What's in your bunker?

[ggilbertva]

Related to the question in another thread as to what bottles you currently have open, I pose the following question.

What bottles do you currently have in your bunker that are un-opened?

I just checked and here's what I have in my small collection:

GTS Fall '05 (second release)

THH Saz

VW Lot B (x2)

OGD BIB

Bernheim

Four Roses Single Barrel

Four Roses Small Batch

Old Charter Proprieters Reserve

WT Tribute

EW SB '96

Crown Royal

Dalmore 21 :skep:

[TNbourbon]

Unopened American straight whiskeys (bourbon and rye)

• Old Charter "Classic 90" 12yo
  
• Evan Williams Black Label 7yo (NAS open)
  
• Corner Creek
  
• Maker's Mark
  
• Rittehouse Rye 80 proof
  
• Rittenhouse Rye BIB (both DSPs 31 and 354)
  
• Rittenhouse Rye 21-year-old single-barrel (Barrel #23, also open)
  
• Four Roses Small Batch
  
• W.L. Weller 12yo (4 different single-barrels from Stitzel-Weller stock; also a couple open)
  
• W.L. Weller Centennial (Louisville)
  
• W.L. Weller Special Reserve (Louisville, standard and metric)
  
• Old Weller 107 (Louisville, also open)
  
• William Larue Weller 2005
  
• William Larue Weller 2006 (also open)
  
• Thomas Handy Sazarac rye (also open)
  
• Sazerac Straight Rye Whiskey 8yo
  
• Van Winkle Special Reserve 12yo Lot B single-barrel ("Van Blankle", also open)
  
• Very Old Barton BIB (old triangular label)
  
• Woodford Reserve Master's Collection Four Grain (Batches 1 and 2, #2 also open)
  
• J.W. Dant BIB (distilled 1953, bottled 1957)
  
• Old Grand-Dad BIB (distilled 1957, bottled 1961)
  
• Century Bonded BIB (distilled 1950, bottled 1955)
  
• Old Fitzgerald BIB (Stitzel-Weller)
  
• Very Old Fitzgerald 8yo BIB (distilled 1956, bottled
  
• 1964)
  
• Bulleit 90 proof (original BT version)
  
• Old Grand-Dad 114 (National Distillers)
  
• Old Charter 10yo (half-pint)
  
• Old Charter 7yo/86 proof (500ml)
  
• Old Taylor BIB (National Distillers, also open)
  
• Old Crow 86 (National Distiller, also open)
  
• Old Crow 10yo (1969, chess decanter, also open)
  
• McCormick SBW (distilled in Illinois, also open)
  
• Sam Houston 10yo
  
• Benchmark
  
• Ezra B 15yo
  
• Old Ezra Brooks 7yo/90 proof
  
• Yellowstone (Louisville)
  
• Jefferson's Reserve 15yo
  
• Walker's Deluxe (distilled in Illinois, also open)
  
• Evan Williams Single Barrel 1995 (also open)
  
• A.H. Hirsch 16yo (gold foil; blue-wax open)
  
• Ancient Ancient Age 10yo
  
• Ancient Age 10yo Barrel 107
  
• Early Times bourbon (Wisconsin decanter)
  
• Fighting Cock 8yo
  
• Fleischmann's BIB (Owensboro)
  
• Very Old Heaven Hill 10yo BIB
  
• Kentucky Deluxe
  
• I.W. Harper Gold Medal 4yo
  
• Old Heaven Hill 6yo BIB
  
• Old Charter BIB
  
• Old Charter Proprietor's Reserve (Louisville)
  
• Old Grand-Dad 86 (National Distillers)
  
• Old Forester 86
  
• Old Forester BIB
  
• Old Forester Birthday Bourbon 2002 (also open)
  
• Old Forester Birthday Bourbon Spring 2003
  
• Old Taylor 80 (National Distillers)
  
• Old Taylor 86 (National Distillers)
  
• Old Rip Van Winkle 10/90
  
• Jim Beam Black 8yo
  
• Pappy Van Winkle Family Reserve 15yo
  
• Van Winkle Family Reserve 13yo Rye (also open)
  
• Wild Turkey Jimmy Russell Tribute 15yo (also open)
  
• Old Fitzgerald BIB Four Seasons decanter (distilled 1959, bottled 1965)
  
• Old Fitzgerald Prime 86.8 (Wildlife decanter)
  
• Wild Turkey Kentucky Spirit (bottled 1994, also open)
  
• George T. Stagg 2006
  

[ggilbertva]

Was that from memory or did you have to look?

