My Liquor Collection and Bar Video - Updated 2014
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- čas přidán 5. 09. 2024
- Since my wife and I moved into our newly renovated home, I decided it was time to shoot the updated "My Complete Bar" video. It was quite an undertaking to move all my bottles and wire up the shelving for lighting but I'm happy with the end result. I hope you enjoy the updated video.
As of 07-01-2014, my current bottle count stands at 1,401 total bottles. I have 873 different ones in the bar and another 528 in back stock. So I finally got hold of the latest "Orphan Barrel Project" release and decided to shoot a review on all four of them. We start with the 26 year "Old Blowhard" (90.7 proof @ $150), then the 20 year "Barterhouse" (90.2 proof @ $75), followed by the 20 year "Rhetoric" (90 proof @ $85) and end with the newest, the 22 year old "Lost Prophet" (90.1 proof @ $125).
As of 1-16-2015, my current bottle count stands at 1644 total bottles. I have 962 different ones in the bar & another 682 in back stock. I am a Certified Specialist of Spirits and have also been certified by the Tequila Regulatory Council (CRT). I've been actively collecting for the last two decades and what started as a small basic home bar has transformed (with the help and understanding of my wonderful wife) into what I think is a pretty nice collection. Thank you for watching and sharing in my passion.
Cheers!
Every night I would stand there wondering what to have for a good hour. Such a selection! Wow.
This literally happens to me every night. Granted my bar isn't nearly as large as his collection, but it's still enough to where I get lost sometimes trying to make a choice. Sometimes less is more.
If you have teenagers, make sure to never go on vacation. Never. :)
lol just install a secret camera
doesn't matter when the booze's gone
Yesss that would be dangerous and dang John ...looking good lol
😂😂sure
@@Chenrandyliu to watch them drink it a all lol
right after 0:34-0:38, I paused to make some popcorn. I knew it was gonna be a treat. ha. awesome collection.
better selection than my local liquor store
And here I am all hangover and stuff, watching bar videos... Nice collection by the way.
When I die, I want the "pearly gates" to be your liquor wall....
Best collection of anything, ever!!
Not only is your selection large, but it's very good. Not a lot of junk, mostly high end stuff. I'm impressed.
Thank you and cheers!
Fair play to you pal, thats a hell of a delicious collection; very envious with my 7 whiskies bunched up in a wee cupboard!! :D
Hey nothing to be ashamed about with that we all have to start somewhere
WOW - SUPERB! You make us all jealous of your collection. You must be a distributor or just have a passion for liquor. Your vast collection covers many types of spirits. My primary collection is scotch whisky and I noticed you have a very high end selection. With that said, it looks like most all of your spirits is high end. Hope you don't have an earthquake and get an alarm system if you don't have one. Loved this video and will now watch all the remaining. Your the Man!
That´s a majestic collection,. love it! As someone being a lot into tequla with a lot of experience in Mexico, that´s by far the most impressive home collection of Tequila I´ve seen! Awesome, Congratulations!
Would love to see another update video to this (assuming your collection has grown even more over the past 3 years since this was last shot). Thanks for all of the awesome reviews and videos!
And I was excited for having 136 bottles jajajajaja I love your collection
that's impressive
Amazing collection!
It looks like you had a biz you end up closing and brought the inventory home!! Lol.... very impressive bud!!
Absolutely beautiful collection! How does one refrain from drinking them all!
Collecting is an addiction of its own.
@@claystriping1878 true. I don't drink but I have a liquor collection, I don't know how to explain why I collect liquor but to me I think it has something to do with my dad being a alcoholic. I remember he was drinking everyday came beat my mom and my siblings. Alcohol was his weakness and to me collecting alcohol and not drinking a single drop of it was me being able to overcome and overpower a weakness my Dad couldn't. I hope that made any sense.
and don't have guests
@@martinmusomba7220 when u have guest they ALWAYS seem to go for one ur best ones Everytime lmao
Great collection - Just fell on your Video! I am almost jealous - I started my private collection 6 months ago - i currently have close to 100 bottles - main focus on Rums I must say... but i do have some whiskies (eys) and some wine.. its quite a costly passion... But great one!
Cheers !
Thanks! Yes it is a costly “hobby”, so slow and steady is a good motto to build it up. Cheers!
This man is so smooth so knowledgeable I love him
That is incredible. My liver hurts just looking at that collection.
Your collection is mind blowing. I have a pretty decent collection (420) unopened bottles but your collection puts mine to shame. Cheers.
