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I think you could have pop'n'poured a traditional Warre LBV, just as I have; perhaps even the same one, a W82LBV ?

I'm going to give you that. From 9pm until midnight Jupiter is at its closest point to Earth and the Sun, Earth and Jupiter are in alignment, in that order. It is known as Opposition and is the best time to view Jupiter from Earth, provided the sky is clear. My completely inadequate photographic ca...

LGTrotter wrote:But I didn't, can't get used to this poxy iPad.

Free yourself from the Apple chains, I say... (though tbh I'd avoid windows 8 as well; it's getting to be a nightmare out there right now!)
C'mon Mr. D, I have minutes to waste, and no question to risk getting right.

Personally I'm not a fan of the square-stemmed with notch glasses. I'm not sure I can be a lot more specific than that I find the the smooth stem much more comfortable to hold than the corners and notch. Of course, I realise that others may need the notch in order to ensure that they always hold the...

DRT wrote:Is it a bottle of Port with a tasting note from AHB in the description?

It certainly is; There is a bottle of F77 on there, with tasting notes from Wine Spectator, Robert Parker, Neil Martin and AHB - and AHB's score is the lowest of the lot

DRT's question.

Nope, no guesses approaching the right answer yet... Clue: The TPF member is mentioned by TPF name, not "real" name, and not just Christian name. The reference is NOT a co-incidence, either. p.s. Have just been out for food with friends, and have another friend coming over shortly, so will...

Not Tom, and not fireworks.
Clue: The TPF member is NOT the seller.

Derek's telescope? Selling his tube *wags little finger* to get a bigger one. Julian. Selling his big empty tubes. Me selling off my collection of hand-tooled vintage jokes. No, none of the people mentioned, and the "why" does not involve the girth of any TPF member's tube. Question remin...

is it page 252 yet...? (no)

So to recap, we've been told that 1945 is not far wrong, but that it's not 1948. It isn't Fonseca, Graham or Taylor, but Croft is 'close'. Taking that literally, the closest other house to the Croft quinta at Roêda is Dow. Is it a Dow 42? Go back a couple of posts; Alex confirmed the vintage was '...

Just seen Alex's second clue (posts crossed), so am assuming it is my turn:

I have just seen the name of a member of TPF on ebay, in an auction ending this weekend - who and why?

Interesting statistics as always, thank you. I'm particularly impressed with: In 2013 I wrote 496 tasting notes on 495 different bottles of port not only by the huge variety of ports within a year, but that you also seem to have almost avoided any duplication of tasting notes whatsoever! Also your &...

AHB wrote:

DRT wrote:Delaforce 1947?

Right vintage. Close on the shipper, although not as close as Croft.

Then I'll guess you mean close alphabetically rather than TFP and go for Cockburn 1947?

Fonseca '48?

DRT wrote:Let's try to narrow the field of possibilities:
Was it from the 1963 vintage?

DRT wrote:Was it from the Christmas tasting at The Bell?

DRT wrote:Older than 1955?

DRT wrote:Older than 1950?

All very helpful for the team reaching the answer, but... where are your guesses, sir?!

Croft '50

Graham 1948

Holy moly... I go away for a few hours and...

AHB wrote:My guess - acid to top up an old lead-acid battery.

AHB is close enough to take it; it was acid for a new, but supplied dry, empty battery - a replacement motorbike battery for an old 125cc I have just taken out of storage for a friend.
AHB's question.

LGTrotter wrote:Phil; because you finally through with one of your relatives. And this is all part of an elabourate alibi.

No, no deaths nor crime of any kind are currently or planned to be involved!

New question: Why did I buy acid this morning?

jdaw1 wrote:

jdaw1 wrote:If there is a guess in PhilW's most recent reply, it isn't sufficiently explicit.

Phil has a record of being better at musing than guessing.

Is it shipping forecast times?

So the sequence is to do with weather, the numbers being minutes is not far wrong and the eighth number in the sequence is predictable. So, chaps, what is constant about the weather? It could be something constant with that sequence (e.g. shipping forecast timing), or also not constant and these ar...

[alert]Calling all statisticians with initials AHB... the year has ended... [/alert]

Also saw this very recently at an Indian restaurant! Though I wasn't in a position to try it at the time, I noted the very high ABV even for a cask-strength and thought "probably gimmick", but the reviews on masterofmalt.com seem pretty positive; I may have to try just to see.

â–º Worshipful Company of Merchant Taylors, Wine Committee, meeting 4 November 1880, discussed ‟2 Pipe of Port (1878) Croft, Dowes, Clode & Baker, Sandeman, Martinez”, ‟Write G Claridge Harp Lane for Samples”; [••LMA291••] and on 4 January 1881 noted ‟Ordered 5/1/81 Mr George Claridge Harp La...