[TNbourbon]

Was that from memory or did you have to look?

I remembered them all -- after I looked.:grin:

[FlashPuppy]

Well, if you put all of Tim's stuff on a dart board, I would have everything but the bullseye and the triples.

[barturtle]

I remembered them all -- after I looked.:grin:

Show off:cool:

[Sweetmeats]

3 bottles of Wild Turkey 101 (I can't pass up bottles when they are on sale for 13.99)

1 bottle of Rittenhouse BIB

1 Bottle of Ancient Ancient Age

1 bottle of Elmer T. Lee

I'm jealous of TNbourbon.

[TNbourbon]

Well, if you put all of Tim's stuff on a dart board, I would have everything but the bullseye and the triples.

Show off:cool:

...I'm jealous of TNbourbon.

Jeremy, Timothy, Mark -- remember, this is post-sale. A few months ago, the list would have been at least twice that long. Still, I know of a number of members here who can put it to shame.

[barturtle]

Jeremy, Timothy, Mark -- remember, this is post-sale. A few months ago, the list would have been at least twice that long. Still, I know of a number of members here who can put it to shame.

The fact that it's post sale makes it even more impressive:bowdown:

[HighTower]

As I started off collecting bottles for 'fun' - (yeah it's a great hobby!), I don't know if I would call it a bunker or more of a collection. Most are on display. Some of the bottles were purchased for drinking. Every day I spend on here reading about some of the bottles I have makes me want to drink them, and I think one day more than a few of them will be in the 'open bottles' thread. So here they are:

• Evan Williams Black Label 8YO
  
• EW SB 94 & 95
  
• Elijah Craig 12 x3
  
• Elijah Craig 18
  
• Kentucky gold 1L
  
• Bulleit 80 Proof
  
• Bulleit 90 Proof
  
• Cougar XS (86 Proof)
  
• Booker's 10th Anniversary
  
• Booker's x2
  
• Baker's x2 (B-85-001 & B-90-001) Old label and new label
  
• Basil Hayden's
  
• Knob Creek
  
• Jim Beam Gold Label 100 proof
  
• Jim Beams Choice
  
• Jim Beam Black label
  
• Blantons - Gold, Silver, Special Reserve and Original
  
• Pappy 20
  
• 2006 Buffalo Trace Antique Collection (All 5 bottles)
  
• Maker's Mark - Red Wax, Christmas green over red, Affirmed, VIP (Signed by Bill), 911 1L (Signed by Bill), Gold Wax 101:bowdown: (Thanks Troy)
  
• WT Honey Liqueur
  
• WT 8YO 101 (Signed by Jimmy)
  
• WT 12YO 101 (Signed by Jimmy)
  
• RR 90 x3
  
• RR 101 x3
  
• WT Tradition
  
• WT Sherry Signature
  
• WT KY Spirit 2005
  
• WT KY Legend 101
  
• WT KY Legend Single Barrel Barrel Proof (Japan)
  
• WT Rare Breed (WT-01-97) (Signed by Jimmy)
  
• WT Tribute (Japan & US)
  
• WT Freedom (Signed by Jimmy)
  
• WT 17yo (Japan)

• Crown Royal XR (I opened it but haven't tried it yet)
  
• Crown Royal 1L

• George Dickel Ivory

• Jack 1904 Centennial 1.75L US
  
• Jack Daniel's Gold Medal Collection (1904, 1905, 1913, 1914, 1915, 1954, 1981)
  
