Delaforce 58 and friends - October 15th
- Alex Bridgeman
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Re: Delaforce 58 and friends - October 15th
OK. I've stayed silent so far - but does anyone else really dislike the flower-patterned block lettering in the centre of each glass circle? It hurts my eyes!
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.
- Alex Bridgeman
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Re: Delaforce 58 and friends - October 15th
Does it not hurt your eyes?
I can live with it, I shall just wear my sunglasses that night.
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.
Re: Delaforce 58 and friends - October 15th
Hi,
apologies for complicating things. I am in trouble. It is now being very likely a very good friend and vintage port afficionado from Switzerland will visit me over the weekend 13th/14th of October. Furthermore another friend from the USA (also wine afficionado) pops over the pond and would like to meet up too.
May I cheelily ask if it would it be OK for both to come as my guests to this gathering? Obviously I will provide more weird port to accomodate.
Please let me know
regards
Wolfgang
apologies for complicating things. I am in trouble. It is now being very likely a very good friend and vintage port afficionado from Switzerland will visit me over the weekend 13th/14th of October. Furthermore another friend from the USA (also wine afficionado) pops over the pond and would like to meet up too.
May I cheelily ask if it would it be OK for both to come as my guests to this gathering? Obviously I will provide more weird port to accomodate.
Please let me know
regards
Wolfgang
"Sometimes too much to drink is barely enough"
Mark Twain
Mark Twain
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Re: Delaforce 58 and friends - October 15th
The more the merrier..
I may be drunk, Miss, but in the morning I shall be sober and you will still be ugly - W.S. Churchill
Re: Delaforce 58 and friends - October 15th
Please let the placemat maker know the names of people and Ports.
Re: Delaforce 58 and friends - October 15th
If we're sticking to theme, I've got Mayer Sworder's 1985 (Quinta do Sibio) or Lamelas 2007
If we were to modify the theme to go for ports which there are no recent notes on TPF, i have Niepoort 92.
If we're going with jdaw1's anti-theme, i can bring something more likely to bring drinking pleasure! (but the Lamelas was rather good when i tried it)
If we were to modify the theme to go for ports which there are no recent notes on TPF, i have Niepoort 92.
If we're going with jdaw1's anti-theme, i can bring something more likely to bring drinking pleasure! (but the Lamelas was rather good when i tried it)
Last edited by RAYC on 17:58 Wed 03 Oct 2012, edited 1 time in total.
Rob C.
Re: Delaforce 58 and friends - October 15th
UK-bottled 1985?RAYC wrote:Mayer Sworder's 1985 (Quinta do Sibio)
Re: Delaforce 58 and friends - October 15th
Do't think so - is that even possible?
i imagine this is like the BBR own selection.
Mayor Sworder was an old City wine merchant: history. The Quinta do Sibio in question is, i believe, the Real Companhia Vehhla one.
i imagine this is like the BBR own selection.
Mayor Sworder was an old City wine merchant: history. The Quinta do Sibio in question is, i believe, the Real Companhia Vehhla one.
Rob C.
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Re: Delaforce 58 and friends - October 15th
Bunghole booked for the 15th
I may be drunk, Miss, but in the morning I shall be sober and you will still be ugly - W.S. Churchill
Re: Delaforce 58 and friends - early October
Updated draft of the placemats.
- +Sb85;
- ++.
Re: Delaforce 58 and friends - October 15th
Further examples:AHB wrote:the flower-patterned block lettering
- Flowers:
- Stars:
- 4 Sep 2012 Bung Hole Blinder;
- 19 Sep 2011 A Ragbag of Good Port;
- 26 Jan 2011 Late-Bottled Vintages ≤1999;
- 17 Mar 2010 1815 Horizontal, Not;
- 5 Jan 2010 1985 or 1970: Bring a Bottle to Share;
- 2 Oct 2009 Warre Vertical: 1947 to 2007;
- Quinta do Passadouro, Evening, 26 June 2009 Decent Drinking Port;
- 7 Nov 2008, New York Old and Odd;
- 8 Oct 2008 Cockburn Vertical.
