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Very good graphics. I like it. Modern, with the instructions on the bottle. Treat like Sipsmith Summer Cup or Pim's. Chuck in some fruit, mixers and maybe mint for an alternative Summer drink.

An excellent evening, great company and great Ports. Thank you very much CMAG for organising and donating. After a somewhat "drier" January than I would have liked, most welcome indeed. Thanks all, and thanks B+F for looking after us.

AHB wrote:I've just thought what I can bring - a bottle of 1996 FG; 1996 being almost 1969.

Perhaps 3 bottles of FG 1996, since they will be 69 years old between them. Although technically the brief is "a" bottle of port, so perhaps not.

Yes please. An excellent theme. I will work something out.

I wonder how much prices (and indeed supply) are influenced by currency fluctuations.

Yes please, works for me.

Yes, works for me.

70's (or from that decade, don't mind which) is a great alternative idea. Still up for Quinta do Cachao when it is possible to arrange. The 13th works for me, but the 14th might land me in trouble.

Can I also go on the list please.

Theme. Anything fortified from Victoria Wine? Could be interesting, but perhaps not in a good way.

Thanks Tom and all, two excellent Industry Guests too, been looking forward to this for a while, see you later.

My copy of The Book arrived here in speedily urban London today, and it looks very good indeed. I am most certainly not disappointed.

That is a lovely looking line up. Good effort

Yes please, I'm still in.

Yes please, good idea, but I currently have no Krohn.

Good idea, I'll try.

I'm pretty sure, incidentally, that we have more than one resident pedant, but one in particular is most useful in starting new threads and policing us.

jdaw1 wrote:

DRT wrote: ↑

00:08 Sat 10 Nov 2018

Do we get two guesses at the Magnum?

I’m against this precedent. Would we get only half a guess at a half?

Given our skills at guessing I'm not against two goes. Bringing a blind magnum in two bottles is enough to confuse us. More guesses might give more points and more joy (but probably won't).

An excellent idea, I'm also volunteering.

Fabulous. Thank you.

Waitrose online included fortified. I mulled a little then bought a few more QdVesuvio 2011 at £45. My lack of willpower is legendary.

Yes please.

I've just listened to the esteemed author on The UK Wine Show ThirtyFifty podcast where he talks about vintage port. Very entertaining and well worth a listen. There's also a follow up podcast which I haven't listened to yet, where he talks about The Book. Both very good, very well worth a listen.

No dinner for me thanks.

Is OBV a possibility?

I'm beginning to like blind. I'm still as rubbish at guessing though.