Old & Odd, New York, Friday 7th November 2008

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Old & Odd Tasting, Friday 7th November 2008

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We have a plan.

19:30 Friday 7th November 2008, Nick + Stef’s, 9 Penn Plaza at Madison Square Garden, 33rd Street and Eighth Avenue, NY 10121-0111.

By bottle:
  1. 1873 Schofield (FF);
  2. 1896 ‘Refreshed’ Garcia (AHB);
  3. 1932 Butler Nephew (ED);
  4. 1938 Hooper (JDAW, adopted by GEE);
  5. 1942 Hooper (JDAW, adopted by MW);
  6. 1944 Hooper (JHG);
  7. 1947 Barros (JDAW);
  8. 1952 Barros (JDAW);
  9. Vintage Character, Quinta do Infantado, bottled October 1996 (JDAW).
By person:
  1. FF (1873 Schofield);
  2. AHB (1896 ‘Refreshed’ Garcia);
  3. ED (1932 Butler Nephew);
  4. GEE (1938 Hooper);
  5. MW (1942 Hooper);
  6. JHG (1944 Hooper);
  7. JDAW (1947 Barros; also 1952 Barros; also Vintage Character, Quinta do Infantado, bottled October 1996).
Looks good. Indeed, looks so good that I have asked my cellar keepers to bring my four bottles in to Manhattan. (And if needed I have another O&O to hand.)

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I do not have a +1 - my wife is not a Port drinker and will not be attending the Port tasting.
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OK: the ‟¿GEE’s + 1?” has been deleted in the post starting this page.
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While I wish I could attend my employer has other plans for me that weekend. Sorry guys and I am so jealous UGH :x
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While I wish I could attend my employer has other plans for me that weekend. Sorry guys and I am so jealous UGH :x
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omg, my apologies as well :oops: . i just told my wife i would be out that night and she reminded me :x of previous plans :? :( .

color me jealous at this point too. :( :crying:

my apologies.
differentdave wrote:While I wish I could attend my employer has other plans for me that weekend. Sorry guys and I am so jealous UGH :x
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Your previous plans are less important. And you agreed to this eight years ago or so you could tell them.
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i like the way you think. :lol:

i'll work on it, but if someone steps in to fill my shoes, please allow them to do so without checking on me first. :|
jdaw1 wrote:Your previous plans are less important. And you agreed to this eight years ago or so you could tell them.
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Bring your wife to the tasting, telling her that you just want to stop by to say 'hi' and then you can go on to your other activities.

We'll supply her with enough Port that she won't be able to contradict you the next morning when you tell her that you did, in fact, go on to your other activity! And we'll provide you with 7 witnesses who will all swear that you did, in fact, leave the tasting earlier than the rest of us though none of us can recall at precisely what time you left.
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Or become terribly ill. So ill that you are unable to go to the other function with the wife and instead will just stay at home and watch television. Then, perhaps three minutes after she leaves, start to feel better and decide go out ‟just for one, for medical purposes only, with some friends”.

To make it plausible the following day you can feign a headache and extreme tiredness.
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jdaw1 wrote:Or become terribly ill. So ill that you are unable to go to the other function with the wife and instead will just stay at home and watch television. Then, perhaps three minutes after she leaves, start to feel better and decide go out ‟just for one, for medical purposes only, with some friends”.

To make it plausible the following day you can feign a headache and extreme tiredness.
yea you just gotta remember to brush the teeth before you hit the sack =)
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I can make it so I'm still on for O&O.
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Somebody has to ask about decanting times.
  1. 1873 Schofield (FF);
  2. 1896 ‘Refreshed’ Garcia (AHB);
  3. 1932 Butler Nephew (ED);
  4. 1938 Hooper (JDAW, adopted by GEE);
  5. 1942 Hooper (JDAW, adopted by MW);
  6. 1944 Hooper (JHG);
  7. 1947 Barros (JDAW);
  8. 1952 Barros (JDAW);
  9. Vintage Character, Quinta do Infantado, bottled October 1996 (JDAW).
My strongly-held view is that I have no idea. Perhaps four hours for all of them?
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looking at the pale color of my bottle,
I'm scared and would rather pop and pour.
Tho, i don't know how that's going to work with decanting out sediments if the only time I get is before I head to work.

I was going to bring a funnel and coffee filters to the restaurant.
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In my brief experience so far, I have found that pop & pour tends to work pretty well for my palate, especially as the Port gets older. It is particularly true for tawnies, and though none of these qualify some of them may be old enough that it holds true anyway.

I'm sure I'll be happy with whatever the more experienced among us determine is correct enough for our purposes. :wink:
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I'll be there although 7:30 pm is getting mighty close to my bedtime.

On decanting, I'll decant right before jumping on the subway, i.e., about an hour before we start tasting.

What are we doing about glasses? Is the restaurant providing enough or should we bring some?
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jfacciol wrote:I'll be there although 7:30 pm is getting mighty close to my bedtime.

On decanting, I'll decant right before jumping on the subway, i.e., about an hour before we start tasting.

What are we doing about glasses? Is the restaurant providing enough or should we bring some?
Okay, I'll bump the reservation up to 7pm when I get closer to final numbers. Looks to be 8? (2 spots available still)

The restaurant has big bordeaux glasses, so I know Julian would definitely prefer port style glasses. They said they're happy to accommodate.
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jdaw1 wrote:1896 ‘Refreshed’ Garcia (AHB);
Alex has sent a picture:
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‟Elviro Garcia”? ‟Rare lodge port”? With ‟1896” that can fairly be said to be ‟Old & Odd”.
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Greetings:

I will be teaching downtown that evening until about 9:30 PM but if you are likely to still be at the restaurant up through 10PM, I would love to pop in with a dessert Port and to say hello and have a taste together. (I will look at the list so I don't duplicate anyone's). (Luckily I am on the #2 and 3 line so it won't take long to get to the restaurant)
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We’ll be there.
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Julian, do you want to bring a box of glasses and I'll bring a box?
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I’ll bring my box of glasses.

Jay: I used to have two types of INAO/ISO3591 glass. Some with the rolled edge, and some with a thinner edge. They became muddled one tasting, and then my muddled set became muddled with your two boxes of rolled-edges. If you have the time and enthusiasm, please could I recover my (slightly-better) thinner-edge glasses put all of them in the box you’re bringing, and I’ll keep those and part with rollers. Thank you.
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Another bottle I forgot: idiot! But don’t get too excited.
The front label wrote:Porto
Vintage Character
Meio Seco
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Quinta do Infantado
The back label wrote:This high quality Porto was made from Organically grown grapes, respecting both ecological cycles and the environment. After a completely natural maturation in casks, 7.000 bottles were Estate Bottled on October 1996, without filtering nor fining.
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Bottle No. 6655
This bottle added to the lists in posts above.
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I used to have two types of INAO/ISO3591 glass. Some with the rolled edge, and some with a thinner edge. They became muddled one tasting, and then my muddled set became muddled with your two boxes of rolled-edges. If you have the time and enthusiasm, please could I recover my (slightly-better) thinner-edge glasses put all of them in the box you’re bringing, and I’ll keep those and part with rollers.
Ah, homework. I will certainly try to separate the glasses if I can detect the difference.
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