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Links for a tasting of Graham's and Graham's Malvedos at the Bunghole on Tuesday 13 November 2012.

• Review of the events as a whole;
• 1942 Graham;
• 1955 Graham;
• 1960 Graham;
• 1963 Graham;
• 1965 Graham Malvedos;
• 1966 Graham;
• 1968 Graham Malvedos;
• 1970 Graham;
• 1975 Graham;
• 1976 Graham Malvedos;
• 1977 Graham;
• 1978 Graham;
• 1979 Graham Malvedos (Magnum);
• 1980 Graham;
• 1983 Graham;
• 1984 Graham Malvedos;
• 1985 Graham Crusted;
• 1985 Graham;
• 1987 Graham Malvedos;
• 1990 Graham Malvedos;
• 1991 Graham;
• 1994 Graham;
• Planning and arrangements;
• Placemats.

G75. Graham’s was the first 1975 I ever had, way back in 1988, and I then thought it faded. So this was orange tawny, 20% opaque. Nose had spirit and barley sugar. Taste very spirity. Not good. I wrote, without recalling earlier events, ‟20 years past best”, but, upon reflection, that might be an under-estimate.

Pale with brown stained colour. Alcohol and mahogany wood bouquet. Washed out palate with a tangy finish.

Deep tone of rich burnt orange hue, 20% opaque. Gentle nose of smokey and sweet cranberry. A touch empty on entry, but with some soft raisin flavours and a pleasant acidity. Modestly sweet with a pleasant smokiness running through the sweet fruit. A long finish of dates and sweet grapefruit delivering a nice combination of sweet fruit and lingering bitterness. In flavour and texture, this is very reminiscent of a filtered LBV from the '60s. 82/100

My only previous bottle of this was much, much better.