First Paul Clarke posted the contents of his liquor cabinet on his site, and then my co-author Chuck Taggart did the same, and ...well, wow. I am clearly outmatched here.
So what's in mine? Not nearly as much cool stuff, but it's a decent start. Here's what I've got, counting some miniature bottles:
Whisk(e)y:
- Rittenhouse Bottled In Bond Rye
- Old Overholt Rye
- Red Hook Rye (Barrel No. 4)
- Jameson's
- Bushmill's
- Michter's US 1 Small-Batch Unblended American Whiskey
- Woodford Reserve Bourbon
- The Macallan 10-Year-Old
- The Macallan 15-Year-Old
- The Macallan Fine Oak 15-Year-Old
(I also usually have Knob Creek and Maker's Mark on hand, but not at the moment.)
Gin:
- Plymouth
- Hendrick's
- Bombay Sapphire
Brandy:
- Paul Masson VSOP
- Hennessy VS
- Courvoisier VSOP
Rum and Cachaça:
- Pyrat Planters Gold XO
- Clandestina Cachaça
- Cachaça Do Mestre
Vodka:
- 3
Liqueurs:
- Kahlúa
- Cointreau
- Drambuie
- Pernod
- Creme de Cassis (Hiram Walker)
- Pimm's No. 1 Cup
- Maraschino (Stock)
- Starbucks Coffee Liqueur
- St. Germain Elderflower Liqueur
- Cerise (Les Delices de Saint Paul)
- Framboise (Les Delices de Saint Paul)
- Pêche Blanche (Les Delices de Saint Paul)
- Crème de Pêche de Vigne (Védrenne -- Les Royales de Nuits Saint-Georges)
- Crème de Pêche de Vigne (Les Trois Étoiles de Saint-Paul)
- Crème de Frais des Bois (Les Trois Étoiles de Saint-Paul)
- Crème de Figue (Les Trois Étoiles de Saint-Paul)
- Crème de Caramel (Les Trois Étoiles de Saint-Paul)
- St. Elizabeth Allspice Dram
- Liqueur de Violette (no brand name on bottle; found in small town in southern France)
- Gènèpi de l'Ubaye (Liqueurs de la Chanenche Haute)
- Becherovka
Bitters:
- Angostura
- Peychaud's
- Regans' Orange Bitters No. 6
- Fee Brothers Grapefruit Bitters
- Fee Brothers Peach Bitters
- Fee Brothers Whisky Barrel-Aged Old-Fashioned Aromatic Bitters, 2007
- Bitter Truth Jerry Thomas' Own Decanter Bitters
- Bittermens Xocolatl Mole Bitters
Fortified Wines:
- Lillet Blanc
- Noilly Prat Extra Dry Vermouth
- Vya Extra Dry Vermouth
- Vya Sweet Vermouth
Other stuff:
- Lemons
- Limes
- Oranges
- Eggs
- d'Arbo Kompott Maraska Weichsel cherries
- Cinnamon sticks
- Clover honey
- Simple syrup
- Grade B maple syrup
- tonic water (Schweppes till I use it up, then I'm headed to Fever Tree or Q Tonic)
- Freixenet Cordon Negro Cava
- Veuve Clicquot Ponsardin Champagne
- Stirrings Authentic Grenadine
- Pom Wonderful pomegranate juice
- Rose's Kola Tonic
Good lord, my liquor cabinet is tiny compared to yours. (Do I look like a millionaire)
Let's see, this is what I have from memory:
Vodkas:
Belvedere
Grey Goose
Chopin
Sub Rosa Tarragon
Sub Rosa Saffron
Ciroc
Gins:
Junipero
Plymouth
Absinthe:
La Fee
St. George Absinthe Verte
Rums:
Rhum Barbancourt 15-year
Mt. Gay
Appleton Estates
Havana Club 7-Year Anejo
Oronoco
Whiskies, Scotch, & Cognac:
Black Maple Hill (9-yr, I think)
Talisker 10
Maison Prunier "Axel Gay" Cognac Grande Champagne
Assorted:
Chartreuse
Luxardo Maraschino
Kaluha (left behind by a friend after a camping trip - I've no idea what to do with it)
a bottle of Bassano del Grappa that I bought in the town of Bassano del Grappa. :)
Mixers:
Sweet red vermouth
Dolin white vermouth
Peychaud's bitters
Angostura bitters
homemade simple syrup
Stirrings Blood Orange bitters
Violet syrup
Rose syrup
Lavender syrup
rosewater
I'm sure there's some I'm missing but I'm too lazy to get up right now. :)
Posted by: Kosmonaut | May 10, 2008 at 01:30 PM
Oh, also, a bottle of St. Germain.
Posted by: Kosmonaut | May 10, 2008 at 01:31 PM