The "Deeper Underground" Offline (28 Jan 2008)

[jdaw1]

I vote: Ghandih Can Come

Seconded here. Especially as:

1. he’s bringing Delaforce 1966; and
2. he’s missing the 53rd CUTwC Annual Dinner the weekend before.

[jdaw1]

And, of course, current draft of placemat updated.

[Alex Bridgeman]

How big are the Crusting Pipe’s glasses? Twelve on one sheet is very tight: should I split into 2Ã six?

The Crusting Pipe has decent glasses for small groups but has to order in for a group as large as ours. Sadly, the glasses that they order in are only Paris goblets.

My advice to anyone who can is to bring glasses of your own to supplement or replace the Crusting Pipe's standard offer. I will bring half a dozen or so tasting glasses, depending on what I can find to carry them in safely.

Alex

[DRT]

I vote: Ghandih Can Come

Seconded here. Especially as:

1. he’s bringing Delaforce 1966; and
2. he’s missing the 53rd CUTwC Annual Dinner the weekend before.

As the statutory 12-hour deadline for objections against a seconded proposal has now passed, I can officially declare that:

Ghandih Can Come

Derek

[Ghandih]

To those who have championed my attendance, many thanks. I will now endeavour to clear the other impediments to attending, and will keep you posted.

I note that I'm down to bring along a bottle of Delaforce '66. I'm pretty sure there isn't one of those in my cellar, so await with some interest advice on whence this might appear.


Ghandih

[DRT]

I even know where you can buy a bottle of Delaforce 1966 at a very reasonable price

I have already commenced negotiations and recieved tacit approval. Will find out exact price and let you know.

If successful, the bottle we be delivered to the venue (decanted) on the day.

Now go buy the biggest smelliest most expensive cheese you can find and tell the Mrs she and the cheese are off to Tipperary on their own

[Ghandih]

All,

To keep you posted, got provisional approval from Mrs G for the night out ('how much will it cost?' asked she, 'err, don't know' said I, 'but it is my birthday' [on the 26th]).

Now trying to persuade lawyers in Ireland they don't need my expert witnessness that evening - this could be the tricky bit.

Cheers,


Ghandih

[DRT]

Now trying to persuade lawyers in Ireland they don't need my expert witnessness that evening - this could be the tricky bit.

Tell them you have been suspended from work for suspected fraud. That should seal the deal.

Derek

[Conky]

Working in the Legal Profession, and having had the pleasure of meeting you, I can vouch for the fact your an expert in Bugger all!!!

Hope this helps.

Alan.

[DRT]

Working in the Legal Profession, and having had the pleasure of meeting you, I can vouch for the fact your an expert in Bugger all!!!

...but what if the case involves some horrendous crime committed as part of the Tiperary Annual Tiddlywinks Festival or the question is How to make a cooked breakfast last two and half hours?

Surely our friend Ghanidih would be a foremost authority?

Derek

[Conky]

I cant fault the logic....are you a Barrister?

[DRT]

I cant fault the logic....are you a Barrister?

No. But I am a Deputy Apostrophe Crime Sheriff.

[jdaw1]

Is Ghandi going to fly back to blighty for drinks, and then back to Ireland for whatever nonsense is happening there? Sure an environmental consultant wouldn’t make so much CO2 for such a transient pleasure. Please can we be reassured that the Irish problem will be left to stew in its own juices, without further Ghahnhdhi assistance?

[DRT]

Christopher Gee has very kindly undertaken to bring along a Taylor 1966 and a Morgan 1966.

Jdaw, could you please do the honours in updating the list and TM as I have to go to a meeting?

Thanks - especially to Christopher

Derek

[jdaw1]

Placemats updated. Please check OK.

This is a huge tasting: fourteen 1966s and many people. Will the CP really have 200+ glasses?

[KillerB]

I don't have fourteen Port glasses! This is going to be one hell of a horizontal, leading to some people becoming, well, horizontal.

[DRT]

On 6th November in the 1st post in this thread...

The plan is that we will taste nothing but 1966's for the whole evening and probably have the most comprehensive 1966 horizontal in recent history.

Told you so

Derek

[Conky]

You also told us that you agreed we should have 63 v 66. Then you also told us it should only be 66 again.

You've told us quite a lot really....

[DRT]

Are you now saying we should add 14 x 1963s?

[Conky]

If we did, and drunk them until about 4 in the morning, I would guess it would be a Port Tasting never to be topped! You can have your unknowns, F Plans, 31 Nacionals... I'd plump for 14 x 66's and 14 x 63's !!!

[DRT]

In case anyone was wondering, here are all the known 1966 vintage ports that we do not yet have in the line-up:

Quinta do Noval Nacional
Sandeman
Niepoort
Ferriera
Gould Campbell
Messias Quinta do Cachao
Smith Woodhouse
Calem
Quinta de la Rosa
Kopke
Quarles Harris

So, it's not like we've overdone it with only 14 bottles, is it?

Derek

[KillerB]

No, of course not, we've only got little more than half of all those produced.

Oooh Sandeman, that was nice.

[jdaw1]

Bottles:

1. 1966 Adam (JRK);
2. 1966 Avery (AHB for IW);
3. 1966 Delaforce (SRG);
4. 1966 Offley Boa Vista (ACC);
5. 1966 Robertson's Rebello Valente (JGH);
6. 1966 Berry Brothers Selection shipped by Warre's agent (JDAW);
7. 1966 Warre's (JDAW);
8. 1966 Croft (SL+KL);
9. 1966 Dow (SL+KL);
10. 1966 Fonseca (AHB);
11. 1966 Graham (ARK);
12. 1966 Morgan (CG);
13. 1966 Quinta do Noval (DRT);
14. 1966 Taylor (CG).

(In order of appearance on the current draft of placemat.) And fourteen out of twenty-five is 56%.

[jdaw1]

People:

1. JRK;
2. AHB;
3. DRT;
4. JDAW;
5. SL;
6. KL;
7. ACC;
8. JGH;
9. ARK;
10. CG (have I missed his TPF ID?);
11. IW (= Ian Wright = Manager of the Crusting Pipe);
12. APPW.

[DRT]

• CG (have I missed his TPF ID?)

No. He's not a member. Yet.