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Jay hosted yet another fantastic evening. Photographs and commentary tomorrow.

I wore them. Jay wore them. As for the evidence — well, I'll look in the morning.

Wow. So maybe Cockburn, maybe some year within a percentage point or few of 1895. We’ll find out on the night, perhaps.

Now available, :tpf: cufflinks and lapel pins, costing £20 or $40 for one pair cufflinks + one pin. http://www.jdawiseman.com/ftlop/20080829_cufflinks.png I know about some orders: Luc (already mailed); g-man , jfacciol , EricD (those three taking delivery this evening); and for later delivery in th...

Noval Nacional 1985 : little sediment in the muslin, though washing the very opaque bottle produced plenty more. Decanting shortly after 11am left a tiny sample, which was red with a hint of pink. Light cherry to the nose. The taste very puckering, almost sour, which initially conceals then re-reve...

1985 Graham: Lots of sediment when decanted at 11am. A tiny D+0 sample resulted from priming the decanter: brick red, mid translucency. Spirity nose, a few minutes later the spirit being replaced with black fruit. The one small sip very very hot. It should be better this evening.

G85 and NN85 decanted shortly after 11am Saturday.

From the double-horizontal, 1983 and 1985, on Saturday 13 September 2008 at the home of jfacciol in Brooklyn. Planning and arrangements; Placemats ; Review of the evening as a whole ; 1983 Dow ; 1985 Dow ; 1983 Fonseca ; 1985 Fonseca ; 1983 Gould Campbell ; 1985 Gould Campbell ; 1983 Graham’s ; 1985...

From the double-horizontal, 1983 and 1985, on Saturday 13 September 2008 at the home of jfacciol in Brooklyn. Planning and arrangements ; Placemats ; Review of the evening as a whole; 1983 Dow ; 1985 Dow ; 1983 Fonseca ; 1985 Fonseca ; 1983 Gould Campbell ; 1985 Gould Campbell ; 1983 Graham’s ; 1985...

From the double-horizontal, 1983 and 1985, on Saturday 13 September 2008 at the home of jfacciol in Brooklyn. Planning and arrangements ; Placemats ; Review of the evening as a whole ; 1983 Dow ; 1985 Dow ; 1983 Fonseca ; 1985 Fonseca ; 1983 Gould Campbell ; 1985 Gould Campbell ; 1983 Graham’s ; 198...

From the double-horizontal, 1983 and 1985, on Saturday 13 September 2008 at the home of jfacciol in Brooklyn. Planning and arrangements ; Placemats ; Review of the evening as a whole ; 1983 Dow ; 1985 Dow ; 1983 Fonseca ; 1985 Fonseca ; 1983 Gould Campbell ; 1985 Gould Campbell ; 1983 Graham’s ; 198...

From the double-horizontal, 1983 and 1985, on Saturday 13 September 2008 at the home of jfacciol in Brooklyn. Planning and arrangements ; Placemats ; Review of the evening as a whole ; 1983 Dow ; 1985 Dow ; 1983 Fonseca ; 1985 Fonseca ; 1983 Gould Campbell ; 1985 Gould Campbell ; 1983 Graham’s ; 198...

From the double-horizontal, 1983 and 1985, on Saturday 13 September 2008 at the home of jfacciol in Brooklyn. Planning and arrangements ; Placemats ; Review of the evening as a whole ; 1983 Dow ; 1985 Dow ; 1983 Fonseca ; 1985 Fonseca ; 1983 Gould Campbell ; 1985 Gould Campbell ; 1983 Graham’s; 1985...

From the double-horizontal, 1983 and 1985, on Saturday 13 September 2008 at the home of jfacciol in Brooklyn. Planning and arrangements ; Placemats ; Review of the evening as a whole ; 1983 Dow ; 1985 Dow ; 1983 Fonseca ; 1985 Fonseca ; 1983 Gould Campbell ; 1985 Gould Campbell; 1983 Graham’s ; 1985...

From the double-horizontal, 1983 and 1985, on Saturday 13 September 2008 at the home of jfacciol in Brooklyn. Planning and arrangements ; Placemats ; Review of the evening as a whole ; 1983 Dow ; 1985 Dow ; 1983 Fonseca ; 1985 Fonseca ; 1983 Gould Campbell; 1985 Gould Campbell ; 1983 Graham’s ; 1985...