Absolutely beautiful collection my friend! The things I would do for the Pappy line..
This is crazy but so enjoyable,,. Glad I could see such an amazing thing
That's a really impressive selection of Van Winkles! You're extremely fortunate to be able to get your hands on those!
This is amazing. Worth more than a Porsche. I rather have your bar.
It must worth easily around 20.000 dollars in whisk(e)y ! Amazing collection!
Wayyyyyy more than that!
Just found your channel. 1 word!! Awesome. My buddy works for a large store in Reno and I’m sharing your channel with him. You can teach both of us so much. Awesome and thank you for the channel!!
Very cool and thank you for spreading the word! Cheers!
That's wonderful stuff, congrats.
I enjoyed every second of this video. The anticipation is crazy when waiting for you to move a bottle to show what's behind. Beautiful. I highly recommend a bottle or two of Littlemill. The distilery burned down, I have some 19 and 21 year olds by third party bottlers. Get some if you can find it.
I really enjoy Littlemill, but it’s a little hard to find now. I have an older Scott’s Section of it, and a couple independent single casks (20 & 21 year) by Berry’s. Thank you for the comment and cheers!
Really wonderful awesome amazing fantastic fabulous collection. Believe me or not if you had been nearby to me I'd have greeted you in person. My heartiest good wishes for you and yours Bar collection
Dream collection brother 👍👍👍
Glad to see the Iceberg (From Canada) i sent is still on your shelf! 5:11 just behind the Stumbras!
That is one serious collection! Those lights are fun.
awesome collection.
I have 62 bottles and I brag about them at work to my work mates. :-)
Hi buddy, what you have is amazing.. love the effort and knowledge you put in this.
Shows you're a true collectionist. I've got a miniatures collection, i keep most of all in the garage right now ,in special plastic boxes all sealed. Until i have a bigger proper cabinet. To show them all.
I just spent a $150,000 on my back yard but now I may be regretting it. I'm thinking I should have bought more booze instead. Ha ha.
David Oh,No, because with either one you can throw a great party!Cheers!
*****
Very true, but I don't like throwing BYOB parties. Cheers.
I am inspired to stock up before next hurricane season. This would have been amazing during Harvey.
HOW IS that going after 4 year ?
Wow, I'm in awe! I wonder what you do for a living, considering that it'd be costing you something like 500-600$ a month over the course of 10 years to gather these bottles at an average of 50$ per bottle!
Every pay cheque buy two bottles . Withing one year you will be fine
My current count is close to yours... im at about 15 bottles lol😂
Really interesting tour of your collection.
Amazing collection
Evan Williams small batch my favorite
Nice touch with the lighting. Very nice!
Great collection man…
Mr. Hound: Enjoyed the tour. How much do you think you've spent on your collection over the past 20 years? What is your favorite spirit? Mine is Tequila. I also age my own tequila in small, medium char, 1 gal American oak barrels with really good results. I start with inexpensive 100% agave base, like Zappopan, etc and end up with delicious extra Anejo style about 6-12 months later, which usually renders closer to fine cognac. Quite smooth and minimal burn. Probably $100+ per bottle equivalent. I was amazed at the amount of evaporation during aging, about 20%+ "Angels share". You might consider adding Bacanora and Sotol,etc. to your Tequila shelf. They are a wild harvested agave spirit other then the Weber Blue agave. Regards, J
GereDJ2 - Thank you J, and great job on maturing your own tequilas. Right now my favorite spirit would probably be a Whiskey/Whisky. I'm really torn between single malts and bourbons right now since there are such great bottlings in each category. But my first love was Tequila, so it will always be near my heart. As for how much I've spent on my collection, while I do know the exact amount, I usually don't mention it (since my wife doesn't like hearing that big number). ;) I can say that if I were to have all that money back and had to start my collection all over, I'd save myself the time and trouble of all that searching and just buy my wife and I a couple of new Nissan GTR's (and throw a few bottles of cheap booze in the back). Cheers!
If you are looking for suggestions for future reviews, I'd love to see you do a review of The Botanist gin, the Del Maguey mezcals, and the Bone Spirits vodka.
I like them, but I like to hear others opinions too.
epic collection👍very impressive!
Lol first time I've seen video I'm a large collector since the '90s can you imagine the price on some of these bottles if they were still sealed lol Nice collection
Yep, it can be crazy. Thank you and cheers!
Great collections.I love your knowledgeable reviews and am a newbie.
You one of the best experts .👍👌
Wow. Very nice collection!
