OK- I have just emptied out the alcohol cupboard.... what will still be good?

[EachPeachPearMum]

Bearing in mind- I have been pg, bfing, or ttc for past 4 years or so, and therefore teetotal

We have:
A bottle of Grenadine (1/2 left)
bottle of Sake (1/2 left)
Liqueur de Framboise (1/2 left)
Bottle of Absolut (1/2 left)
Bottle of Absolut Vanilla (1/2 left)
Bottle of Cinzano Bianco (4/5 left)
Choya plum wine (1/4)
Choya plum liqueur unopened bottle
bottle of Pimms No1 unopened
Bottle of Pimms No1 with a little left
a Half bottle of Bacardi- unopened
Bottle of Kahlua (1/2 left) but this was purchased in last 12 mo by DH
Captain Morgan rum (!) (7/8 left)
Tequila (1/4 bottle left)
brandy (1/10 left, but I use in cooking so will keep)
2 bottles of cava unopened
a 2006 Chardonnay
a 2006 Valpolicella
a 2004 Vins de pays de Gascogne (this is probably completely rank!)

Malt whiskys:
Scapa 14 yr
Glenfiddich 12 yr
Ledaig
Islay Malt 10 yr
Aberlour 12 yr
Talisker special 15 yr
Ardbeg special- Uigeadal
Old Pulteney 12 yr
Bowmore 15 yr

Organic ale and organic cider both bought in last 6 months.

I assume the malt whisky will all be fine (plus some are much more recent, as DH often gets for birthday/christmas etc) but what about the rest?

Oh my, can I come and visit?

OK, OK, I will come round and help you "get rid" of your extremely impressive booze cabinet!

I have no idea what would be OK, sorry. I think I would just make like a teenager and keep sipping them until I passed out!

I wouldn't have a clue nothing lasts long in this house

After some research I am afraid it will all need to be disposed of, I shall sent you my address the details of an alcohol disposal place.

Chuck the Pimms, had some that was opened 12m and it was odd.

I reckon anythign with the strength of spirits or liqueurs is pretty much safe - it just pickes any germs that come near at that strength!

Not sure about sake, Chinzano, Pimms, plum wine... if they're open and not very alcoholic they could have gone funny.

Unopened wine is probably still ok, though the 2004 may be better for a casserole, it wn't be improving with age!

Vodka should be OK. Any opened liquers, I would say dodgy. Has the wine been kept flat? (ie: not upright). If so should be OK. Wine usually has a keep guide on the label.

Anything sparkling should normally be drunk within 6 months but if its been kept flat it might be OK. Just a case of trying it. You will know as soon as you try to open as it will be flat! Happy trying!

The Sake probably won't be any good.

LoWand Lizzy- if you were close enough to collect- you would be welcome to some! (am still pg... and will hopefully be bfing a while)

am about the framboise though- I love that stuff!

Oh -LoW- will the unopened pimms be odd too do you think?

pinkteddy- unfortunately has all been upright... I think the cavas should go.
I don't like it anyway- not a patch on real champagne!

You can drink alcohol while bf, at least once your baby is big enough that you can predict when they'll sleep for a while. You just need to wait 2-3 hours after drinking and no need to pump and dump .

That's an impressive collection. We had chinzano for years when I was a child and my granny used to drink a glass each Christmas. She never complained it had gone off .

Well- I had a fun session pouring stuff away and the recycling bin looks more like neighbours' now

Grendel- I realise you can drink when bf... but I choose not to- you can't always predict when they will demand a feed, even when they're a bit bigger (or maybe that was just my dd?). I never drive when I have had a drink either- even just a snifter- I am only very small, and as far as I am concerned... it's a bigger percentage in someone my size!

OK, sorry, just thought I'd mention it in case you didn't know . These days I find it quite easy to predict when my 16 month and 3,5 yr olds will breastfeed so have been able to enjoy a glass of wine .

I would never drive after drinking either.

What about the Kahlua? We got some last xmas in a fit of 'we shoudl buy some festive drinks' and had just one drink of it.

I think the Kahlua will be fine- it's quite strong. DH like white russians, so our kahlua is actually quite a recent purchase.

Anyone know how long unopened Pimms would keep?

Mmm, white russians are loooovely.

This might sound silly, but do any of the bottles have best-before dates or similar on them?

Pimms should have a date on the bottle somewhere.

I've got unopened Baileys from last xmas and it's in date till mid 2009, so Pimms would probably last longer I would think.

TA- unfortunately no! All the ones that did have been tipped away, as they were over.
I can't find a date anywhere on the pimms cornsilk.

what about advocat (SP?) opened last christmas

I'm surprised that Baileys doesn't say 'drink within X of opening', as it's only 17% and creamy. Anything at 40% can't possibly have anything growing in it.

It's probably more down ot whether things are past their best than them being 'off' and bad. So the only answer is to try them!

I wouldn't throw any of it out! , I'd drink it all ~ but not in one session of course

Merry Christmas!

eek- leoleo- wouldn't touch the advocaat no matter how fresh it was