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On Tuesday 11th October 2017, at the Boot and Flogger we held the long-planned much-procrastinated Gould Campbell vertical, its final and most splendid organiser being IDJ.

Links:

• Review of the evening as a whole;
• 1927 Gould Campbell;
• 1934 Gould Campbell;
• 1963 Gould Campbell;
• 1966 Gould Campbell;
• 1970 Gould Campbell;
• 1975 Gould Campbell;
• 1977 Gould Campbell;
• 1980 Gould Campbell (single);
• 1980 Gould Campbell (magnum);
• 1983 Gould Campbell;
• 1985 Gould Campbell;
• 1991 Gould Campbell;
• 1994 Gould Campbell;
• 1997 Gould Campbell;
• Placemats;
• Food order;
• Planning and organisation.

40% opacity, red-brown, yellow rim. Sweet candy and toasted marshmallow on the nose. Silky, syrupy, smooth, balanced. Oranges, great balance. Many years left in this.

Cork branded "Gould Campbell 193" so presumed to be 1934. Copper brown colour, 50% opaque. A lovely nose with gentle cinnamon and delicate caramelised fruit; very attractive nose. Gentle flavours, elegant but a little dried out with bruised bananas leading on the palate. Dry aftertaste and a lingering finish full of bitter orange oil. This is a very nice port which is drying out. 87/100. Decanted 2 hours.

GC34: pink-red-red, 30% opaque. Light, lid-length. Starting to dry out — only a decade left in this. Like the ’27, boiled sweets.

Later delicious candy sweetness.