair Athol

Bowmore

Braes of Glenlivet (Braval)

Brora

Bruichladdich

Bunnahabhain

Caol Ila

Caperdonich

Cardhu

Clynelish

Coleburn

Convalmore

Cragganmore

Craigellachie

Dailuaine

Dallas Dhu

Dalmore

Dalwhinnie

Deanston

Drumguish (Speyside,Glentromie)

Dufftown-Glenlivet

Edradour

Fettercaim

Glen Albyn

Glen Deveron

Glen Elgin

Glen Esk (Hillside)

Glen Flagler (Moffat)

Glen Garioch

Glen Grant

Glen Keith

Glen Mhor

Glen Moray

Glen Scotia

Glen Spey

Glenallachie

Glenburgie

Glencadam

Glencraig

Glendronach

Glendullan

Glenfarclas

Glenfiddich

Glenglassaugh

Glengoyne

Glenkinche

Glenlochy

Glenlossie

Glenmorangie

Glenrothes

Glentauchers

Glenturret

Glenugie

Glenury Royal

Hazelburn

Highland Park

Imperial

Inchgower

Inverleven

Isle of Jura

Kilkerran

Kilchoman

Kininvie

Kinclaith

Knockando

Ladyburn

Lagavulin

Laphroaig

Linkwood

Littlemill

Loch Lomond

Lochside

Longmorn

Longrow

Macallan

Macduff

Mannochmore

Millburn

Miltonduff-Glenlivet

Mortlach

Mosstowie

Muir of Ord (Glen Ord)

North of Scotland (Single Grain, produced malt for less than 2 years (58-60) no known SMS bottlings)

North Port / Brechin

Oban

Pittyvaich

Port Ellen

Pulteney

Rosebank

Royal Brackla

Royal Lochnagar

Scapa

Speyburn

Springbank

St Magdalene

Strathisla

Strathmill

Talisker

Tamdhu

Tamnavulin

Teaninich

The Balblair

The Balvenie

The Glenlivet

Tomatin

Tomintoul

Tormore

Tullibardine

One more on the horizon once Blackwood releases product.

[sku]

Wow. Just wow. Do you have all of those currently? How did you get a Ben Wyvis?

[AVB]

I have all of them currently. I got my Ben Wyvis from Japan. It is the only single cask released from the Last Resurrection, the other 4 were dumped together.

A pic right after I got it, hence the bubble wrap.

[sku]

Awesome! I'd love to hear more. What will you do now? Are you going to drink them or maintain it as a collection? What was the hardest distillery to find? Did you try to get distillery bottlings when possible or were you just as happy to get indies?

[AVB]

Over half are opened now but some will be only a collectors items. I'll start filling in some of the independent bottlings with distillery ones but some ,as the one at the top of this thread, don't exist in an OB form. I've got one on the line right now but after that I gotta take a break for a bit.

The hardest bottle to find is probably in the future but so far I'd say it was finding an OB of North Port. It just took me a while to find one available. Most of the others I knew where they were and it was just a matter of getting the contacts willing to trade or just help out plus as time went on things sold out and I'd have to find something somewhere else. It kept me busy for a decade.

Maybe I'll work on a complete Port Ellen set if I run out of other things to get.....like that would happen.

[AVB]

Opps, I see I left Hazelburn on the list but it shouldn't be. Only 126 distilleries then.

[OscarV]

Opps, I see I left Hazelburn on the list but it shouldn't be. Only 126 distilleries then.

[QUOTE][/QUOTE]

Only 126?

Man I'd love to see them all, do you have them displayed or are they boxed up and out of the way?

[Virus_Of_Life]

Wow, that is a seriously impressive collection! I hope you have it insured in some way, not that it'd be replaceable of course.

[unclebunk]

That's really amazing. I'd like to see a photo of the lot if the collection is assembled in one place. Good for you, scoring that last bottle!

[AVB]

This is an older pic of most of the collection. The main difference now is that instead of most of the rows being 2 or 3 deep they ALL are 3 deep now. Even so there are a number in a different case too. This is 3 pics stitched with MS Paint. I'm sure there is a better way but I've not had the need to find it.

[unclebunk]

Awesome photo. It's just too unbelievable to be true. Now if you'll excuse me, I think I just shit myself and I've got to go and change!

[Megawatt]

Please tell me you actually drink some of those once in a while.

[Dramiel McHinson]

Avb. U-da-man!!!!!!!!

[AVB]

I have over 250 bottles of Scotch and over 100 are open at the moment.

Please tell me you actually drink some of those once in a while.

[Chu'Wuti]

Very nice collection! I can see that DH & I have some building to do, both in our collection and in shelves! Just have to figure out where . . . my side of the bedroom?

[ErichPryde]

Very nice collection! I can see that DH & I have some building to do' date=' both in our collection and in shelves! Just have to figure out where . . . my side of the bedroom? [/quote']

I can see it now. You'd have to put a huge label up over it that simply read "Islay."

[AVB]

Of course you have to have a place to enjoy these nice drams too.

[sku]

Of course you have to have a place to enjoy these nice drams too.

Malt in the Eames. Nice.