• JD Monogram
  
• JD Silver Select
  
• JD 1895 Replica
  
• JD Tennessee Bicentennial
  
• JD Maxwell House
  
• JD Barrel House 1
  
• JD 150th Birthday
  
• JD Scenes 1,2 & 3 (750mL Signed by Jimmy) scene 7 1L
  
• And a very cool "Family Of Fine Whiskeys" cabinet which is numbered 4/150, with COA signed by Jimmy - it contains a Single Barrel, Gentleman Jack and an old no 7)

The Jack bottles are just collectables, different proofs etc, but after being on this forum I want to drink most of those turkey bottles, thanks guys and girls! If any of you come to Australia, you are more than welcome to visit!:grin:

There's also 20 that I'm ordering from Binnys, so the list will grow, also thanks to the kind folks on here:grin:

Scott

[ratcheer]

• Two bottles of Old Forester Birthday Bourbon, v. 2002
  
• Kentucky Spirit
  
• Old Grand Dad 114-proof

I'm not sure what else. Those are my prizes. :cool:

Tim

[OscarV]

• Wild Turkey Kentucky Spirit (bottled 1994, also open)

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?

[TNbourbon]

...what is the longest you have had something opened and was still good?

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.

[Solomon2]

what is the longest you have had something opened and was still good?

My bottle of Old Setter was given to me six years ago by my father-in-law. It was already opened, with a broken tax stamp across the cap and no barcode on the label. He told me he had received it as a givt long ago.

I guess that means it was around thirty years old when I finally polished it off last month. It tasted different from other bourbons - its finish was more tangy than hot - but it was by no means unpleasant.

[barturtle]

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.

I have noticed that it seems you can keep mostly full bottles for quite a while without much- if any- change (though a long ago bottled bourbon, can indeed improve with a breath of fresh air). I'm currently drinking on a bottle of Old Charter 7yo BIB that was bought at the place Tim works part-time about 370 days ago (I looked up the post). It was opened basically upon arrival in Louisiana. The bottle was nursed for quite a while, knowing that it is a hard to come by bottling and all, and only got down to half way 2-3 months ago. The bottle is now down to its last inch (I consider a half empty bottle as one that needs to get gone) and is just now starting to display some damage to its flavor-it seems a bit lighter in body and the caramel and spice are starting to wane.

[jburlowski]

Modest compared to others here:

Several botles of each of the 2006 BTAC --- these will be consumed over the next year so I'm not so sure they qualify.

An extra bottle of Hirsch 16

Several bottles of S-W ORVW.

That's about it... I'm much more a drinker that a hoarder.

[TNbourbon]

...these will be consumed over the next year so I'm not so sure they qualify...I'm much more a drinker that a hoarder.

Don't assume a large number of unopened bottles signifies any of us is 'just a collector'. I don't own a bottle I don't intend to open. But when I see a bottle that I would like to drink, but may never see again, I'm disinclined to hope I'll run across another one when I'm finally ready to open it.

[jburlowski]

Don't assume a large number of unopened bottles signifies any of us is 'just a collector'. I don't own a bottle I don't intend to open. But when I see a bottle that I would like to drink, but may never see again, I'm disinclined to hope I'll run across another one when I'm finally ready to open it.

Point well taken... my choice of "hoarder" was perhaps ill-conceived. I didn't mean in any sense to be pejorative. What I was really trying to convey is that I see bourbon as something to be enjoyed and shared "today"... because who knows what tomorrow will bring.

[Empty Glass]

2 AHHirsch

1 PVW23

I'm trying to finish off the 10 open bottles during the game so they don't spoil. Hic!

[OscarV]

Ok,...unopened, right? then here goes.

