The TPF Christmas 2008 Offline
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Definitely not able to attend 18th December.
A virtual off-line is of interest! I shall be traveling on 28th December and from then on splitting the East & West Coast chapters of TPF in time terms, somewhere in Houston or San Antonio. My brother does however enjoy a glass of port so all is OK!
How about a Boxing Day (26th December) virtual? (I shall still be in Surrey on GMT)
A virtual off-line is of interest! I shall be traveling on 28th December and from then on splitting the East & West Coast chapters of TPF in time terms, somewhere in Houston or San Antonio. My brother does however enjoy a glass of port so all is OK!
How about a Boxing Day (26th December) virtual? (I shall still be in Surrey on GMT)
Ben
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Vintage 1970 and now proud owner of my first ever 'half-century'!
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Vintage 1970 and now proud owner of my first ever 'half-century'!
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I'm in.uncle tom wrote:Time to move forward on this one folks..
Attendees, please affirm!
Tom
"The first duty of Port is to be red"
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Aye Sir! Affirmed. I have even booked my room at the Saffron Hotel. Not sure what port to bring, though. Are we still intending to go for the Unknown and the Curious with a mini-horizontal of 1908 thrown in for good measure?uncle tom wrote:Time to move forward on this one folks..
Attendees, please affirm!
Tom
Alex
Top Ports in 2023: Taylor 1896 Colheita, b. 2021. A perfect Port.
2024: Niepoort 1900 Colheita, b.1971. A near perfect Port.
2024: Niepoort 1900 Colheita, b.1971. A near perfect Port.
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I can affirm, but, short of steaming a label of a bottle, I'm afraid I don't own anything unknown. And the only peculiar stuff I own consists of things I wouldn't want to inflict on the rest of you! Is anyone torn between two bottles and could therefore offer one up for adoption?uncle tom wrote:Time to move forward on this one folks..
Attendees, please affirm!
Tom
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Jacob - if you are still stuck then drop me a PM and I'm sure that we can come up with something that is either unknown, peculiar or both at an appropriate cost.JacobH wrote:I can affirm, but, short of steaming a label of a bottle, I'm afraid I don't own anything unknown. And the only peculiar stuff I own consists of things I wouldn't want to inflict on the rest of you! Is anyone torn between two bottles and could therefore offer one up for adoption?
Top Ports in 2023: Taylor 1896 Colheita, b. 2021. A perfect Port.
2024: Niepoort 1900 Colheita, b.1971. A near perfect Port.
2024: Niepoort 1900 Colheita, b.1971. A near perfect Port.
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Many thanks. I will get in touch!AHB wrote:Jacob - if you are still stuck then drop me a PM and I'm sure that we can come up with something that is either unknown, peculiar or both at an appropriate cost.JacobH wrote:I can affirm, but, short of steaming a label of a bottle, I'm afraid I don't own anything unknown. And the only peculiar stuff I own consists of things I wouldn't want to inflict on the rest of you! Is anyone torn between two bottles and could therefore offer one up for adoption?
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Ray "Cookie" Cook has confirmed that he wishes to return, complete with a bottle from the year when Newcastle beat Manchester City 3-1 in the FA cup final.
Meanwhile I have a bottle (believed..) from a year when Newcastle also won the FA cup, but against Aston Villa 2-0 - plus a very ancient half bottle, possibly Croft, but otherwise unknown..
Alex is also promising some very ancient treats, and is in cahoots with Jacob..
I would like to make the numbers up to about 12 for the event, so if you havn't yet declared - please do so!
Tom
Meanwhile I have a bottle (believed..) from a year when Newcastle also won the FA cup, but against Aston Villa 2-0 - plus a very ancient half bottle, possibly Croft, but otherwise unknown..
Alex is also promising some very ancient treats, and is in cahoots with Jacob..
I would like to make the numbers up to about 12 for the event, so if you havn't yet declared - please do so!
Tom
I may be drunk, Miss, but in the morning I shall be sober and you will still be ugly - W.S. Churchill
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This sounds like an excellent line-up; I'm very much looking forward to the night!uncle tom wrote:Ray "Cookie" Cook has confirmed that he wishes to return, complete with a bottle from the year when Newcastle beat Manchester City 3-1 in the FA cup final.
Meanwhile I have a bottle (believed..) from a year when Newcastle also won the FA cup, but against Aston Villa 2-0 - plus a very ancient half bottle, possibly Croft, but otherwise unknown..
Alex is also promising some very ancient treats, and is in cahoots with Jacob..
