The trick is to build it up over time.
Or get people 'round for a birthday, and tell them to bring a bottle of interesting spirit.

Whenever you go on holiday, come back with a bottle of something local (in Romania it's tsvika - plum brandy - which is not recommended, however).

Or just save up then go down the supermarket and blow £200 on stock. The great thing is that spirits generally keep.

We have a bar. I used to hate it, but now it's fantastic: after moving in together and sharing a joint, Mrs Vagabond suddenly decided to cover it in Tigerskin funfur. It's now the best thing you've ever seen except me.
( Je suis un vagabond is an unfunny, up your own arse middle class knob, Tue 29 Jun 2010, 13:21, 1 reply)

the £200 will be the way to go.
I'd drink it within a week, which may be a reason why I've not done it. "spirits generally keep" not in my house.
(waxdart hello., Tue 29 Jun 2010, 13:32, closed)

It wasn't the inability to keep an open bottle of booze
it was the typo of "past" as "pasted" that made me wonder if you're an alcoholic...
(xanthine, Wed 30 Jun 2010, 13:53, closed)

thanks for proofreading the shite I type
my dear internet monkey.
(waxdart hello., Thu 1 Jul 2010, 12:05, closed)