Sunday 4 May 2014

What's on my shelves (in my 'working whisky collection')

Well, let me start by saying that yes, I do have a whisky collection, but it is more of a 'working whisky' collection, as I like to call it. Those bottles which are not open, are essentially being saved for a special - or sometimes VERY special - occasion. I do not consider myself a collector in the anal-retentive sense, where I have hundreds of bottles squirrelled away just for the sake of owning them, never to be opened or even looked at, and probably forgotten aside from appearing on a spreadsheet. Then again, is this page on the blog any different!?!

So, here's what I have at the moment, listed by region, with a map for quick reference:

Scotch Whisky, Single Malt:

Islay
Ardbeg 10yo
Ardbeg Airigh Nam Beist 1990-2008
Ardbeg Still Young
Ardbeg Almost There
Ardbeg Renaissance "We've Arrived"
Ardbeg Supernova 2009 "Stellar Release"
Ardbeg Uigeadail
Ardbeg Corryvreckan
Ardbeg Day (2012)
Ardbeg Ardbog
Ardbeg Kelpie (committee release)
Ardbeg Scorch (committee release)
Ardbeg Traigh Bhan 19yo Batch 1
Ardbeg Elements of Islay Ar10
Ardbeg 8-year old "For Discussion"
Bowmore Devil's Cask, batch 2
Bowmore Tempest, batch 5
Bowmore Elements of Islay, Bw7
Bowmore Elements of Islay, Bw8
Bruichladdich 1984 Vintage, bottled 2002, 46%
Bruichladdich 1990/27, 27yo Haut Brion finish. 
Bruichladdich Australian Exclusive Single Cask, Syrah, Micro-Provenance 10yo.
Bruichladdich UK Exclusive Single Cask, Sauternes, Micro-Provenance 12yo. 
Bruichladdich UK Exclusive Single Cask, Second Fill Sauternes, Micro-Provenance 10yo. 
Bruichladdich Bere Barley 2008 Islay grown
Bruichladdich Bere Barley 2010 Orkney grown
Bruichladdich Black Art 7.1, 25yo
Bruichladdich Feis Ile 2021 "Laddie Origins"
Bruichladdich Laddie Classic 200ml
Bruichladdich Laddie 8 200ml
Bruichladdich Laddie 10 200ml
Bruichladdich Laddie 10 Second Edition
Bruichladdich Infinity batch 1, 55.5%
Bruichladdich Octomore 2.2 Orpheus
Bruichladdich Octomore 5.1
Bruichladdich Octomore 6.1
Bruichladdich Octomore 6.2
Bruichladdich Octomore 6.3
Bruichladdich Octomore 7.1
Bruichladdich Octomore 7.2
Bruichladdich Octomore 7.3
Bruichladdich Octomore 7.4
Bruichladdich Octomore 10yo, 2nd Edition
Bruichladdich Octomore 8.1
Bruichladdich Octomore 8.2
Bruichladdich Octomore 8.3
Bruichladdich Octomore 8.4
Bruichladdich Octomore 9.3
Bruichladdich Octomore 10yo, Dialogos (3rd Edition)
Bruichladdich Octomore 10.2
Bruichladdich Octomore 10.3
Bruichladdich Octomore 10.4
Bruichladdich Octomore OBA
Bruichladdich Octomore Futures 258ppm
Bruichladdich Port Charlotte CC01 2007
Bruichladdich Port Charlotte Islay Barley 2012
Bruichladdich Port Charlotte MRC01
Bruichladdich Port Charlotte OLC01
Bruichladdich Port Charlotte PC5
Bruichladdich Port Charlotte PC6
Bruichladdich Port Charlotte PC7
Bruichladdich Port Charlotte PC8
Bruichladdich Port Charlotte PC9
Bruichladdich Port Charlotte PC10
Bruichladdich Port Charlotte PC11
Bruichladdich Port Charlotte PC12
Bruichladdich Port Charlotte Valinch 06, 10yo grenache blanc cask
Bruichladdich Port Charlotte Valinch 10, 12yo bourbon cask. 
Bruichladdich Port Charlotte Valinch SHC01
Bruichladdich Port Charlotte Valinch BC01
Bruichladdich Port Charlotte Valinch BC06
Bruichladdich Port Charlotte Valinch BR01
Bruichladdich Port Charlotte Valinch Prediction 2002-2012
Bruichladdich Valinch, Syrah cask Roddy MacEachern
Bruichladdich Valinch, 12yo bourbon cask Colin Tocher
Bruichladdich Valinch, 17yo bourbon cask Simon Coughlin
Bunnahabhain 2008 Moine Bordeaux Cask
Bunnahabhain Feis Ile 2020 17yo Madeira finish
Bunnahabhain 12 Cask Strength 2022 Edition
