What's Lurking in Your Drinks Cupboard?

[El Sid]

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]

Glühwein.

 

[Tim Over Whelmed]

a 1971 bottle of Port

 

[In The Rough]

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]

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]

Your mum.

 

[Goldstone1976]

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]

leftover booze?


hahahahahahahaha

 

[Tim Over Whelmed]

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]

Buckfast.

 

[Goldstone1976]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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

 

[Stat Brother]

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]

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]

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.