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Oscar Quevedo is visiting London overnight on Wednesday 17th April and we plan to entertain him in typical Port Forum style:

Venue - tbc, but probably the Bung Hole
Tme - 6:30pm
Theme - bring a bottle of port to share (note: does not have to be vintage; Oscar quite likes sweet, brown sticky port <<shudder in horror icon>>)
Who:
  1. Oscar Quevedo
  2. AHB
  3. DRT
  4. CMAG
  5. IDJ
  6. JDAW
  7. Ronnie Roots (about 9pm)
  8. WS1 (now confirmed)
  9. BMHR
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I’m probably in awaiting approval from SCP-DFS.

First draft of the placemats.

And the next Tuesday 17th April is in 2018. That is much advance notice of a tasting it might have been less misleading to the readers to have included the year in the title.
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jdaw1 wrote:And the next Tuesday 17th April is in 2018. That is much advance notice of a tasting it might have been less misleading to the readers to have included the year in the title.
Very droll - day of the week corrected.
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Have you booked the obvious location? If not, I shall.
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It is also the first day of the County cricket season championship games - play starts at 11am at Lord's. I was hoping to make some of that, so now I have even more excuse to take a half day from work! Let's see what the diary secretary says!
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For Wednesday 17th April we have booked the Function Room in The Bung Hole, 57 High Holborn, London WC1V 6DT, tel 020 7831 8365.

I am still awaiting permission.
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The BBC, in an article entitled [url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-22079749]Thatcher funeral set for next week[/url], wrote:The funeral of Baroness Thatcher will take place on Wednesday, 17 April, Downing Street has announced.
(Not that the webmaster of number10.gov.uk has cared to tell us.)

Should this affect our dress code? I say yes.

The procession will come near Holborn:
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Expect difficulties with transport.

Edit: the webmaster has woken up, but rather than making a new page dated today, the announcement made today has been added to yesterday’s announcement: ‟The service will be held at St Paul’s Cathedral on Wednesday 17 April.” Further down the page is written ‟Crown copyright 2012” sigh. On the plus side, I do prefer Number 10’s punctuation to that of the BBC.

Edit edit: a fuller announcement, correctly dated 9th April, has appeared.
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benread wrote:It is also the first day of the County cricket season championship games - play starts at 11am at Lord's. I was hoping to make some of that, so now I have even more excuse to take a half day from work! Let's see what the diary secretary says!
My participation now looking more likely than not. Hoping to take afternoon off, weather permitting, and watch some cricket at Lord's before. If so, and anyone fancies joining me, drop me a PM.

I'm on the move using my phone. I may be in a port free zone! At least Tapatalk is keeping me in touch. I'm grateful at least for that much.
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I am tempted by this in view of the fact that I've recently asked for a few words on Quevedo on a separate post to accompany the table named after said Port House at my upcoming nuptials (serendipitious?). However, I will require guidance as to what to bring and an indication as to typical expenditure at such affairs. So can the powers that be put me down for a tentative place and I'll then firm up (once I've cleared with the erstwhile Mrs J)? I should warn that my experience only extends to imbibing the stuff!
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Depending on appetite, you’ll be £40ish down for food (and we tip well, rather than pay corkage), and you’ll need to bring a bottle of something worth drinking (if VP, aim for a vintage ≥1960 but ≤1992).
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Unfortunately i will have to miss this as i will be in Majorca...
jdaw1 wrote:and you’ll need to bring a bottle of something worth drinking (if VP, aim for a vintage ≥1960 but ≤1992).
But - if you don't have something suitable - it may also be possible to "adopt" a bottle from someone else or simply purchase from the Davy's wine-list
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jdaw1 wrote:
The BBC, in an article entitled [url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-22079749]Thatcher funeral set for next week[/url], wrote:The funeral of Baroness Thatcher will take place on Wednesday, 17 April, Downing Street has announced.
(Not that the webmaster of number10.gov.uk has cared to tell us.)

Should this affect our dress code? I say yes.
Please suggest a dress code.
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I have VPs that satisy this criterion but isn't decant time going to be a problem? Bottle would have to be brought up (on the train), on the day.
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idj123 wrote:I have VPs that satisy this criterion but isn't decant time going to be a problem? Bottle would have to be brought up (on the train), on the day.
My normal habit is to stand the bottle a few days before an offline, double-decant it in the morning before I leave for work and then walk into the Bung Hole (aka Davy's Bar and Grill, Holborn) at the appropriate time with bottle in hand. While not perfect, it seems a practical compromise.
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idj123 wrote:I have VPs that satisy this criterion but isn't decant time going to be a problem? Bottle would have to be brought up (on the train), on the day.
Decant at home, pour it back into the bottle, put a cork in it and bring it with you on the train :wink:
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DRT wrote:Decant at home, pour it back into the bottle, put a cork in it and bring it with you on the train :wink:
[url=http://www.theportforum.com/viewtopic.php?p=14303]Here[/url] the team wrote:Usual practice is to double-decant (that it, decant into a clean something, rinse original bottle thoroughly with water, rinse it once more with a small splash of the port, pour port back into original bottle).
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I’m in. Hurray! Rather lacking in brown stickies should I adopt or bring red?
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benread wrote:
benread wrote:It is also the first day of the County cricket season championship games - play starts at 11am at Lord's. I was hoping to make some of that, so now I have even more excuse to take a half day from work! Let's see what the diary secretary says!
My participation now looking more likely than not. Hoping to take afternoon off, weather permitting, and watch some cricket at Lord's before. If so, and anyone fancies joining me, drop me a PM.
Confirmed, confirmed, confirmed! All I need is the weather for the cricket now!
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AHB wrote:Theme - bring a bottle of port to share (note: does not have to be vintage; Oscar quite likes sweet, brown sticky port <<shudder in horror icon>>)
jdaw1 wrote:I’m in. Hurray! Rather lacking in brown stickies should I adopt or bring red?
I have taken AHB's words as a direct instruction from the organiser to bring a mature Vintage Port, which is what I intend to do. It is our duty to educate young Oscar in the error of his ways.
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DRT wrote:young Oscar
Today’s whippersnappers pah! replete with vigorous self-confidence, but none of knowledgeable gravitas that comes with experience, practice, and a large round belly.
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jdaw1 wrote:
DRT wrote:young Oscar
Today’s whippersnappers pah! replete with vigorous self-confidence, but none of knowledgeable gravitas that comes with experience, practice, and a large round belly.
It is largely down to a lack of Vitamin P.
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jdaw1 wrote:I’m in. Hurray! Rather lacking in brown stickies should I adopt or bring red?
Mine is another vote for you to bring red.

I have one bottle of brown. I am yet to decide whether to bring this bottle or a bottle of red.
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AHB wrote:
jdaw1 wrote:I’m in. Hurray! Rather lacking in brown stickies should I adopt or bring red?
Mine is another vote for you to bring red.

I have one bottle of brown. I am yet to decide whether to bring this bottle or a bottle of red.
My vote is for you to bring red. That means we will have all the brown sticky stuff we need.
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I am in town that day, but have another tasting to attend first. Would it be problematic if I arrive somewhat late, probably around 9PM? Would be great to see Oscar again.

Oh, and I would have to adopt (or buy something from Davy's list).
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