Tuesday 13 November - a smattering of Graham and Malvedos

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DRT wrote:Sorry, I missed this first time around. I agree that G77 benefits from a long decant - it can be very hot and disjointed in the first few hours. 24 hours doesn't sound like a bad plan to me.
Thank you. Will do.
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jdaw1 wrote:Updated draft of the placemats. Edit: the pre-pour sheets are in a non-obvious order. Hmm: that’s not easy to fix. So, this time at least, tough.
For me this surpasses even the Olympic event as a picture.
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griff wrote:For me this surpasses even the Olympic event as a picture.
A Cockburn vertical in 2008 also had good placemats:
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In quantity certainly but perhaps not in quality. I have a preference for the Graham placemats due to both the variety of bottlings shown as well as the more innovative use of the second sheet.
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jdaw1 wrote:
griff wrote:For me this surpasses even the Olympic event as a picture.
A Cockburn vertical in 2008 also had good placemats
I wasn't there, but the photos do make me slightly nostalgic about that tunnel at TCP! (even with the damp-stained walls...)
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jdaw1 wrote: Image
Perhaps the best A3 of vintages we have ever had. (Plus Ck70 and Ck77 from the page that followed)

Should we do it again?
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I just showed the Somelier at my hotel what I will be drinking tomorrow evening. He almost fell over.

I am very much looking forward to this tasting. :D
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Did you explain that you would be helped? Or did he think that you would be drinking all 17¼ litres yourself. (He is the sommelier at your hotel he has probably seen you in action before.)
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I have just made a late decision to stay in London tomorrow night. See you all at about 7pm.
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In the thread [url=http://www.theportforum.com/viewtopic.php?p=53076#p53076]Parameters for the placemat software[/url] jdaw1 wrote:Tuesday 13th November 2012, A Smattering of Graham and Malvedos (placemats, planning and arrangements).
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• The layout on the A3 glasses pages was unusual. The problem was a shortage of table space. We just didn’t have room for 2×A3 each, but the 22 glasses wouldn’t quite fit on 1×A3 + 1×A4. So two A3s were to be used, the right one to be trimmed and the whole held together with double-sided sticky tape. That meant !
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AHB wrote:I have just made a late decision to stay in London tomorrow night. See you all at about 7pm.
Is that because you divided 23 by 14 and realised this could be some task (even allowing for a couple of duffers), or because you now need to be on parade on Wednesday morning...?
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RAYC wrote:
AHB wrote:I have just made a late decision to stay in London tomorrow night. See you all at about 7pm.
Is that because you divided 23 by 14 and realised this could be some task (even allowing for a couple of duffers), or because you now need to be on parade on Wednesday morning...?
23/14 rounded down is 1 bottle per person. Anyone who has been in training shouldn't have a problem with that.
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77 decanted at 9pm last night in case I forget. The hue is darker than I remember.
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If you can (and you remember), please bring cork!
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The placemats are a thing of beauty and joy... I am impressed! My two bottles of mystery port and I have arrived safely in London - I assume we will be tasting those off-piste? Or if you choose not to open them tonight someone can put them in a cellar somewhere for another occasion. See you tonight!
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Cynthia J wrote:The placemats are a thing of beauty and joy
Please may I add that to the placemat manual page?
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Please may I add that to the placemat manual page?
Absolutely. Wonderful tasting last night too - congratulations again to Rob on his birthday as well as organising a great event, it was great to see everyone again. Thank you!
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I was just about to make the threads: thank you.
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