Display Case / Bar Setup

[snikt]

Hello -- I'm curious what you guys do for a liquor display case or bar setup. I'm just getting started and just have everything in my kitchen cabinet for now.

Looking for something not too fancy just to have maybe 10-20 bottles in and I'm curious what would work.

Thanks

[JohnnyB4439]

Here's my setup for right now. I want to find a better display case at some point.

[michael]

Nice setup!

[Febs]

Here's mine. I'd love a proper bar in my place, but that's going to have to be the next place I think. This works well for now (most of the whisky is on the top 3 shelves), but I'm not sure what I'll do when the next few Glenfiddich ltd editions are released (yes, bit of a 'fiddich fan - 15 different releases and counting):



Cheers,
- Febs.

[Cannella]

I'm lucky. My wife is a big fan of Crate and Barrel. We purchased the Rojo bookshelf, then I added some CabLED lights with 5 levels of brightness.
Overall, I'm very happy. It’s a beast with some serious load bearing capability and the black shelves look great in the evening.
If I had a bigger budget, I'd go for thick glass shelves and incandescent lights. When I first started keeping whisky in places other than the pantry, I took space in my wifes china cabinet (glass shelves, old school lights). The light coming from above and below make for some fantastic shades of amber.

[michael]

Originally Posted by Cannella

I'm lucky. My wife is a big fan of Crate and Barrel. We purchased the Rojo bookshelf, then I added some CabLED lights with 5 levels of brightness.
Overall, I'm very happy. It’s a beast with some serious load bearing capability and the black shelves look great in the evening.
If I had a bigger budget, I'd go for thick glass shelves and incandescent lights. When I first started keeping whisky in places other than the pantry, I took space in my wifes china cabinet (glass shelves, old school lights). The light coming from above and below make for some fantastic shades of amber.

Very nice indeed!

[snikt]

Originally Posted by Cannella

I'm lucky. My wife is a big fan of Crate and Barrel. We purchased the Rojo bookshelf, then I added some CabLED lights with 5 levels of brightness.
Overall, I'm very happy. It’s a beast with some serious load bearing capability and the black shelves look great in the evening.
If I had a bigger budget, I'd go for thick glass shelves and incandescent lights. When I first started keeping whisky in places other than the pantry, I took space in my wifes china cabinet (glass shelves, old school lights). The light coming from above and below make for some fantastic shades of amber.

That looks nice, I'd love to get something like that with doors. I'm afraid my cats would ruin a good bottle if they were just out in the open

[Islay Peat]

Originally Posted by Cannella

If I had a bigger budget, I'd go for... incandescent lights.
The light coming from above and below make for some fantastic shades of amber.

Originally Posted by JohnnyB4439

Something to keep in mind ladies and gentlemen, when displaying your collection, avoid incandescent lighting as they put off UV rays. I used to have incandescent lighting then I switched over to LED, which does not admit UV light. It's also cheaper on power consumption. Just something to think about it!

Modern LED's from Nichia, particularly the high CRI 119 and 219 emitters, have come a long way from the cold, lifeless LED's of recent past. Warmer tints which are easily available now, look virtually undetectable in comparison to incandescent bulbs, with the added benefits of low UV levels, longer life, lower power draw, less heat generation and smaller fixture size.

[SquireMorris]

This is not my bar, it's better........

[michael]

Originally Posted by SquireMorris

This is not my bar, it's better........

JD cave. Very nice.

[oscarswanson]

This is not my bar, it's better........

I love that still. Looks like it works.
I'm already part way there. I have the burner from my chicken wing fryer.
I don't have the know how to design and build the still.
Anyone know of a company that makes scaled down versions of Scotch whisky pot stills that work?
I would think a bit to expensive.

I'll have to update my display case after looking at all of yours.
I think the lights do a lot towards the presentation.

[oscarswanson]

This is kind of addictive isn't it?
Room for only one or two more bottles.

[Islay Peat]

Originally Posted by oscarswanson

This is kind of addictive isn't it?
Room for only one or two more bottles.

OMG, all that Ardbeg and no Corryvreckan!?! (Now that I look a little harder, I can see it over on the right side there.)

Loved perusing your top shelf, but audibly gasped with delight when I saw the lower shelf.

Didn't like Lagavulin 12 the first time I tried it, but last week found out that I like it even better than the 16.