# What's in your liquor cabinet right now?

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [April 21, 2017, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-in-your-liquor-cabinet-right-now/784889 "2017-04-21T01:07:46Z")\
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**Post date:** [April 22, 2017, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-in-your-liquor-cabinet-right-now/784889/41 "2017-04-22T21:04:38Z")

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Lessee …

Two bottles of Franconian Zwetschge (that’s apparently also the English name)  
One bottle of Franconian Quince  
One botlle of Bailey’s Cream  
One bottle of Walcher Grappa  
One bottle of Ramazzotti  
One small bottle of generic white rum (used mostly for baking)  
One bottle of Borisov Vodka  
One small bottle of Tunel Hierba  
One bottle of Ricard

No whisky or brandy right now, although I sometimes like to drink a glass. I just don’t have the nerve to buy anything new with all those unfinished bottles sitting around.

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**Post date:** [April 24, 2017, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-in-your-liquor-cabinet-right-now/784889/42 "2017-04-24T19:42:04Z")

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This thread inspired me to do an inventory. In the order I came across the bottles:  
Mad River Rye  
Woodford Reserve Bourbon  
Bowmore 12 Yo  
Copper Fox Vir Gin  
Black Walnut Bitters  
Orange Bitters  
Chocolate Bitters  
Peach bittrs  
Lemon Bitters,  
Mint Bitters  
Grapefruit Bitters  
Angostura Bitters  
Peychaud’s Bitters  
Whiskey Barrel Bitters  
Luxardo Maraschino Liqueur  
Clement Creole Shrub  
Orchard Apricot Liqueur  
Corralejo Tequila  
Southern Comfort  
Benedictine  
Drambuie  
Dolin Sweet and Dry Vermouth  
Barbancourt 4 you Rum  
Goslints Black Seal Rum  
Bacardi white rum  
Marie Brizard Peach Liqueur  
River Hill White Whiskey  
Kahlua  
Belle Grove white Whiskey  
Crème de Menthe  
Absolut Citron  
Hendricks Gin  
Gordon’s Gin  
Leopold Bros Blackberry Liquer  
Port  
Malados Apple Brandy  
Sherry  
Ketel One vodka  
Curacao  
Grand Marnier  
Disaronno  
Pisco  
Etter plum brandy  
Appleton estate 12 you rum  
Green Chartreuse  
Yellow Chartreuse  
Peppermint Schnapps  
Crème de Cocoa  
Copper Fox Rye  
High West Double Rye  
Oban 14 you  
Jack Daniels  
Wasmund’s Single Malt  
V.S. 1898 Absinthe  
Averna Amaro  
Limoncello

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**Post date:** [April 25, 2017, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-in-your-liquor-cabinet-right-now/784889/43 "2017-04-25T02:28:39Z")

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I’m up there with \*\*madmonk28 \*\*and **pork rind.** Amateur mixology has been something of a hobby for about 8 years now, so I have quite the collection. Not all the bottles listed are anywhere near full, so there’s that.

Rittenhouse bonded rye  
Evan williams bourbon  
Knob Creek Reserve bourbon  
Glenlivet 12 Single-malt scotch  
Boomsma Oude Genever  
Rutte & Zn Oude Simon Genever  
Ketel One Jonge Genever  
Yellow Chartreuse  
Green Charteuse  
Luxardo Maraschino  
Leopold Bros. Maraschino  
Luxardo Triplum  
Cointreau  
Pierre Ferrand Dry Curacao  
Rothman & Winter Orchard Apricot  
Briottet Creme de Peche  
Benedictine  
Galliano  
Cherry Heering  
Luxardo Sangue Morlacco  
Luxardo Amaretto di Saschira  
Plymouth Navy Strength Gin  
Hayman’s Old Tom Gin  
Luksusova Vodka  
Grey Goose Vodka  
Mathilde Creme de Cassis  
Smith and Cross Rum  
Goslings Black Seal Rum  
El Dorado 8 yr Rum  
Lemon Hart 151 Rum  
Cruzan Silver Rum  
Cruzan Blackstrap Rum  
Appleton 12 yr Rum  
Ypioca Cachaca  
J. Wray Amber rum  
Capel Pisco  
Maison Rouge Cognac  
New Orleans Spiced rum  
Kahlua  
Lunazul BLanco Tequila  
Pimm’s #1  
Laird’s Apple Brandy  
Batavia Arrack van Oosten  
Taylor’s Falernum

And a shitload of bitters (Angostura, Peychaud’s, Regan’s Orange, Fee’s Orange, Fee’s Aromatic, Elmegirab’s Bokers Bitters, a bunch of little Bitter Truth sample bottles), and some older, cheaper liqueurs that I haven’t got around to throwing out yet (Hiram Walker Triple Sec, for example).