I would like to make the numbers up to about 12 for the event, so if you havn't yet declared - please do so!
Tom
Is there any chance of some directions to the Bell from Audley End (which I think is the nearest station)? It looks like a mile or so from the map, which I assume makes it walkable...
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Are we going to have place mats for the tasting? If so, should we post here the ports that we know we will be bringing - at least as far as we can given that many of them will be "Unknown Shipper, Unknown Vintage".
Alex
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Top Ports in 2023: Taylor 1896 Colheita, b. 2021. A perfect Port.
2024: Niepoort 1900 Colheita, b.1971. A near perfect Port.
2024: Niepoort 1900 Colheita, b.1971. A near perfect Port.
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Less than half a mile in fact - leave the station by the approach road, at the end by the garage turn left and carry on until you reach the pub - the road zig-zags quite sharply just before you get to it - the roadside doors to the pub are not normally in use, so go round to the rear.Is there any chance of some directions to the Bell from Audley End (which I think is the nearest station)? It looks like a mile or so from the map, which I assume makes it walkable...
Tom
I may be drunk, Miss, but in the morning I shall be sober and you will still be ugly - W.S. Churchill
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Perhaps we should just have placemats with numbered circles and no identifying marks? I will work on something and try to post it here.AHB wrote:Are we going to have place mats for the tasting? If so, should we post here the ports that we know we will be bringing - at least as far as we can given that many of them will be "Unknown Shipper, Unknown Vintage".
Alex
Derek
"The first duty of Port is to be red"
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Went to The Bell today to firm up - usual steaks requested.
Derek - could you contact the possible attendees to yea or nay and text me a tally? - Dave Mitchell and Paul Jacobson are probably game again if there's space, and I have another friend who would be good company, however, I will be away from my 'puter for a few days now..
Ta.
Derek - could you contact the possible attendees to yea or nay and text me a tally? - Dave Mitchell and Paul Jacobson are probably game again if there's space, and I have another friend who would be good company, however, I will be away from my 'puter for a few days now..
Ta.
I may be drunk, Miss, but in the morning I shall be sober and you will still be ugly - W.S. Churchill
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I have emailed those who have expressed an interest but not yet confirmed.
"The first duty of Port is to be red"
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I'm afraid I won't be able to attend one of these I will make time
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Unfortunately, Christopher & Guest have also had to pull out.
"The first duty of Port is to be red"
Ernest H. Cockburn
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Kick-off will be 19:00 for 19:30
"The first duty of Port is to be red"
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I wish you all a very, very pleasant evening and I'm sure you'll have lots of fun. A pity LadyR and I can't join this time. Maybe next year...
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Oh whoops, I forgot all about this. Am I down as confirmed?
Port is basically a red drink
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Am I making placemats?
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OK, the current line-up is:
THRA
DRT
AHB
KillerB
Jacob
Ray 'Cookie' Cook
Dave Mitchell
This leaves plenty of scope for friends and relatives, as we can seat 12
Julian,
If you could produce a 'generic' placemat, simply numbered perhaps 1-12, that would be useful, as at this point i only know what half the bottles are going to be, and some of those are 'unknown' - Thanks!
Tom
THRA
DRT
AHB
KillerB
Jacob
Ray 'Cookie' Cook
Dave Mitchell
This leaves plenty of scope for friends and relatives, as we can seat 12
Julian,
If you could produce a 'generic' placemat, simply numbered perhaps 1-12, that would be useful, as at this point i only know what half the bottles are going to be, and some of those are 'unknown' - Thanks!
Tom
I may be drunk, Miss, but in the morning I shall be sober and you will still be ugly - W.S. Churchill
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Placemats to be printed on A3, not duplex.
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Thank you, jdaw1. Unfortunately, A3 printing is a challenge too far for me between now and Thursday. Simplex would be possible, but only on A4.jdaw1 wrote:Placemats to be printed on A3, not duplex.
"The first duty of Port is to be red"
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Placemats to be printed on A4, as requested.
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Thank you.jdaw1 wrote:Placemats to be printed on A4, as requested.
"The first duty of Port is to be red"
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If we would prefer to have A3 placemats, I could print these today.
Also, Tom, would you like any help with the decanting before the evening starts?
Also, Tom, would you like any help with the decanting before the evening starts?
Top Ports in 2023: Taylor 1896 Colheita, b. 2021. A perfect Port.
2024: Niepoort 1900 Colheita, b.1971. A near perfect Port.
2024: Niepoort 1900 Colheita, b.1971. A near perfect Port.