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my vote is for the a.m. option but perhaps an immediate double decant or into a small decanter rather than a big ship's decanter with a lot of air contact.

nb - given my still tentative attendance and the fact i will struggle for printer access tomorrow, it will not be easy for me to print (though if we're really stuck i could send by email to the Barbican Ryman printing service email address if Derek/Julian email the .pdf to me)

jdaw1 wrote:Updated draft of the placemats.

• RAYC, JDAW, DRT;
• C67, T77, W77, Mz85.

JDAW can print (unless others who can print will be arriving early).

JDAW can print.

I can decant at midnight tonight (with immediate re-corking) or tomorrow at around 5pm.

Please choose.

DRT wrote:5pm.

Please concur or otherwise with the T77 time.

tonight would probably get my vote.

or wake up 15 mins earlier!!

jdaw1 wrote:

DRT wrote:5pm.

Please concur or otherwise with the T77 time.

ok! won't be offended if my suggestions are overruled.

Rob favours early decanting; I favour late. DRT: you have the casting vote.

jdaw1 wrote:Rob favours early decanting; I favour late. DRT: you have the casting vote.

i am not a definite. therefore my vote is not worth the same as yours.

RAYC wrote:i am not a definite. therefore my vote is not worth the same as yours.

The value of your judgement as to which is better should be independent of your attendance.

My preference for my bottles is 5pm tomorrow as is lessens the chance of them leaking on my clothes in my bag tomorrow. I therefore vote for 5pm for JDAWs bottle too.

DRT wrote:I therefore vote for 5pm for JDAWs bottle too.

I’ll give him three minutes.

jdaw1 wrote:

DRT wrote:I therefore vote for 5pm for JDAWs bottle too.

I’ll give him three minutes.

Or just after 6pm would be fine.

jdaw1 wrote:

DRT wrote:I therefore vote for 5pm for JDAWs bottle too.

I’ll give him three minutes.

Done.

The plan:
• TCP, 18:30ish.
• JDAW and DRT definitely, RAYC probably, RLC who knows, others welcome.
• Late decanting for JDAW and DRT, others as they see fit.
• JDAW to print the placemats.

jdaw1 wrote:

RAYC wrote:i am not a definite. therefore my vote is not worth the same as yours.

The value of your judgement as to which is better should be independent of your attendance.

only if you accept that there is an objectively correct answer, rather than merely a personal drinking preference!

A fine plan indeed.

Btw what's the condition of your bottle Julian?

i've had ones that are soo spirity they require that morning decant (usually of poorer provenance).

DRT+W77+Mz85 on train to London and ready to fight our way through the assembled masses of work-shy protesters around Westminster to get to TCP later today

jdaw1 wrote:• JDAW to print the placemats.

Done.

Trains seem to be running OK, so what the hell..

..have a Mz67 ready to decant that I was going to guzzle at home, so will bring that.

Updated draft of the placemats.

• +THRA, +Mz67;
• ”“TCP, +TSE.

JDAW will re-print.

T77 decanted. Heat showing; generally in good order.

Mz67 was decanted at 12.30 - excellent colour, dregs tasted very nice!