Welcome to my whisky collection - nearly 3000 different bottles!
This site brings together my lifelong passions — collecting whisky labels on paper but also digital.
At this moment I have more then 3550 different whisky labels.
The difference is found in brands in malt and blended whisky or bourbon,
different bottle sizes and different alcohol percentages, but also different
printing techniques and importers.
If you have labels please let me know it so maybe we can exchange some labels.
I also have a lot of wine and beerlabels for trading purpose.
If you have whisky labels, or know other collectors
please let me know it so maybe we can exchange some labels.
If you collect whisky labels also, or have some to trade because you are
a beer or wine label collector please let me know, maybe we can trade.
I have a lot of beer and wine and whisky labels for you.
But you can also make any proposal, just mail me at ........
Whisky labels
A few examples
List
List of all my labels on paper
More scans
About 170 scans from my collection
Whisky Interview
My interview with Dutch magazine
A Glossary of Whisky terms
WHISKY
The name is an English corruption of the ancient name for spirits "water of life" - which in Scottish and Irish Gaelic is "uisge beatha" or "usquebaugh" and sounded to the English ear like "uishgi" and hence "whisky". "Alcohol" incidentally is an Arabic word.
Scotch
means simply that the whisky was distilled and matured in Scotland. Whiskies are made in other countries, notably Ireland and Japan but whiskies they may be, and good ones even, but Scotch they are not. Scotch comes from Scotland.
Malt Whisky
This indicates that the raw material is barley malt, by itself fermented with yeast and distilled in a pot still. This produced a far superior whisky to the common grain whisky found in blends. Note however that just occasionally quality single grain whiskies can be found.
Malt
Malt is essentially barley which has been allowed to germinate by soaking in water then has been dried by the application of heat. The malting process converts the stored starch into soluble compounds such as the sugar maltose and by so doing makes fermentation possible. Drying the malt over a furnace stops the germinating process and lacing the furnace with peat imparts a peaty aroma to the malt.
Grain Whisky
Indicates by contrast that the raw material is unmalted barley, wheat or maize produced as a continuous process in a column still. There are eight grain distilleries in Scotland (an older source lists 15 note).
Single Malt
This indicates that the whisky was made in only one distillery and has not been blended with any other product from elsewhere. It may however contain whisky from several production batches over a period of up to a couple of years. There are rather fewer than 100 working malt whisky distilleries in Scotland with the dominant concentration in the Spey valley in north-east Scotland around Elgin. A smaller group of particularly characterful malt distilleries exists on the western island of Islay and there used to be a third group centered round Campbeltown. About 120 single malts can be identified including the bottled product of now-defunct distilleries.
Vatted Malt
Such a malt is a blend of single malts. This produces a product which is more consistent and can be "tuned" to bring out a particular character. Such whiskies may be less demanding and can form a convenient introduction to the rich and varied world of true single malts. Lovers of malts will argue that it is precisely this inconsistency that gives malt whiskies their charm.
Blended Scotch
Such a whisky contains a variable proportion of blended malt and grain whiskies, commonly about 40% malt:60% grain. A good quality blend may contain more than 40% malt, a cheap one much less. Many malts may be incorporated in the blend to provide bulk then fine elements of the final taste ("top dressing").
Some interesting whisky Links
From distilleries, collectors of whisky, miniature bottles, jugs and more.
Even voorstellen - Whisky- en Wijnhandel Verhaar
This is an excellent whisky site describing world whiskies and their distilleries from the past and present.
Collection mini bottles from 45 country.
A web site dedicated to whisky in all forms. Distillery information, visiting, history, bottling's with taste notes, whiskytrave and more!
Hochwertige Spirituosen zu günstigen Preisen.
Secure on-line shop that supplies a range of welsh spirit drinks
Distillery The Dalmore
Find all kinds of whisky from all over the world
The Whisky Merchants
Sito di mignon italiane con sigillo realizzato con pezzi effettivamente posseduti (ad eccezione di 3/4 pezzi) Visitatemi!
Welcome to my site "pub jugs plus"
Invites like-minded collectors to sell,swap or buy jugs advertising whisk(e)y. The popular jugs are commonly manufactured by Wade,Seton, Carlton, H.C.W. Also includes an insight into my vast collection of Whisky memorabilia
Located in Brittany, Celtic Whisky Compagnie is the home of Celtic whisky, offering whiskies distilled in Scotland and Ireland and a unique Single Malt finished in Brittany.
The Glenfiddich collective
The Balvenie Single malt scotch whisky
The website who feature in Chinese miniature Liquor bottle and bottle form the Far East, have a nice time browsing some of my collection, by clicking the image to start the tour.
Collection of pitcher pub
This site is dedicated to everyone - professional, connoisseur or amateur - interested in uisge beatha, also known as whisky, whiskey, bourbon and rye.
a non-commercial, non-selling whisky society, and we have quite a site containing tasting-notes, whisky index, link-exchange etc. etc.
The international WhiskyAuction.Com® established 1997 | WhiskyAuction.com
WhiskyBids | Buy "&" Sell Collectible & Retail Whisky Online
Raritan Stamps, Inc. is an Auction House and world's leading dealer in Russian material. Raritan Stamps holds quarterly Mail Auction containing about 3000 lots of rare worldwide stamps and postal history. There are comprehensive Russian material of all regimes, nice selection of stamps and covers from Asian and European countries, Zeppelin and Pioneer Flights covers and Picture Postcards. Well illustrated catalogues, sales schedule, Prices Realized, Net Price-List Sale section and all necessary information are available.