Whisky Forum - Do you keep your empty whisky bottles?

Craven · Triple Malt Member Joined: 10 Mar 2010 Posts: 218

I just wondered what others do with there empty whisky bottles. I just had a clear out as i had accumulated too many. It seemed like a good idea at the time to keep some of the special bottles but i eneded up with too many and had a clear out tonight and got rid of the lot. Do you keep yours.

Tom W · Posted: Thu Jan 27, 2011 9:28 pm Post subject:

ye I always think about keeping bottles but it never happens! Had a bit of a box displaying back at home though, had about 15 - 20 in a nice row ha

JAB · Posted: Thu Jan 27, 2011 9:48 pm Post subject:

Yep keep mine for now untill a run out of space on the top of the cabinets!

Plus with some special bottles there is always some one looking for the empty box!

Bookie · Master Of Malts Joined: 15 Sep 2008 Posts: 945

I used to keep them then decided just to keep some special ones even then space became a problem and the Mrs thought i had lost my marbles keeping empty bottles. So i just throw them out now.

Fergie · Master Of Malts Joined: 02 Dec 2006 Posts: 1741

I never really got attached to the bottles but i have kept a number of tin tubes which i have used for storage for bits and pieces in the garage.

Brummie · Master Of Malts Joined: 08 Feb 2010 Posts: 661

I started keeping some special bottles but they got too much although i still have a few which i am attached to.

Big Mac · Posted: Fri Jan 28, 2011 12:28 am Post subject:

At one time I attempted to take the labels of bottles i finished but with limited success so gave up on the idea.

Samson · Posted: Fri Jan 28, 2011 2:00 am Post subject:

McKay · Posted: Fri Jan 28, 2011 7:25 am Post subject:

I have kept a few special ones but mainly i need the space to store the full ones Very Happy

Tom W · Posted: Fri Jan 28, 2011 11:55 am Post subject:

ye whisky labels are impossible to get off! can't just soak them off like wine ahhh

Hodge · Posted: Fri Jan 28, 2011 12:22 pm Post subject:

I recently started keeping a digital photographic record of all my bottles, wish i had thought of it sooner.

5-12-1908 · Master Of Malts Joined: 22 Dec 2010 Posts: 307

The wife obliged me to get rid of my empty bottles and boxes.

Well, she said if I wanted to keep them, she would find a new storage place, and i would need to brace myself.

It broke my heart...I kept a couple.....but all the corks!

I often wake in the early hours cudling into empty bottles with the wife peering through the letterbox..........but alas its only a dream.

Forbes · Double Malt Member Joined: 10 Sep 2010 Posts: 191

Like Fergie i have kept a few tins for storing things but have never really got attached to the empties

McKay · Posted: Sun Jan 30, 2011 6:57 pm Post subject:

I have kept a few ceramic jugs which look good on a shelf but i throwm the majority away.

Archer · Master Of Malts Joined: 06 Oct 2009 Posts: 1519

I dont hang on to the empties as it reminds me of what i have not got now Sad