I’m on something of a tiki drink kick lately, so I’m kind of rum-heavy at the moment.

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**Post date:** [April 25, 2017, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-in-your-liquor-cabinet-right-now/784889/44 "2017-04-25T02:48:32Z")

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I’m on a tiki kick too, been playing around with falernum lately.

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**Post date:** [April 25, 2017, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-in-your-liquor-cabinet-right-now/784889/45 "2017-04-25T02:54:04Z")

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> [@madmonk28](#):
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> I’m on a tiki kick too, been playing around with falernum lately.

Nice!

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**Post date:** [April 27, 2017, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-in-your-liquor-cabinet-right-now/784889/46 "2017-04-27T18:15:50Z")

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A handle of Captain Morgan  
A bottle of Havana Club Anejo Especial  
A bottle of Bacardi Reserva  
2 bottles of Don Q Cristal  
A bottle of Malibu

Can’t wait to get home and have a few drinks…

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**Post date:** [April 28, 2017, 5:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-in-your-liquor-cabinet-right-now/784889/47 "2017-04-28T05:31:22Z")

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A full 750ml bottle of Appleton Estate rum.  
The dregs, maybe two shots worth, of a bottle of Mt Gay rum.

I picked up the Appleton duty free when coming back home probably 5 years ago.  
Went through about 8 to 10 shots worth of the Mt Gay last election night. Started early knowing I would want to be plowed regardless of results.

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**Post date:** [April 29, 2017, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-in-your-liquor-cabinet-right-now/784889/48 "2017-04-29T19:42:12Z")

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Hendrick’s gin  
Luxardo Marischino liqueur  
Creme de Violette (top 3 items plus lemon juice make an Aviation, an excellent cocktail)  
Grey Goose vodka  
Appleton rum  
Glenfiddich scotch  
Jack Daniels bourbon  
Jagermeister  
Schnapps: Apple, cinnamon (these two combined with apple cider on Halloween) and peach  
Grand Marnier  
Cointreau  
Chambord  
Remy Martin cognac  
Coirvoisier cognac  
Various sherry, port, Marsala  
Limoncello  
Various other liqueurs, including several that friends from Bavaria have brought. Pretty bottles but I probably won’t like them - they seem to like a lot of herbal/medicinal stuff that I think is nasty.

The above is stored in/on a built in cabinet in the dining room. There are bottles of wine in a wine rack and under counter wine fridge in the kitchen, and beer in a small fridge in the garage.

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It’s not so much a cabinet, as it is a couple shelves…right now we have:

Jack Daniels  
Jameson Irish Whiskey  
Lagavulin Scotch  
Laphroaig Scotch  
Chivas Regal Scotch  
Hendricks Gin  
Tanqueray Gin  
Bacardi Light Rum  
Camarena Tequila  
Absolut Vodka  
Disaronno Liqueur  
Chambord Liqueur  
Depuyper Triple Sec

We also have grenadine, lime juice, tonic water, seltzer, ginger ale, and ginger beer scattered about the kitchen.

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**Post date:** [April 29, 2017, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-in-your-liquor-cabinet-right-now/784889/50 "2017-04-29T20:40:55Z")

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right now, I have a bottle of Laphroaig for me, there is a bottle of SoCo for Mrs. Guest. We don’t drink a lot, and she hardly ever varies what she drinks.

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**Post date:** [April 29, 2017, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-in-your-liquor-cabinet-right-now/784889/51 "2017-04-29T21:14:24Z")

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> [@MoonMoon](#):
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> I don’t drink, so…nothing.
> 
> Actually, the only beverages I have in my house are water and milk (although that’s not for drinking). I’m fascinated that it’s normal to keep 8, 10, 12 bottles of alcohol handy.

I drink very little. Maybe 3-4 times a year. I also find it strange to always have large amounts of alcohol on hand. But I also find it more strange that so many people who do drink regularly seem to have trouble planning ahead. Case in point being a recent thread where someone was complaining that he and his wife couldn’t have a drink to celebrate her turning 21 because the liquor stores couldn’t be open on Sundays where he lived. If you knew there’s no liquor sales on Sunday, and you knew the first day your wife can drink legally would be Sunday, why didn’t you buy a bottle or three on Friday or Saturday?

