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Sandeman Vertical on Friday 12th May 2011 at the RAF Club, Piccadilly, London.

Links:

• Review of the event as a whole;
• Tasting notes of Sandeman: 1873, 1904, 1911, 1927, 1934, 1935, 1943, 1945, 1947, 1948, 1950, 1955, 1958, 1960, 1963, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1970, 1975, 1977, 1980, 1982, 1985, 1994, 1997;
• Planning and arrangements;
• Placemats.

S48, Decanted 160:00; first tasted about 19:15. Red, 60% opaque. Medium-full weight. Strawberry fruit. But later it had become duller: the ideal decanting time might be quite short.

20% opaque, deep orange in colour. Subdued on the nose, showing a little orange peel. Quite dry entry, light / medium bodied but develops very nicely on the palate to give reach medium bodied levels. Lovely orange peel aftertaste of modest length. 88/100.

Richard Mayson’s TNs from this event: ‘permalink’.