What's Lurking in Your Drinks Cupboard?

El Sid · Dec 9, 2014

Sorting out my drinks cupboard I've just found stuff from christmases past...
Advocat
Sherry
Irish Cream
L'esprit de Orange
Some unidentifiable liquids probably from Lidl
and right at the back a small Babycham.

What festive drinks have you bought just because it's christmas?

Thunder Bolt · Dec 9, 2014

Glühwein.

Tim Over Whelmed · Dec 9, 2014

a 1971 bottle of Port

In The Rough · Dec 9, 2014

I bought a bottle of absinthe at the weekend for a particular cocktail. Ouch though. Fair to say the makers are certainly going to be FFP ready at those prices.

tinycowboy · Dec 9, 2014

Never really found a way to use my bottle of Midori. I also have concerns about my blue curacao and banana liqueur (these are separate - not mixed).

8ace · Dec 9, 2014

Your mum.

Goldstone1976 · Dec 9, 2014

Tim Over Whelmed said:
a 1971 bottle of Port

Shame it wasn't a year earlier. A '70 would be a fabulous find.

On topic: I've kept a bottle of babycham that my Grandmother bought about a year before she died. I think I may also have a bottle of Campari in there; I can't remember why/how I acquired it.

desprateseagull · Dec 9, 2014

leftover booze?

hahahahahahahaha

Tim Over Whelmed · Dec 9, 2014

Goldstone1976 said:
Shame it wasn't a year earlier. A '70 would be a fabulous find.

On topic: I've kept a bottle of babycham that my Grandmother bought about a year before she died. I think I may also have a bottle of Campari in there; I can't remember why/how I acquired it.

I have a '62 brandy too, but, apparently, not worth as much as the Port. Have a few nice bottles of wine stored also.

banjo · Dec 9, 2014

Buckfast.

Goldstone1976 · Dec 9, 2014

Tim Over Whelmed said:
I have a '62 brandy too, but, apparently, not worth as much as the Port. Have a few nice bottles of wine stored also.

I'd be surprised if the brandy was worth less, tbh. '71 wasn't a "declared" vintage for Port as it was quite poor; '70 was, however, in the top 5 or 6 vintages of the century. Wine is a passion of mine and has been since I was, ummm, let's say 18. It's only in the last couple of years that I've been drinking more than I've been buying, with the consequence that my cellar is big enough to stock a decent sized restaurant!

Dick Head · Dec 9, 2014

tinycowboy said:
Never really found a way to use my bottle of Midori. I also have concerns about my blue curacao and banana liqueur (these are separate - not mixed).

Blue Curaçao in the top of a snakebite to make a Green B*stard.

Tim Over Whelmed · Dec 9, 2014

Goldstone1976 said:
I'd be surprised if the brandy was worth less, tbh. '71 wasn't a "declared" vintage for Port as it was quite poor; '70 was, however, in the top 5 or 6 vintages of the century. Wine is a passion of mine and has been since I was, ummm, let's say 18. It's only in the last couple of years that I've been drinking more than I've been buying, with the consequence that my cellar is big enough to stock a decent sized restaurant!

I'll take a look tonight, we had an insurance report done and this gear was added. Fairly sure the Port was '71 but now you've got me thinking!

Pavilionaire · Dec 9, 2014

tinycowboy said:
Never really found a way to use my bottle of Midori. I also have concerns about my blue curacao and banana liqueur (these are separate - not mixed).

I'm with you on this. If you can't clear down some of this stuff over Christmas / New Year you never will.

Goldstone1976 · Dec 9, 2014

Tim Over Whelmed said:
I'll take a look tonight, we had an insurance report done and this gear was added. Fairly sure the Port was '71 but now you've got me thinking!

Oooo. Exciting. If it's a '70 (or '77) you're onto a winner.

Tim Over Whelmed · Dec 9, 2014

Goldstone1976 said:
Oooo. Exciting. If it's a '70 (or '77) you're onto a winner.

Problem is it's one of those you'd never sell and every time you think about opening it due to a celebration someone turns up with bubbly and you feel duty bound to open that. To be honest I collected a bit a few years ago and haven't given it any real attention in the last few years. Helped someone with a fantastic bottle of cognac recently, couldn't believe the price but it was good, but NOT that good!

The Fifth Column · Dec 9, 2014

Not a lot in mine! About an inch left of some cheap supermarket vodka and a bottle of Malibu for the ladies

Stat Brother · Dec 9, 2014

I have a bottle of Old Thumper and an Old Peculier I forgot about.

They have now been in the cupboard so long, they scare me.

robinsonsgrin · Dec 9, 2014

not having partaken of any alcohol in 2 and half yrs, I had a clearout coupla weeks ago...... the sink was potent.. the bottle bank run took a fair while.. how much money poured away! oh well..... just champers left.. was waiting to celebrate the albion in the prem.. hm!

Ludensian Gull · Dec 9, 2014

tinycowboy said:
Never really found a way to use my bottle of Midori. I also have concerns about my blue curacao and banana liqueur (these are separate - not mixed).

Got absolutely hammered a few yrs ago on Banana liqueur & Tequila (Electric Banana) took me 3 days to get rid of the headache.

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