Wed 22nd Feb 2012, Jubilee

[Cookie]

With 11 bottles between 7, would anyone mind if i asked a guest?

I have no objection.

[Cookie]

Second bottle now decanted...looking goood!!

I'll be in The White Lion 50 metres from Covent Garden Tube at around 17.00hrs for a post TCP beer if anyone cares to join me.

[jdaw1]

at around 17.00hrs for a post TCP beer

Obviously the start time has been moved much earlier.

[Christopher]

My bottle was delivered at lunch time and I hope kindly decanted by TCP. I very nearly went to TBH. Sorry unlikely to get there till after 7 so please crack on without me!

[JacobH]

What was the line-up to this tasting? Was anything disqualified for want of connection?

[DRT]

What was the line-up to this tasting? Was anything disqualified for want of connection?

From memory...

Croft Something - bottled in 1935(?) and I can't remember the Jubilee link
1952 Burmester Colheita - Coronation of HRH Queen Elizabeth II)
Monday's Investiture Port - Ruby Reserve (Taylor) bottled to commemorate the investiture of the Prince of Wales
1967 Martinez - Bottled to commemorate the Quad-centenary of the Silver Jubilee of Mary I, Queen of Scots
1970 Warre - Bottled to commemorate the Golden Jubilee of the Falkland Island Defense Force
1977 Gould Campbell - Bottled to commemorate the Silver Jubilee of HRH Queen Elizabeth II
1983 Factory House Blend - bottled to commemorate the Queen's visit that year
1991 Quinta de la Rosa - Bottled to commemorate the Platinum Jubilee of the invention of the Jubilee Clip.

As you can see there were no tenuous links and therefore no need for any disqualifications.

[jdaw1]

1970 Warre - Bottled to commemorate the Golden Jubilee of the Falkland Island Defense Force

It would be fairer to say that the grapes happened to have been picked in the year of that golden jubilee.

[DRT]

1970 Warre - Bottled to commemorate the Golden Jubilee of the Falkland Island Defense Force

It would be fairer to say that the grapes happened to have been picked in the year of that golden jubilee.

Only if one wanted to be humourlessly pedantic.

[jdaw1]

Links:

• Review of the evening as a whole;
• Croft Vintage Character;
• 1952 Burmester Colheita;
• Mundy’s Investiture Port (from AHB);
• Mundy’s Investiture Port (from BMHR);
• 1967 Martinez;
• 1970 Warre;
• 1977 Gould Campbell;
• 1983 Factory House Blend;
• 1991 Quinta de la Rosa;
• 2005 Noval LBV;
• 2005 Quinta do Noval single vineyard LBV;
• Placemats;
• Planning and arrangements.