mwmac Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 After seeing pics of some impressive collections on this site, I am curious as to when does an assortment of whiskies on hand crossover to become a bunker. I currently have over 20 unopened bottles of bourbon stashed out of sight of SWMBO. Most are singles, (1920, ETL, RHF, CEHT, OEBP, OF9Bib) but I have some multiples (OWA 4, W12 3, OE101 2). Opened bottles in varying stages of consumption number just under 20 and include prized bottles of WLW and GTS as well as several bottles of Weller blends (60:40, 50:50, and 60:20:20). So my question is "Does this make a bunker or is it just a sign of not enough time spent sampling with friends?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clueby Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 For me it is basically not in the main cabinet that is displayed and drank from semi-daily. There are some things in that cabinet that I don't really plan on drinking and a few multiples up there also. There is a wooden cabinet that holds extras and some unusual stuff, a case of Weller in my closet, another half case of Weller in the garage, and a few bottles (some ETL, a W12 1.75, some BCBS beer, etc.) in a cabinet at my office at work. The work bottles are the only ones SWMBO doesn't see but she is aware of them. So my "bunker" is spread out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CardsandBourbon Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 A bunker to me is anything I have that is a multiple. I don't consider multiple PS of KCSiB to be multiples as they will all have a slightly different taste profile. Extra bottles of CEHT SmB, ETL, RHF, WSR, etc. constitute a bunker to me. They are also not on display (stored under the bar or in another cabinet). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clueby Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 I have multiples of stuff like ECBP in the main cabinet and a few of them might be the same batch but I don't really think of them as the "bunker". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richnimrod Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 A "bunker" is whatever YOU say it is, if you're referring to your own stash. If you prefer to call it a 'bunker', then it is. If you prefer to call it 'just a few faves in case of unforeseen circumstances, or future price increases', then that's what it is. Most folx I know seem to start thinking about multiples of favorites as 'bunkering' ...for what that's worth. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flahute Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 If you have one bottle stashed away somewhere that is not in the "this is what I'm drinking" cabinet, you have a bunker. Heck, even if you don't have a bottle in that place but you know where that place is and plan to stash bottles there later, you have a bunker. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
berto Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 Gun turrets, moats, motion alarms, and sharks with frick'n lasers. Anything less is just some booze that got stashed somewhere. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCFan Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 4 hours ago, Clueby said: For me it is basically not in the main cabinet that is displayed and drank from semi-daily. Yep. My bar is upstairs and "the bunker" is down in the basement on a steel shelf. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BMartin42 Posted January 19, 2019 Share Posted January 19, 2019 Anything not open is considered my bunker. About 20-25 open. The other 150ish are the bunker. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry in WashDC Posted January 19, 2019 Share Posted January 19, 2019 3 hours ago, berto said: Gun turrets, moats, motion alarms, and sharks with frick'n lasers. Anything less is just some booze that got stashed somewhere. My stash IS my bunker. Even if I can't loop its leather strap on my belt and place the pouch inside my pants so it isn't visible. Seriously, though, when I say "bunker", I'm referring to my unopened bottles awaiting my attention and all bottles I own, opened or not and remembered or not, not readily accessible - wherever they may be. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob_Loblaw Posted January 19, 2019 Share Posted January 19, 2019 There is a drinking shelf (open bottles). A staging area (next bottles up) and everything else is the bunker. Everything is in a “cubbyhole” type set of shelves. By personal rule those shelves are my limit of how many bottles I can have on hand 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richnimrod Posted January 19, 2019 Share Posted January 19, 2019 1 hour ago, Harry in WashDC said: My stash IS my bunker. Even if I can't loop its leather strap on my belt and place the pouch inside my pants so it isn't visible. Seriously, though, when I say "bunker", I'm referring to my unopened bottles awaiting my attention and all bottles I own, opened or not and remembered or not, not readily accessible - wherever they may be. Heeee-Heeeeeeeee! "...wherever they may be." Yer Killin' me, Harry! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elmossle Posted January 19, 2019 Share Posted January 19, 2019 Your bunker is whatever you make it out to be. For me, if I have to get my ass to another floor and search for a bottle that I am looking to open. I have gone to the "bunker" to find it. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mako254 Posted January 19, 2019 Share Posted January 19, 2019 7 hours ago, flahute said: If you have one bottle stashed away somewhere that is not in the "this is what I'm drinking" cabinet, you have a bunker. Heck, even if you don't have a bottle in that place but you know where that place is and plan to stash bottles there later, you have a bunker. I consider the front seat of the truck to be a bunker if it has an un open bottle on it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishnbowljoe Posted January 19, 2019 Share Posted January 19, 2019 3 minutes ago, Mako254 said: I consider the front seat of the truck to be a bunker if it has an un open bottle on it. Wow! How the heck were you able to post using Mako’s account Harry? Biba! Joe 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Santana Posted January 19, 2019 Share Posted January 19, 2019 I'm with the "it's anything you say it is" crowd, but generally I consider it to be unopened bottles, wherever they may be, however many there are, whatever locations they may reside, whether they're duplicates, multiples, etc. My "bunker" is in 7 different places in my house. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flahute Posted January 19, 2019 Share Posted January 19, 2019 55 minutes ago, Mako254 said: I consider the front seat of the truck to be a bunker if it has an un open bottle on it. That works! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevinbrink Posted January 19, 2019 Share Posted January 19, 2019 Basically every room in my apartment, though there is no booze in my bedroom at the moment, or the bathroom unless you count the mouthwash! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeTerp Posted January 19, 2019 Share Posted January 19, 2019 13 hours ago, flahute said: If you have one bottle stashed away somewhere that is not in the "this is what I'm drinking" cabinet, you have a bunker. Heck, even if you don't have a bottle in that place but you know where that place is and plan to stash bottles there later, you have a bunker. This is my definition too. If it’s on my bar it’s not a part of the “bunker”. Anything g else is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Black Tot Posted January 19, 2019 Share Posted January 19, 2019 Interesting question. The term "bunker" derives of course from a place you go to ride out a threatening circumstance, until the threat has passed. So - I would say you have a bunker when you have stashed away enough bottles to sit out an undesirable industry trend (such as current price gouging) entirely, without changing your normal drinking rate/habits. If you've got a few bottles in a closet, you've got spares. I think a bunker is something of a bigger scale. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry in WashDC Posted January 19, 2019 Share Posted January 19, 2019 12 hours ago, fishnbowljoe said: Wow! How the heck were you able to post using Mako’s account Harry? Biba! Joe Not cross posting, just birds of a feather. Like on that WT thread that just started. Besides, I don't own a truck. I have a Jeep, though, with that neat compartmented tray under the loading area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saul_cooperstein Posted January 19, 2019 Share Posted January 19, 2019 Still couple schools of thought from posts... 1) the bunker is ‘the place’ your bottles go in 2) the bunker is ‘the bottles’, not the place so which is it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0895 Posted January 19, 2019 Share Posted January 19, 2019 Q: What constitutes a bunker? A: Any quantity of bottles in storage that the wife makes a stink face or negative comment about. Luckily, I can remind mine that she enjoys it too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clueby Posted January 19, 2019 Share Posted January 19, 2019 3 minutes ago, Saul_cooperstein said: Still couple schools of thought from posts... 1) the bunker is ‘the place’ your bottles go in 2) the bunker is ‘the bottles’, not the place so which is it? Mine is a bit of both. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mako254 Posted January 19, 2019 Share Posted January 19, 2019 12 hours ago, flahute said: That works! There is also the 200 ml ‘batwing’ of 101 in my shaving kit for ‘emergency purposes’. That counts too, right? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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