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Some regulars gathered on Tuesday 10th July 2012 in The Bung Hole, for a Blind emergency.

Links:

• Review of the evening as a whole;
• 2004 Quinta da Gaivosa LBV (bot 2009);
• 1980 Taylor;
• 1962 Dow LBV;
• 1940 Dalva Reserve bot 1990;
• 1955 Gonzalez Byass;
• 1960 Warre;
• 1996 Warre Quinta da Cavadinha;
• 20Y Croft tawny, bot 1978;
• Placemats;
• Planning and arrangements.

D62 LBV, decanted 19:00. Faded brown, 20% opaque. Nose had barley sugar, like a Bg63. Taste heat, light, faint. Light mint, and vanilla.

Bottled 1966. Very pale with a modest orange-brown colour; 5% opaque. Muted nose, very gentle but pleasantly fragrant. Lightweight, light-bodied; elegant and floral with a hint of coffee on the inoffensive palate. Very long but dried out finish full of slightly bitter cedar wood and birch sap. 87/100. Decanted ½ hour.