A H Hirsch 20yo

A H Hirsch 16yo

Society Of Bourbon Connoisseurs 20yo Batch No.80-045

Buffalo Trace Experimental Collection;

....French Oak Aged

....Twice Barreled

....Fire Pot Barrel Aged

Buffalo Trace Antique Collection;

....George T Stagg 2004

....George T Stagg Fall 2005

....Eagle Rare 2005

....William LaRue Weller 2005

....Sazerac Rye 2005

....Thomas H Handy Rye 2006

Eagle Rare Single Barrel

Eagle Rare 101 10yo

Sazerac Rye (AKA Baby Saz)

Joseph Finch

Henry Clay

Old Fitzgerald 10yo 101pf, 1978 release in faux crystal decanter

Pappy Van Winkle 23yo Bottle #A209

Pappy Van Winkle 20yo

Pappy Van Winkle 15yo

Van Winkle Special Reserve 12yo Lot "B"

Old Rip Van Winkle 15yo 107pf, Lawrenceburg

Old Rip Van Winkle 10yo 107pf, Frankfort

Old Rip Van Winkle 10yo 90pf, Frankfort

Van Winkle Family Reserve Rye

Four Roses;

....Single Barrel, current KY-Japan release

....Single Barrel, old Seagrams release

....Single Barrel, current European release

....Small Batch

....Super Premium, Japan release

W L Weller 12yo

W L Weller Centennial

Old Weller Antique

Elmer T Lee Single Barrel

Wathen's Single Barrel

Old Charter Proprietor's Reserve

Old Chater 12yo The Classic

Jefferson's Reserve 15yo (not the undated)

Old Grand-Dad;

....114, Lot No 1

....114, Lot No 2, pre-Beam?

....BIB

....86pf

Very Old Barton 8yo 86pf, 1972 release

Old Forester Birthday, Dis-1990 Bot-2003

Prichard's Doubled Barreled

Michter's Single Barrel Bourbon 10yo

Michter's Straight Rye

Booker's True Barrel, 10 Year Annaverary Bottle

Black Maple Hill 21yo

Vintage Bourbon 23yo

Vintage Bourbon 17yo

Noah's Mill

Rowan's Creek

The Classic Cask 13yo, Bottle No#68

Tom Moore BIB (with Fed Tax strip)

Mattingly & Moore (current stuff)

Kentucky Mist, made at the old Hoffman Distillery

Woodford Reserve Master's Collection Four Grain, 2005 release

Wild Turkey;

....Tribute Jimmy Russell 50th Anniversary

....Rare Breed, signed by Jimmy Russell

....Kentucky Spirit, Bottled August 22, 2003

....12yo Split Label

....12yo Gold Foil

....12yo Japan release, 700ml bot

....Russell's Reserve 101pf

....Russell's Reserve 90pf

....101 8yo

....101 current no date

....80

[barturtle]

I had posted mine last night, then realized I need to update my Excel file, so down it came, and here it is again:

A H Hirsch 20

A H Hirsch 16 Gold Wax

Ancient Age 86

Ancient Ancient Age 10yo

Ancient Ancient Age Barrel 107

Benchmark Premium

Benchmark Single Barrel

Black Maple Hill Rye 15

Blanton’s Barrel Proof

Booker's

Buffalo Trace

Corner Creek

Eagle Rare 17 2001

Eagle Rare 17 2005

Eagle Rare 17 2006

Eagle Rare 10 101

Eagle Rare SB

Elmer T Lee

Evan Williams 1783

Evan Williams SB 1989

Evan Williams SB 1990

Evan Williams SB 1991

Evan Williams SB 1992

Evan Williams SB 1993

Evan Williams SB 1993

Evan Williams SB 1994

Evan Williams SB 1995

Evan Williams SB 1996

Forty Creek Barrel Select

Four Roses Yellow

George Dickel #8 1960s

George Dickel No 12

George Dickel Special Barrel Reserve

George T Stagg 2002

George T Stagg f 2005

George T Stagg s 2005

George T Stagg 2006

Georgia Moon

Georgia Moon 100

Heaven Hill 10 100

Hirsch Rye 10 Lburg

I W Harper 15

Jack Daniels 1914 Gold Medal

Jim Beam Rye

Johnny Drum 8yo

Johnny Drum 12 101

Johnny Drum 15 101

Knob Creek SB (yes a single barrel!)

