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I think you've just earned an opaque bottle..

Well, a splendid effort

I can't help thinking there's a job waiting for you on Blue Peter..

..now children, here's how you can make your very own MRI scanner...

This evening, in a bar, having a bite to eat, the telly was showing Spencer Kelly with his BBC Click program from the CES where he was very rapidly going through a range of new gadgets. The sound was turned down. Then I saw him with a row of plastic tumblers with varying levels of water in them that...

For the eighth year in a row I consumed exactly 48 bottles of vintage port at home last year, with an average age of 43.8 years compared to 44.1 years in 2017 I currently have 874 different ports, of which 616 are vintage. Average age of my VP as of Jan 1st was 32 years, ten months and 24 days Colle...

The amount of vintage port sold during the summer and autumn of 2017 was very low and prices ran hot due to low supply levels.

That changed in December (after Decanter would have gone press) and successive large offerings saw the last sales turn into a turkey shoot for bargain hunters..

Does this imply that it is not quite finished, Tom?

Finished a long time ago and now undergoing a modest re-furb..

I was trying to remember when I started work on that cellar..

All is ready, I shall be on parade from about 6.15pm

Four youngest bottles decanted just now at home - all looking good Notable are the levels of the stash I'm bringing - none are below BN and even the 1910 has an IN level.. All original signups appear to be on parade, the Boot and Flogger seem to be in control - I'm about to head off.. If anyone need...

Am assuming everyone is up for a fillet steak ..

Tom — trains permitting, I hope to be at the B&F around 16.30 and will help to get the room ready and the wines poured.

Excellent - thanks!

Tom - are you OK printing A3? If not, let me know and I'll sort.

I can only print A4 - if you can print A3 that would be really helpful

Please confirm good.

Looks good thanks Julian

- As things stand, I shall be bringing all the bottles save the '70 (Ian) and possibly the '62 (Tony will bring the '62 if he gets past the wait list) - Eight bottles are already there - needless to say the lift at Borough station chose that day to be kaput - so I had to lug them up the stairs.. - I...

OK costs..

16 vintages of Offley, ranging from 1924 to 1985, split 13 ways, and not including food or tip, works out at a modest £129 pp

Possible add-ons:

Offley 1910 - adds £15 pp

Offley 1975 - adds £3 pp

Will be delivering to the B&F on Thursday, if anyone's around for a warm up..

I'm still in, subject to final confirmation of the cost of attending. Please advise when you can.

Have only one question mark left on that front, but as of now it's looking like an 'Offley' good value event!

Could everyone confirm they are still up for this, and if they wish to deviate from their standard food order, please shout..

(and if you're not on the standard food list, please advise..)

are you providing all the bottles

Probably most - but I'm checking with people who say they have bottles to see if they can supply for less..

OK - a question:

Do we go for an eighteen bottle lineup and include '94 and '00 - or go for a sixteen bottle event leaving them out?

I have plans to travel down with the oldest bottles some time next week - anyone fancy an informal meet to make better use of the journey..?

I don’t have any 2011’s so will have to adopt.

You've only got 33 years to buy some - better hurry..

Be aware - be very aware - that if you put two bottles together in a darkened room, you will suddenly find there are lots of bottles and your bank account is mysteriously empty.. The first time I went to a wine auction I came home with nothing. The second time I came back with seven bottles and the ...

Oh! :oops: :oops: :oops: Is there some confusion? have we got 2 venues booked? is this a safari tasting? 1) Yes 2) Yes, it would appear.. 3) No So, AHB perused the thread and didn't spot the booking, I perused the thread and didn't spot the booking, and JDAW couldn't remember if he'd made the bookin...

Note change of venue:

We are now booked in at the Tappit Hen - Davy's newest venue - 21-23 St Swithin's Ln, London EC4N 8AD

Is in easy walking distance of both Bank and Cannon St stations

A Graham '42 won wine of the night at a Graham vertical tasting back in November 2012 - I haven't opened one since, and have still got three bottles left from that stash..

..I feel an excuse coming on!

Has the venue been booked by someone?

I was under the impression that the ever efficient JDAW had, but it's not in the thread..