Caol Ila Distillers Edition, 1993
Caol Ila Distillers Edition, 2001
Caol Ila Distillery Exclusive, 2017
Caol Ila Feis Ile 10yo 2018
Caol Ila Feis Ile 16yo 2020
Caol Ila Hermitage Finish 2004 Gordon & MacPhail CC 45%
Caol Ila Ci7, Elements of Islay, 58.5%.
Caol Ila 9yo refill sherry cask, Signatory Cask Strength. 
Caol Ila 9yo first fill sherry finish, Signatory for The Whisky Exchange
Elements of Islay 'Sherry Cask' blended malt 54.5% (Laphroaig & Caol Ila)
Kilchoman Spirit 'Two Years'
Kilchoman Inaugural Release
Kilchoman 2008 vintage
Kilchoman Club 4th release, Sauternes cask.
Kilchoman Club 5th release, 10-year old. 
Kilchoman Club 6th release, 10-year old.
Kilchoman Fino Cask Matured.
Kilchoman Loch Gorm 2014
Kilchoman Machir Bay 2014
Kilchoman Machir Bay Cask Strength 2020
Kilchoman Port Cask 2014
Kilchoman Sanaig
Kilchoman Single Cask #559/2011, Oloroso cask, 58.2%
Kilchoman Single Cask #691/2011, PX finish AUS exclusive, 57.5%.
Kilchoman Single Cask, Rum finish AUS exclusive, 56.2%
Kilchoman Single Cask, Calvados finish AUS exclusive, 56.4%
Kilchoman Single Cask, Mezcal finish AWAS exclusive, 54.0%
Kilchoman Single Cask, Sauternes finish AWAS exclusive, 55.4%.
Kilchoman Single Cask, 11yo ex-bourbon for Artisan. 
Kilchoman Single Cask, STR cask finish 2020.
Kilchoman Single Cask, Madeira finish 2020. 
Kilchoman Single Cask, Sauternes matured 2022, Kilchoman Appreciation Society. 
Kilchoman Single Cask, Sauternes finished 8yo, AWAS Exclusive
Kilchoman Single Cask, Mezcal finished 7yo, AWAS Exclusive
Kilchoman STR cask matured 2019.
Kilchoman Distillery shop exclusive single cask, Rum cask finish, 2017.
Kilchoman Distillery shop exclusive single cask, 10 year old, 2018.
Kilchoman Distillery shop exclusive single cask, Madeira cask finish, 2019.
Kilchoman Distillery shop exclusive vatting, 100% Islay ex-bourbon. 
Kilchoman Feis Ile 2014 Fino finish.
Kilchoman Feis Ile 2019 11yo
Kilchoman Feis Ile 2021 100% Islay
Lagavulin 8yo
Lagavulin 16yo
Lagavulin 12yo 2004
Lagavulin 12yo 2011
Lagavulin 12yo 2012
Lagavulin 12yo 2013
Lagavulin 12yo 2014
Lagavulin 12yo 2015
Lagavulin 12yo 2016
Lagavulin 12yo 2017
Lagavulin 12yo 2018
Lagavulin 12yo 2019
Lagavulin 12yo 2020
Lagavulin 12yo 2021
Lagavulin Distillers Edition 1995 (distilled)
Lagavulin Distillers Edition 2013 (bottled)
Lagavulin Feis Ile 2017
Lagavulin Feis Ile 2018
Lagavulin Feis Ile 2019
Lagavulin Jazz Festival 2015
Lagavulin Jazz Festival 2016
Lagavulin Jazz Festival 2017
Lagavulin Jazz Festival 2018
Lagavulin "House Lannister" 9yo
Laphroaig An Cuan Mor
Laphroaig Elements of Islay Lp9, 20yo PX single cask.
Laphroaig Elements of Islay Lp11, 15yo bourbon barrels. 
Laphroaig Quarter Cask
Laphroaig Triple Wood
Laphroaig PX Cask
Laphroaig Cairdeas 2009 12yr old
Laphroaig Cairdeas 2013 Port
Laphroaig Cairdeas 2014 Amontillado
Laphroaig Cairdeas 2015 200th Anniversary
Laphroaig Cairdeas 2016 Madeira
Laphroaig Cairdeas 2017 Quarter Cask CS
Laphroaig Cairdeas 2018 Fino
Laphroaig Cairdeas 2019 Triple Wood CS
Laphroaig Cairdeas 2021 PX CS
Laphroaig 10yo Cask Strength, "red stripe" 55.7%
Laphroaig 10yo Cask Strength, batch 1
Laphroaig 10yo Cask Strength, batch 5
Laphroaig 10yo Cask Strength, batch 6
Laphroaig 10yo Cask Strength, batch 7
Laphroaig 10yo Cask Strength, batch 8
Laphroaig 10yo Cask Strength, batch 9
Laphroaig 10yo Cask Strength, batch 10
Laphroaig 10yo Cask Strength, batch 14
Port Askaig 10th Anniversary 10 year old
Port Askaig 100 proof (7yo Caol Ila)
Port Askaig 19yo cask strength
Port Ellen 1983 27-year old, 49.4% ref. sherry (Duncan Taylor)
Secret Islay 8yo refill sherry cask For Hasegawa

