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Store? OK, it's bad enough that i have too leave my cigars for a few years before i smoke them, now i can't drink my scotch yet either?
I suppose it's not so much storing as storing... I've got so many bottles on the go that it will take quite some time to get rid of any of the collection (especially as I'm not always staying in the same place as the whisky). I do need to replace a recently emptied bottle, however, as it's just taken my collection below the twenty mark for the first time in a while.
It's the age old query that my friends have though... "What do you mean you can't afford to come out? You have two humidors full of cigars [not so full now, ed.] and a kitchen full of Scotch!" ... "Which is precisely why I can't afford to come to the pub... I've spent all my money on cigars and whisky!"
I do love the globe drinks cabinet - and am pretty sure that I've looked at that very one before (very longingly, I have to say). My only problem with them is that they aren't big enough... Now, if I was living somewhere slightly bigger than where I do now, that would be a perfect thing for in a small reception room or study (for the study of fine Scotch if that thing was in there); then I'd have a big cabinet full of bottles in the kitchen, dining room or other, larger, reception room.
Usually only wine should be kept on it's side to prevent the cork drying out and allowing oxygen into the contents.
Whisky can be stored upright as it is not affected in this manner.
Champagne is also stored upright as the carbon dioxide content between liquid & cork prevents oxidisation
Interestingly, this whole upright vs lying down storage has intrigued me. As such, I've been on a Google rampage this evening... My research into the subject seems to suggest that all the whisky buffs (or at least our whisky equivalents on the web), along with the whisky 'professionals' I can find online, all recommend that whisky should be stored upright and not on its side. The consensus seems to be that avoiding prolonged contact between the whisky and the cork is desirable, whilst there is (apparantly) enough vapour from the whisky to prevent any 'drying' issues with the cork.
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I've got so many bottles on the go that it will take quite some time to get rid of any of the collection (especially as I'm not always staying in the same place as the whisky). I do need to replace a recently emptied bottle, however, as it's just taken my collection below the twenty mark for the first time in a while.
Now, if I was living somewhere slightly bigger than where I do now, that would be a perfect thing for in a small reception room or study (for the study of fine Scotch if that thing was in there); then I'd have a big cabinet full of bottles in the kitchen, dining room or other, larger, reception room.
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