Cockburn Vertical, Tue 2nd Oct 2018

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Cockburn Vertical, Tue 2nd Oct 2018

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This post to hold plans as and when agreed.

Theme: Cockburn Vertical.

Date: Tuesday 2nd October 2018, not far from the tenth anniversary of the Cockburn Vertical in October 2008.

Venue: The Red Room at The Boot & Flogger.

Vintages:
  1. 1908 Magnum (THRA);
  2. 1912 (AHB);
  3. 1920 (DRT);
  4. 1924 (AHB);
  5. 1927 (TC);
  6. 1935 (THRA)
  7. 1947 (JDAW);
  8. 1950 (CPR);
  9. 1955 (WPS);
  10. 1960 (PW)
  11. 1963 (MPM)
  12. 1967 (IDJ);
  13. 1970 (DRL);
  14. 1975 (THRA);
  15. 1977 Re-corked (IDJ);
  16. 1977 original (Team).

People:
  1. JDAW (1947);
  2. TC (1927;
  3. DRL (1970);
  4. AHB (1912, 1924);
  5. DRT (1920);
  6. THRA (1908 Magnum, 1935, 1975);
  7. AP;
  8. CPR (1950);
  9. MPM (1963);
  10. CMAG;
  11. PW (1960);
  12. IDJ (1967, 1977 re-corked);
  13. WPS (1955);
  14. BMHR;
    Team (1977 original).

Waitlist:
  • Industry Guest;
  • R (Invited to take space but did not respond to either email or PM;
  • WG (invited to take space but cannot attend);
  • BMHR (Now a confirmed attendee);
  • Constandia;
  • Caparica;
  • RGO.

Draft of the placemats.
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Re: Cockburn Vertical, October 2018

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The first substantial vertical arranged on ThePortForum was of Cockburn, in October 2008. It was magnificent.

Should we do it again, on a Tuesday close to its tenth anniversary? Both Tuesday 2nd October 2018 and Tuesday 16th October 2018 work for me. Preferences? Bottles? People?

I have a 1947.

Edit: an invitation has been messaged to the London tasters group.
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Yes please
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Excellent idea. Yes please.
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Yes please. I’ll look up what I have when I have time.

I like Cockburn.

Should you keep a seat for an industry guest?
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Yes please.

I have the un-recorked 1977.
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AHB wrote: 00:23 Fri 02 Mar 2018Should you keep a seat for an industry guest?
MC-R?
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yes please...I believe I have a bottle of 1970 for this if I may.
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DRT wrote: 00:25 Fri 02 Mar 2018
AHB wrote: 00:23 Fri 02 Mar 2018Should you keep a seat for an industry guest?
MC-R?
DMS?
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This seems to be a much-welcomed plan.

I was also thinking DMS.

And I'm no longer sure that both the mentioned Tuesdays work for me. Oops.
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AHB wrote: 00:34 Fri 02 Mar 2018
DRT wrote: 00:25 Fri 02 Mar 2018
AHB wrote: 00:23 Fri 02 Mar 2018Should you keep a seat for an industry guest?
MC-R?
DMS?
Both?
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Count me in - early in the month much preferred, as I get hectic during the approach to bonfire night.

Reluctant to release a '66 as it's only two years since the last one and there are only four bottles left. Perhaps worth asking the Syms if they inherited any bottles of that. If they'll let a '45 go that would be fantastic as it's a superb wine.

Is there still stock of the '77 that was gifted to us after the tasting ten years ago?

I have a large number of vintages of Cockburn that I can spare. Might this be the occasion to pop my magnum of 1908 that came with it's original invoice?
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How can I miss. This was a fantastic first TPF event
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Yes please, I can offer CK50 and 60
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Yes please!
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Yes please
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I'm in. I have Ck60, plus Ck77 (recent release) and CkC2000, the latter two both in storage though happy to take either out if needed.
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Yes please. Have the 63 and 50 plus other later ones.
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flash_uk wrote: 08:23 Fri 02 Mar 2018Yes please!
I think I have 63 and 70.
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I would be interested too, have a Ck 55, 60, 63, 67 and 94. Please put me down if there is still space.

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I think that's 14 already!
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Yes please! me +1
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Re: Cockburn Vertical, October 2018

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This evening the first post will be updated from my computer. If we are too many (i.e., more than thirteen of us), then there will be a wait list.

Date looking like Tuesday the 2nd of October.

There are some matters to discuss.

¶ Post-1977 pre-Symington Cockburn was rubbish, as was 1975. Exclude?

¶ Without those, is there too big a gap? Do we exclude the Symington vintages?

¶ The 2008 tasting was done over the whole day, there being lunch and evening sessions. Previous answers affect whether we do that again. But we might have to even without the youngsters.
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Currently I'm free on either the 2nd or the 16th so would be happy to go with Tom's and Julian's preference for the 2nd.

I'd rather not re-taste the vintages younger than 1977. They're not great. And SFE vintages are still too young to be at their best.

If we restrict the tasting to vintages 1977 and older (including 1975, which might not be as bad as it was) and a maximum of 14 vintages then we should be able to cope with this as a single sitting.

Where would 14 pre-1977 vintages of Cockburn take us? 1977, 1975, 1970, 1967, 1963, 1960, 1955, 1950, 1947, 1935, 1927, 1924, 1920, 1917. Once the line-up is as complete as we can get it, I'll fill a gap somewhere. I have a decent selection of Cockburn vintages.
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I currently have 70 and 83 (which agree isn't great). Plenty of time to aquire something else, or adopt.
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