Islands
Ledaig 10yo
Ledaig 18yo
Ledaig 10yo sherry cask (Signatory Cask Strength)
Ledaig 12yo CS sherry cask (The Whisky Exchange)
Ledaig 11yo Port Pipe Matured (Distillery Exclusive)
Ledaig 12yo Amarone Finish
Talisker 8 Year Old cask strength 2018 (bourbon)
Talisker 8 Year Old cask strength 2020 (rum finish)
Talisker 10
Talisker 11yo cask strength 2022
Talisker 15 Year Old cask strength
Talisker 18yo
Talisker 57 North
Tobermory 15yo
Tobermory 17yo Madeira finish
Torabhaig Allt Gleann

Campbeltown
Glen Scotia 15yo
Glen Scotia Double Cask
Glen Scotia Cadenhead's 15yo Sherry Cask Matured
Hazelburn 10yo Refill Sauternes Springbank Society
Hazelburn 11yo Recharred Bourbon Springbank Society
Hazelburn 14yo Oloroso 2019
Kilkerran 12yo+
Kilkerran 8yo Cask Strength Bourbon 2018
Kilkerran 8yo Cask Strength Sherry 2019
Kilkerran 8yo Cask Strength Sherry 2021
KIlkerran 8yo Cask Strength Sherry 2022
Kilkerran 8yo Cask Strength Port 2022
Kilkerran 8yo Cask Strength Bourbon 2023
Kilkerran 8yo Cask Strength Sherry 2023
Kilkerran Heavily Peated batch 1
Kilkerran Heavily Peated batch 2
Kilkerran Heavily Peated batch 3
Kilkerran Heavily Peated batch 4
KIlkerran Heavily Peated batch 5
Kilkerran Heavily Peated batch 6
Kilkerran Heavily Peated batch 7
Kilkerran Open Day 2022 16yo Rum Cask Matured
Kilkerran 16yo 2020
Longrow 'Red' 11yo Port cask
Longrow 'Red' 11yo Pinot Noir finish
Longrow 'Red' 11yo Tawny port finish 
Longrow 14yo Sherry cask
Longrow Cadenheads 17yo Rum cask
Springbank Cage 10yo first fill sherry cask
Springbank Cage 14yo refill rum cask
Springbank 9yo Local Barley cask strength
Springbank 10yo Local Barley cask strength
Springbank 10yo Local Barley cask strength (2019)
Springbank 11yo Local Barley cask strength (2017-2018)
Springbank 16yo Local Barley cask strength
Springbank 12yo Cask Strength, batch 9
Springbank 12yo Cask Strength, batch 14
Springbank 12yo Cask Strength, batch 15
Springbank 12yo Cask Strength, batch 16
Springbank 12yo Cask Strength, batch 17
Springbank 12yo Cask Strength, batch 18
Springbank 12yo Cask Strength, batch 19
Springbank 12yo Cask Strength, batch 20
Springbank 12yo Cask Strength, batch 22

