I`m just curious what open whiskies  you all have in your cabinet and than i mean what you drink and not what you collect.Here`s my list;

I 'collect' nothing. That's not to say that everything I own is open, but I don't have a bottle I won't open.
On the sideboard currently, I have 16 bourbons (mostly special bottlings, or out-of-production); 4 American straight rye; 2 Irish; New Zealand's Milford 10; 3 Canadian; 11 Scotch (10 single malt and 1 blended); 2 Japanese; 3 rums; 1 tequila; and misc. liqueurs.
I also have a dozen or so open bottles of American whiskey laid aside in boxes for sharing with other whiskey aficianados.
I have maybe 100 bottles on the shelves.

Originally posted by eric m ... See that you have the New Zealander.What were your expectations of the MIllford?I could easily place it in the Speysideregion,it is a Scottish like whisky easy to drink.What is the blend you have? Eric.

Eric, I really didn't have any expectations, because I know so little about New Zealand's whisk(e)y history. I DO know that the largest South Pacific distributor of AMERICAN whiskey is Heaven Hill-New Zealand.
Anyway, because of the British colonial connection, one assumes Scotch-like, but that's not very definitive.
What I find in this Milford 10 -- which I understand is a rather ordinary, late bottling from Willowbank, among its last productions -- is a bit of a cross between young Island/Islay and Highland malts. There is some definite brine/iodine in the nose, along with a solid sense of malt. The sea sense continues onto the palate, much like, say, a Talisker 10, but without subtlety (and, that's not necessarily a bad thing!). But, there is also a leading sweetness that suggests the heathery Highlands. The finish is a bit on the medicinal/metal-sink side, though of medium-long length and not extreme.
It wouldn't be a favorite, even if I could supply it reliably, but I can enjoy drinking it.
How does that compare with your impression?
The blended Scotch I have open is a 'handle' (American slang for a 1.75L bottle) of Cluny, an inexpensive, but serviceable mixer -- mostly with ginger ale. Famous Grouse is a much more enjoyable blend, but at a higher price -- though not a prohibitive one).




Edited by TNbourbon - 11.03.2008 at 00:38