Re: Delaforce 58 and friends - early October
I have now been informed that my departure from Blighty (LHW) is schedule to take place around 23:00 on 15th of October. My diary says I have a meeting in London at 15:00 for about one hour.DRT wrote:I can't make the 15th as I will be out of the country but please proceed without me.
Can anyone think of something I could be doing between the end of the working day and 21:00ish?
"The first duty of Port is to be red"
Ernest H. Cockburn
Ernest H. Cockburn
Re: Delaforce 58 and friends - October 15th
It might help you to know that The Bung Hole is very conveniently placed for the Piccadilly line.
Re: Delaforce 58 and friends - October 15th
Hi,jdaw1 wrote:Please let the placemat maker know the names of people and Ports.
my guests names are Theresa and David, both right handed. Ports I will bring are (Croft da Roeda 1970, Croft 1970 for comparison and an Offley Crusted bottled in 1965). I do not know from when the Crusted is, probably 63 since it is lovely as Tom can confirm after we opened this as an emergency pop and pour in the Bell . Thought since DRT is coming this might be a good addition.
regards
WS1
"Sometimes too much to drink is barely enough"
Mark Twain
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Re: Delaforce 58 and friends - October 15th
Delaforce '58 bottles now safely in my custody..
English bottled, unlabelled, with embossed wax capsules. Remarkably, none of the capsules appear to be broken, which is rare for a case of this age..
English bottled, unlabelled, with embossed wax capsules. Remarkably, none of the capsules appear to be broken, which is rare for a case of this age..
I may be drunk, Miss, but in the morning I shall be sober and you will still be ugly - W.S. Churchill
Re: Delaforce 58 and friends - early October
Updated draft of the placemats.
- +Theresa, +David;
- +Cr70, +O65C.
Re: Delaforce 58 and friends - October 15th
What a wonderful idea. Thank you. I will spend a few quiet hours at The Bung Hole before heading for LHW via Holborn station.jdaw1 wrote:It might help you to know that The Bung Hole is very conveniently placed for the Piccadilly line.
Tom, I think we discussed adoption - is that still possible? (please email options if so)
Note to self: the last time I drank port with Tom within a few hours of flying went horribly wrong. Don't do it again!
"The first duty of Port is to be red"
Ernest H. Cockburn
Ernest H. Cockburn
Re: Delaforce 58 and friends - October 15th
And you were even drinking a 1958, albeit Noval.DRT wrote:Note to self: the last time I drank port with Tom within a few hours of flying went horribly wrong.
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Re: Delaforce 58 and friends - October 15th
A 1940 colheita perhaps? Or maybe another N58? - I've still got three bottles left from the stash we tried last time...Tom, I think we discussed adoption - is that still possible?
I may be drunk, Miss, but in the morning I shall be sober and you will still be ugly - W.S. Churchill
Re: Delaforce 58 and friends - October 15th
DRT: please choose this one.uncle tom wrote:another N58?
Separately, Ben sends his regrets.
Re: Delaforce 58 and friends - October 15th
Hi,
when do we start? I would like to suggest abit ealier in order to avoid Derek having too much unsupervised drinking time.
You never know what might happen!
Is 6:00 PM - 6:30 PM too early?
regards
WS1
when do we start? I would like to suggest abit ealier in order to avoid Derek having too much unsupervised drinking time.
You never know what might happen!
Is 6:00 PM - 6:30 PM too early?
regards
WS1
"Sometimes too much to drink is barely enough"
Mark Twain
Mark Twain
Re: Delaforce 58 and friends - October 15th
I choose N58, please.jdaw1 wrote:DRT: please choose this one.uncle tom wrote:another N58?
Tom, please email me a price and we can settle up on the night.
"The first duty of Port is to be red"
Ernest H. Cockburn
Ernest H. Cockburn
Re: Delaforce 58 and friends - October 15th
Disaster has struck.
My flight takes of at 21:00, not 23:00, which means I don't have enough time to attend the tasting.
Sorry chaps, I'm out (again)
My flight takes of at 21:00, not 23:00, which means I don't have enough time to attend the tasting.
Sorry chaps, I'm out (again)
"The first duty of Port is to be red"
Ernest H. Cockburn
Ernest H. Cockburn
- Alex Bridgeman
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Re: Delaforce 58 and friends - October 15th
Or we relocate the tasting to Heathrow?
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.