Other Mainland
Aberlour A'Bunadh, batch 52
Ardmore 20 Year Old 49.3%
Ardnamurchan 01.21:01 
Benriach 10yo 'Curiositas'
Benrinnes 21 year old Cask Strength, 56.9%.
Benromach 10yo 100 proof
Benromach Peat Smoke Sherry cask, 59.9%
Clynelish 10-year old, Single Malts of Scotland 59.1% Australian exclusive
Cragganmore Special Release (peated) 2019
Deanston 12yo
Glendronach 12yo 'The Original'
Glendronach 15yo 'Revival'
Glendronach 18yo 'Allardice'
Glendronach 21yo 'Parliament'
Glendronach Cask Strength, batch 3
Glendronach Cask Strength, batch 4
Glendronach Cask Strength, batch 5
Glendronach Hand-filled, Single Cask #1446, PX matured.
Glendronach Single Cask #5524, 11yo PX finish.
Glendronach Single Cask #1451, 12yo PX matured.
Glendronach Single Cask #98, 18yo Oloroso matured.
Glendronach Single Cask #8558, 12yo PX matured. 
Glenfiddich 125th Anniversary (peated)
Glenlivet Nadurra 16yo cask strength, 2006 bottling
Glenmorangie Allta, 51.2%
Glen Garioch 15yo Sherry Cask Cask Strength
Linkwood 1994 26yo single refill sherry butt, Gordon & MacPhail
Mortlach 15yo, 46%, Gordon & MacPhail
Mortlach Cadenheads 13yo cask strength Sherry Finish
Mortlach Signatory 11yo cask strength Sherry Finish
Mortlach Signatory 10yo cask strength Sherry Finish for LMDW
Oban 12yo Cask Strength 2021
Rosebank 22yo, SMWS 25.64 "Manzanilla Sherry Trifle"
Speyside 30yo single cask, Glenlivet? Thompson Bros. 
Tamdhu 15yo 46%

Other parts of the world:

Nikka Yoichi "Sherry & Sweet", 55%, Japan
Nikka Yoichi "Peaty & Salty", 55%, Japan
Redbreast 12 Cask Strength 56.3%, Ireland
Waterford Hook Head 1.1, Ireland
Waterford Peated Fenniscourt, Ireland

Australia
Bakery Hill Peated Cask Strength, Australia
Belgrove Rye 'Smoke 'n' Barrel', Australia
Belgrove Rye 'Ex-Heartwood Release the Beast', Australia
Fleurieu "Fountain of Youth", Australia
Heartwood Beagle 3, Australia
Heartwood Chaos & Intrigue, Australia
Heartwood Dare to be Different, Australia
Heartwood Dregs, Australia
Heartwood Epiphany at the Lakes, Australia
Heartwood Mediocrity Be Damned, Australia
Heartwood The Revelation, Australia
Heartwood We Are Cousins, Australia
Heartwood Shade of Night, Australia
Heartwood Shot in the Dark, Australia
Heartwood The Beast is Back, Australia
Heartwood A Serious Whisky, Australia
Heartwood Hail Mary, Australia
Heartwood The Best of Times, Australia
Highwayman Batch #8, Tasmania/Byron Bay, Australia
Highwayman 2.7 200ml hand-fill, Byron Bay, Australia
Iniquity Single Malt batch 14, 200ml, Australia
Starward Tenth Anniversary, Australia
Starward Mesquite smoked malt, Australia
TIB 'The Vatted Malt 5', 50.2%, Australia. 
TIB 'The Peated Vatted Malt 1', 48.2%, Australia. 

Blended Whisky:

Cladach Diageo Coastal Blended Malt, 57.1%
Compass Box No Name 1 Blended Malt
Compass Box Peat Monster Blended Malt
Elements of Islay Peat & Sherry Blended Malt, Australian Exclusive

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