A Vertical of Cockburn Ports
Due to the surprising number of requests that I have had with questions on this tasting, this far in advance of the date, I have decided to start a thread with the details of the event so as to allow people to make arrangements and book a seat at the table.
There will be a limit of 12-14 people so as to ensure that tasting samples from a single bottle don’t get to be too small. 14 people means that you get the equivalent of a miniature bottle of port as your tasting sample.
Cost of attending will be a share of the costs of the event (corkage, glass hire, service - around £40 per person), the cost of food (£15-30 per person, depending on menu choice) and two bottles of Cockburn vintage ports. The two bottles will be one older bottle (defined as being from a vintage earlier than 1960) and one younger bottle (defined as being from the 1960 vintage or later). Please PM me with your proposed bottles so that I can do my best to avoid duplications. I can also help you to track bottles down if you are struggling.
Confirmed Attendees
- AHB - 1912, 1967
ADV - 1924, 1983
Stewart Todd â€‟ subject to confirmation
Roy Hersh â€‟ subject to Harvest Tour commitments
Mario Ferreira â€‟ subject to Harvest Tour commitments
Ben Read
DRT and Axel Probst - 1935, 1960, 1994
Sean C - 1908, 1983
Conky - 1963
Christopher
Nicos Neocleous
Uncle Tom - 1955
Simon Lisle - 1896, 1975
Waitlist
- JDAW
- 1896
1908
1912
1924
1935
1955
1960
1963
1967
1970 (courtesy of jdaw, despite his likely non-attendance)
1975
1983 x2 (to account for the poor reputation of these wines)
1994