WOW great collection thanks for sharing.
Wow ... Great intro with the clickity click to light the shelves. Smooth
Also, a great video!
this is the biggest elite alcohol collection I've ever seen
wow... thats a crazy collection!
wow this is impressive and awesome! one day i hope i can something like this. congrats on your amazing collection
+Fabian Arias - Thank you! If that's your goal, just keep at it and it'll slowly grow. Good luck and cheers!
Man you have a lot of different whiskey and alcohol in general and Bourbons and Irish whiskey, how do you keep track of all of them like to make sure they don't go bad or anything
I collect also but nothing on this scale I wonder what will become of mine when I am gone...have you plans to pass this collection on to family/friends? Your at the point now where you could never finish every bottle.
I dno he might be able to drink this all if he really wanted to. Just making some assumptions, I'd guess he's about 45 and looks to be in decent health. The majority of those bottles are 750 ml. Just a rough estimate, say on average they are about 75% full. That's 563 ml in a bottle, which would comes out to about 2.5 ounces a day, which is a little over two and half fingers. He could drink those bottles of bourbon and whiskey neat one every week which would be 48 a year. The hard stuff he could drink easier with mixers. Give him another good 30 years to get it done so he'll be only 75, assuming he buys no more bottles and doesn't drink anybody else's booze for any reason and that's 1,440 bottles of booze.
And probably liver disease. But _still_ do-able.
Ryan Never say never
@@Ryan-by8ui best comment award
lookin like a damn liqor store. LMAO
Absolutely amazing juice on location there.
TX blended is a good one. I may be a little biased since its local.
impressive sir... very nice collection. I can show people this video when they think i have too much. i have one shelf or about 56 bottles (mostly bourbon and rye).
how do you decide what to drink? it always takes me a bit, and i never drink the same stuff 2 days in a row.
It does become a minor challenge occasionally, but stare at it long enough and the right bottle will jump out. Congratulation on your collection, 56 bottles is a nice bar (especially when focusing mostly on bourbons and ryes). You better be careful though, that's how "the sickness" starts ;)
Cheers!
Very very nice thanks
Impressive collection Liquorhound. A few you may want to add that I did not notice; Aberlour A'bunadh batch?, Auchentoshan Valinch, The Hive 12 years (blended scotch). Canadian whisky; Highwood Ninety (90 proof) "Decades of Richness" 20 years in oak cask (under $50 in Canada.(difficult to get in the USA but worth it).
As usual you are the Liquorhound
peter white - Great suggestions! I'll see what I can find. I know I would really love to get hold of the Highwood Ninety, but like you said, it's hard to get here in the US. I did manage to get one of Highwood's 25 year Calgary Stampede edition bottles. I was very excited about that rare one.Cheers!
***** Now the Brown-Foreman owns Forty Creek, the once a year special release whiskeys may be more readily available to you. Forty Creek Evolution is a real smooth sipper (very Bourbon like sweetness)
peter white I meant Gruppo Compari not Brown-Foreman
***** Picked up Wisers Red Letter today. Smoothest 45% ABV Whiskey I ever tasted. Still quite a few bottles out there (Ontario). Would look good in the best liquor collection on youtube.
Do you have Lot 40 or Pike Creek (10 year Canadian release)?
Not trolling just excited about the recent Canadian Whiskies out there that are putting to rest the "Brown Vodka" label on our whiskies. Who better to speak out to than the Liquorhound.
Cheers
peter white - There has been some great Canadian whiskies coming out recently. Unfortunately, many of them never make it to the US. I did luck into a Highwood 25 and also enjoyed the uniqueness of Alberta Premium's "Dark Horse". I haven't had the ability to add a Wisers Red Letter yet, but if I do it may be time for a Canadian whisky showdown. I do have the late 80's releases of Pike Creek and Lot 40, but haven't tried the new stuff yet. Thank you and Cheers!