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**Post date:** [April 30, 2017, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-in-your-liquor-cabinet-right-now/784889/52 "2017-04-30T15:35:10Z")

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My interest recently switched from beer to bourbon. My budget is fairly limited so I don’t keep a lot on hand. I’ve been working down a list of \<$35 options I researched. I only keep three or four bottles at a time and don’t buy another until one is gone. My goal is to learn as much as I can about what bourbon tastes like and find one or two (or more) good every day options.

What I have now:  
High West Rendezvous - My wife picked this up as a gift for me. I wouldn’t have bought it for myself because of the price point, but damn, it’s good. I also intend to let this sit and finish slowly. I’m interested in how it changes in the bottle. Basically I’m breaking all my rules on this one.

Knob Creek Reserve - A place the next town over had a sale for $33. It’s pretty darn good for Beam. I’d get it again.

Very Old Barton BiB - My cheap option. Part of my exploration structure is to keep a handle of cheap stuff and a couple 750s of nicer bourbons at a time. BiBs fit the bill perfectly. Evan Williams BiB was great and I think I like Barton even better. I’ll probably try Beam BiB next, but Barton may be The One. For $25, it’s a great value. I count myself lucky to have it too, because apparently you can’t find it much outside of KY.

Eagle Rare 10 is probably my favorite thing I’ve tried so far. Right now Dickel Hand Select is on sale so I’ll probably grab that this week.

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**Post date:** [May 1, 2017, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-in-your-liquor-cabinet-right-now/784889/53 "2017-05-01T21:28:17Z")

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Balvenie DoubleWood 12  
Blantons (a private bottling from a friend)  
New Amsterdam Gin  
Aviation Gin  
Kraken Black Rum  
Svedka Vodka  
Espolon Tequila Reposado  
Jack Daniels  
A decanter of bourbon, something cheap  
~3L of a blended bottom shelf scotch that I barrel aged  
A Russian liquor  
A bottle of two or port  
Several bottles of wine, various varietals

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**Post date:** [May 1, 2017, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-in-your-liquor-cabinet-right-now/784889/54 "2017-05-01T21:44:52Z")

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> [@Hung\_Mung](#):
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> What I have now:  
> High West Rendezvous - My wife picked this up as a gift for me. I wouldn’t have bought it for myself because of the price point, but damn, it’s good. I also intend to let this sit and finish slowly. I’m interested in **how it changes in the bottle**. Basically I’m breaking all my rules on this one.

It’s a distilled spirit. It _won’t_.

Well, correction. Once you get down to the bottom 5th of a bottle you should probably kill it off, because the evaporation space will cause the booze to eventually degrade. But spirits aren’t wines - they don’t “get better with age” or anything like that.

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**Post date:** [May 2, 2017, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-in-your-liquor-cabinet-right-now/784889/55 "2017-05-02T23:39:51Z")

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\*\*Maine Craft Distilling: \*\*  
Queequeg Rum (spiced)  
Ration Expedition Style Rum  
Sprigge Barrel Rested Gin  
Chesuncook Botanical Spirit (made from carrots!)  
Blueberry Moonshine

**Cold River:** (made with Maine potatoes)  
Traditional Gin  
Distiller’s Reserve Vodka  
Vodka  
Blueberry Vodka

**for the rare occasions when I’m out of the good stuff:**  
Absolut Vodka

**for mixing:**  
O3 Orange Liqueur  
Christian Brothers Honey Brandy  
Captain Apple Jack Apple Brandy  
Mr. Boston Blackberry Flavored Brandy  
Mr. Boston Apricot Flavored Brandy  
DeKuyper Peachtree Liqueur  
DeKuyper Red Apple Liqueur  
DeKuyper Melon Liqueur  
DeKuyper Sour Apple Liqueur (probably from college)

Since it’s margarita season, there’s a bottle of Jose Cuervo Especial.

I always keep a bottle of George Dickel (black label) in honor of my dad. It’s typically consumed following the lighting of the Christmas trees.

I also have a tiny bottle labeled “Moldova” that I inherited from Dad…no idea what it is. He never opened it.

The wines and meads are kept in little racks in the pantry. Beer is in the fridge (the one in the garage, in accordance with local tradition).

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**What’s in your liquor cabinet right now?[**/QUOTE]

An actress who I find beautiful… who is hiding from her agent…

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**What’s in your liquor cabinet right now?**

One less bottle of Tullamore Dew.

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