Makers Mark

Makers Mark Louisville 200th

Makers Mark Redheads

Michter’s 1753 Small Batch Straight Rye Lburg

Old 1889 Royal

Old Bardstown 10 101

Old Bardstown 4 100

Old Charter Bottled in Bond

Old Charter Classic Lville

Old Charter Proprietors Reserve UDV

Old Charter Proprietors Reserve BT

Old Crow

Old Fitzgerald 1849

Old Fitzgerald BIB

Old Forester BIB

Old Forester Birthday Bourbon 2003

Old Forester Bonded Dimpled 750

Old Grand-Dad 114

Old Grand-Dad BIB Pre-Beam

Old Grand-dad Bond

Old Overholt

Old Potrero

Old Rip Van Winkle 10 90 Lburg

Old Rip Van Winkle 10 107 Lburg

Old Rip Van Winkle 10 107 Ffort

Old Rip Van Winkle 15 17 Lburg

Pappy Van Winkle Family Reserve 15

Pappy Van Winkle Family Reserve 20 Lburg

Peter Jakes Private Keep

Rittenhouse 80

Rittenhouse 100

Rock Hill Farms (old style)

Sazerac 2000

Sazerac 2001

Sazerac 2002

Sazerac 2003

Sazerac 2004

Sazerac 2005

Sazerac 2006

Sazerac Jr.

Thomas H Handy

Twisted Spoke

Van Winkle Family Reserve Rye "c" Lburg

Van Winkle Family Reserve Rye "F" Ffort

Van Winkle Family Reserve Rye "H" Ffort

Van Winkle Special Reserve Lot B Lburg

Very Old Barton

Very Special Old Fitzgerald

Vintage Rye 21

Virginia Gentleman 80

W L Weller 19 2001

W L Weller 12

W L Weller Centennial UDV

W L Weller Centennial BT

W L Weller 12 Everett’s

W L Weller SB BR01

Wild Turkey 101

Wild Turkey #8

Wild Turkey Gold Foil 12

Wild Turkey Rare Breed WT-01-99

Wild Turkey Rare Breed WT-03RB

Wild Turkey Russell’s Reserve 101

Wild Turkey Rye

Wild Turkey Rye Green Label

Wild Turkey Tribute 15 101

Willett’s Rye

William Larue Weller 2005

William Larue Weller 2006

Woodford Reserve

I'm not hording...I'm opening judiciously!

[doubleblank]

I'll offer at least a partial answer as I'm too lazy to type out all the names. Also, a lot of these were acquired from trades/gifts with the fine members of this forum. I keep my inventory list on an excell spreadsheet. Total bottle count for bourbons and ryes is approx 340. Here are some of my faves to either look at and/or drink.

Weller, Old Fitz, Dickle, Old Charter, IW Harper from the Bourbon Heritage Collection

Staggs from 2002 to date incl 2005 Spring Lot A and Lot B

Pappy 20 and 23's from original bottling AKA "green glass" Pappys

A H Hirsch 16 in Gold and Blue Wax

A H Hirsch 20yo

Evan Williams 12yo and 15yo for Japan market

Waterfill Frazier distilled in Juarez

Van Winkle Family Reserve 17yo

Weller 12 SB's from SW (5 different barrels)

Van Winkle 12yo Lot B -- Van Blankle

WT Tribute and Stampede

Over 90 different bottlings in total including 10 pre pro and prohibition bottles. Current house pours are the Weller 12 SB's, Van Blankle and ORVW 10/107 L'Burg. Current fave special occasion pours are Tribute and Hirsch 16yo.

[Mike R]

Oscar and Barturtle,,,,, Wow, just Wow!

Oscar, I see we're not far from each other,, mind sharing store info?

For my bunker

IW Harper 15 yr.

That's it,, from memory too .

Cheers,

MikeR

[nor02lei]

Hirsch Rye 10 Lburg

!

Whats that? Never heard of it.

Leif

[barturtle]

Whats that? Never heard of it.

Leif

That should be Hirsch 13yo Rye Lburg (bottled by Julian), Sorry