Great collect
amazing collection, and this is a 5 year old video .. and i am still gobsmacked! good to see some japanese whiskey in there, nikka, amazing stuff. also love your balvenie stocks, another amazing dram. i am into rum, so my my interests are piqued at 9:18. i dont see any el dorado (i would add the 25 if you have the cash .. or even the 50 .. , though the 21, 15 and 12 are all fantastic), or ron millonario xo, diplomatico ambassador. zacapa xo is ok, but for the price there are better choices, like the aforementioned. plantation make some excellent rums too. appletons i find to underwhelming, i have had them all, including the joy and the 50. again, for the price it just leaves me feeling there are better options out there. for example, i would take el dorado 12, 15 or 21 all day over appleton 21. all three el dorados easily outclass the appleton, even at the humble pricepoint of the el dorado 12, currently about $45 a bottle (insane value for such a high quality rum), versus $170 for appleton 21. stunning collection, i can only assume you have a climate controlled warehouse storage facility, complete with foreman and forklifts etc by now lol.
www.thewhiskyexchange.com/p/4412/appleton-estate-21-year-old-rum
I would imagine that moving house was a lot more of an undertaking than moving the bar ?
your bar is amazing. real nice. I'm surprised that you don't go down the road of a wooden shelving unit ?
I'm a liquor rep in Mississippi... You have an absolutely amazing collection. I've worked for a liquor wholesaler as well as a brand management company for 6 years combined. It is so impressive the knowledge you have about liquor. If you don't mind me asking, what do you do for a living?
+BASSic - Bass Boosted Music - Thanks! I retired 2 years ago from a gov't job. Now I focus on my love of spirits and host educational tastings, help retailers select or blend their store single barrel or batch selections, and consult for businesses and distilleries. Oh, and of course I still try and shoot my videos here on CZcams. Cheers!
Awesome! I hope to be in your shoes one day. That sounds like an awesome job
Our tax dollars at work...
He never said he was living his current life purely off government pension. For all we know he could be making even more money now off liquor consulting and tastings.
you have old monk(rum) in your collection? u have to review it...we in India consider it as the best rum till date...and may be your review can help get out of it or be proud of what we have...
Fantastic collection! Keep it Up!
that's a serious collection nice!!
Wow, you have a Balcones rum? And you've it it hard from the looks of the bottle. Didn't think that was even out yet.
I found the Balcones Texas Rum on one store's shelves about 3-4 months ago. It's big and full bodied while not being overly sweet, so it reminds me of a naval style rum. Hopefully they'll release another batch soon. If they do, I'll let you know.
Cheers!
***** i had it a few months ago, when i went to a private dinner with chip tate. i had some of his 5 anniversary single malt finished in what they had rumble cask in, DELICIOUS!!! plus some stuff done in french oak.
do you have the balcones rumble cask? i have half a bottle left.
OMG. I love this...
Bravo, what an inspiration.
nice im guessing you have different taste a times,but overall nice collection
wow this is a collection
wow man that a thing of beauty i love it
Chris. Thank you for the quick response on the Regalia vodka. Your reviews are top notch and I really enjoy your youtube videos. I am a vodka drinker and wonder if you ever tried "Legend of Kremlin" vodka? It is one of my favorites along with Stoli Elit and Absolut Elyx. Am Canadian and going to Florida for the winter, where I will purchase a bottle of Beluga Noble Gold Line. Will also sample vodkas that are not available in Canada, such as Imperia. Congrats on your youtube videos, simply the best.
*When are we getting an update + more detailed review ?*
Idk, maybe one day soon, but not a whole lot has changed. The shelves are a little fuller (including the top) and a few bottles have been switched out, but it’s not a dramatic difference. Cheers!
This is not called a collection this is called a warehouse
True!
Impressive collection to say the least! You mentioned in a reply below that open bottles will last about a year or so. While that's not an issue at my house, it seems that you have numerous open bottles. Seems maybe too many open bottles?
Thank you Dwayne. I do have many open bottles but I use argon after every time I pour from them. This resealing technique has made my bottles last 5-10+ years without a loss of flavor or alcohol by volume. An important note is not to disturb the bottles once sealed and to keep an eye on their cork conditions. See my video "Glassware, Corks & Spirit Oxidation" for more information and a taste comparison of a bottle that's been opened 5 years versus a brand new bottle. Cheers!.
Awesome collection :)
You have a great and extensive collection/bar, and I see that many of the bottles have actually been opened and ‘enjoyed’; which is great. I can’t stand people that just buy liquor for the sake of collecting. That said, experimenting that many bottles (that is if they are merely for your own private pleasures vs. running a bar open to the general public) posses a couple of potential dilemmas: 1) controlling the oxidization and the loss of the intricate characteristics of the opened bottles, and 2) the long-term hepatic (liver) impact of experimenting and enjoying that many bottles of liquor. There are many methods available to combat the oxidizing/deteriorating effects of oxygen on air exposed liquor, which I’m certain you’re already aware of. Now, whether or not you actually have the time to take care of that many bottles is a different story. As for the potential liver problems, my recommendation would be for you to do an annual ultrasound of the liver and also have your liver enzymes checked periodically.
It’s definitely something we should all consider so thank you for the info. I do use argon to preserve my open bottles, so even though I’ve acquired many bottles and have tasted/shared them, I don’t drink from them all the time. As a matter of fact, I still have the very first bottle in my collection that’s 3/4 full from 1994. That said, I agree that being safe and proactive is a good idea for anyone who drinks alcohol. I also advocate drinking in moderation/responsibly. Thank you and cheers!
I don’t even drink but this is pretty cool.
I have a slightly smaller collection but it consists of empty bottles and pleasant memories.
Beautiful collection! From one Texan to another, can you do a review of the Porfidio Barrique please!!! There isn't one on CZcams!
+andrew416z - Thank you! I'll review it, but maybe as part of a rare tequila tasting video. Cheers!
Nice 👍
Impressive... most impressive
Great collection. Sorry if this is a dumb question but.. wont some of that go bad after time. Especially things like whiskey? I mean I doubt any of that will be drank regularly enough to be continually changed out for newer bottles. But... maybe im wrong
You're correct. If you don't take measures to prevent oxidation, you probably should finish them within a year or two. There are many variables though. If it's a high abv bottle or if it drinks hot (big spice), you could probably extend that a bit as it could use some calming. I use a tank of argon to gas roughly 95% of my open bottles to prevent oxidation/flavor loss. For smaller home bars, a wine preserver spray works well. Cheers!
BEYOND jealous ! WOW !!!!!
hello my new friend ,thanks for sharing this video.
Cheers!
What a collection
i think when you open a bottle one week is the max to spoil it that,s my standard
+sulaiman saleh - Wow one week is a strict standard. ;-) Myself, I use Argon gas to preserve all my open bottles, so I'm able to hold them for much longer. For smaller collections I recommend a $10 bottle of a Wine Preserver spray to help gas your open bottles and keep the oxidization to a minimum. Thank you and cheers!
+sulaiman saleh that's heavy drinking standard in my book... for most you are safe for at least a year.
it would suck if there were to be an earthquake
Have you had Lot 40 Canadian Whisky? Its a gem! You should try to find a bottle. Also, noticed you do not have any of the Macallan line... not a fan?
Jeremy Hevey - I have had Lot 40 (new and old) and I agree they are both great bottlings. I do have a few Macallans, but I don't consider myself a big Macallan collector. The bottles I have are mostly for drinking and include an older 25 year sherry, several vintages of 18 (going back to '83), the great Cask Strength bottlings (several abv's), and of course the 12 year. Cheers!
Is the new 1824 series in the US yet? I haven't seen them around. Im trying to get my hands on some of the age statement bottles. They don't being them in Ontario anymore. Found a couple 12s and one 18, as well as a 15 fineoak. Do you notice the supply thinning out at all? I'm scared to open them.
Jeremy Hevey - Thankfully the 1824 series is not in the US yet (as far as I've heard). ;) I have noticed that the distributor here in Texas has begun to dump their inventory of the age stated 12's onto the retailers (a few stores sitting on 12-20 cases in the store). I'm a tad worried that after awhile there won't be any more 12's distributed, but rather the 1824 series will replace them (but that's all speculation). As for the 18's, they seem to be readily available, but most have seemed unwilling to drop the $200 on them. Cheers!
No collection is complete without TAAKA :-)
I just purchased a bottle of Willett pot still reserve Kentucky straight bourbon 94 proof whiskey and B13 rum 13 year in Europe, Are the worth bring back to the USA? I really couldn't find any information on them except where to purchase them in Europe. Any advice would be appreciated.
that is pretty pretty cool..
That is a beautiful collection, but all that light will kill your liquor fast. In complete darkness at an average temp of 70 degrees, they usually last up to 10 years, with light exposure, up to 2 year at the most.
Amazing collection! I see you have a few orphan barrels, I was wondering if you could shoot a review. Not too many videos out there on that stuff. I have the barterhouse and rhetoric.
As soon as Rhetoric makes it into my area, I'll shoot a video.
Cheers!
I find that all the dark colored alcohol changes tastes extremely quickly (for the worse) once u open and dont finish the bottle. How do you deal with this problem when you have so many unfinished bottles?
Natachai Naviroj - I use Argon gas every time I reseal a bottle. See this video for my setup Cheers! czcams.com/video/VWYYGS4wStQ/video.html
Lovely