Cellar #4
- Alex Bridgeman
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Mrs B comments that your hobbies are more expensive than her collecting tea pots.
My comment is to admire the lengths you will go to in order to have an appropriate address for the registered office for the Port Society! But congratulations, that is quite a feat to achieve.
My comment is to admire the lengths you will go to in order to have an appropriate address for the registered office for the Port Society! But congratulations, that is quite a feat to achieve.
Top Ports in 2023: Taylor 1896 Colheita, b. 2021. A perfect Port.
2024: Niepoort 1900 Colheita, b.1971. A near perfect Port.
2024: Niepoort 1900 Colheita, b.1971. A near perfect Port.
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Tom,
Does the pub have ground for an extension?
I'm thinking a 24 bed care home for elderly gentlemen
Does the pub have ground for an extension?
I'm thinking a 24 bed care home for elderly gentlemen
"The first duty of Port is to be red"
Ernest H. Cockburn
Ernest H. Cockburn
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Congratulations for living the dream I hope there is a barrel of port tapped regularly!
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Tom, congrats and I see you have the freehold, which is good in my book as I'm no particular fan of Greene King. What is equally as impressive is that this is cellar no. 4-oh to have more than a pantry in which to store my Port!
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The White Horse Inn, Belmont Hill, Newport, Saffron Walden?
We're busily planning the places we want to visit while in England prior to the Port Harvest Tour, and a visit to Tom's pub seems mandatory.
We're busily planning the places we want to visit while in England prior to the Port Harvest Tour, and a visit to Tom's pub seems mandatory.
Glenn Elliott
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After a very tortuous and stressful process, punctuated by outrageous behaviour by Greene King plc (whom I will never again patronise) - and a legal bill that I am dreading - I am pleased to announce that contracts were exchanged yesterday afternoon, with completion scheduled for the 26th.
At last, we are in business...
At last, we are in business...
I may be drunk, Miss, but in the morning I shall be sober and you will still be ugly - W.S. Churchill
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Sorry to hear it has been a trauma, Tom. Best of luck from here
"The first duty of Port is to be red"
Ernest H. Cockburn
Ernest H. Cockburn
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+1.DRT wrote:Sorry to hear it has been a trauma, Tom. Best of luck from here
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Hooray. I look forward to meeting you there, perhaps before our Xmas tasting?
Daniel J.
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- uncle tom
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Thanks..
To celebrate the White Horse becoming a Free House, there will be a Free Bar (+ BBQ) next Friday 26th from 7pm
I may also decant something interesting for VIP visitors..
To celebrate the White Horse becoming a Free House, there will be a Free Bar (+ BBQ) next Friday 26th from 7pm
I may also decant something interesting for VIP visitors..
I may be drunk, Miss, but in the morning I shall be sober and you will still be ugly - W.S. Churchill
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Friday 25th or Saturday 26th?uncle tom wrote:next Friday 26th from 7pm
Would visitors be permitted to bring along other interesting things in decanters?uncle tom wrote:I may also decant something interesting for VIP visitors..
"The first duty of Port is to be red"
Ernest H. Cockburn
Ernest H. Cockburn
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Friday 25th - my mistake..Friday 25th or Saturday 26th?
Yes of course, but there may be standing room only..Would visitors be permitted to bring along other interesting things in decanters
I may be drunk, Miss, but in the morning I shall be sober and you will still be ugly - W.S. Churchill
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I might be able to make it.
One day there will be placemats. Placemats have links embedded. So I’ve constructed the links: maps.google.co.uk; streetmap.co.uk; and bing.com.
One day there will be placemats. Placemats have links embedded. So I’ve constructed the links: maps.google.co.uk; streetmap.co.uk; and bing.com.
- Alex Bridgeman
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As it happens, I will be driving back from Ipswich that day and may make a detour to show my support.uncle tom wrote:Thanks..
To celebrate the White Horse becoming a Free House, there will be a Free Bar (+ BBQ) next Friday 26th from 7pm
I may also decant something interesting for VIP visitors..
Given what I know has happened, I am stunned that you were able to achieve this. Congratulations.uncle tom wrote:After a very tortuous and stressful process, punctuated by outrageous behaviour by Greene King plc (whom I will never again patronise) - and a legal bill that I am dreading - I am pleased to announce that contracts were exchanged yesterday afternoon, with completion scheduled for the 26th.
At last, we are in business...
Top Ports in 2023: Taylor 1896 Colheita, b. 2021. A perfect Port.
2024: Niepoort 1900 Colheita, b.1971. A near perfect Port.
2024: Niepoort 1900 Colheita, b.1971. A near perfect Port.
- Alex Bridgeman
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Sounds like there may be a need for a double magnum of Sandeman Vau...uncle tom wrote:Yes of course, but there may be standing room only..Would visitors be permitted to bring along other interesting things in decanters
Top Ports in 2023: Taylor 1896 Colheita, b. 2021. A perfect Port.
2024: Niepoort 1900 Colheita, b.1971. A near perfect Port.
2024: Niepoort 1900 Colheita, b.1971. A near perfect Port.
- djewesbury
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Get your wifi in and I'll raise a glass with you from Berlin!
Daniel J.
Husband of a relentless former Soviet Chess Master.
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Husband of a relentless former Soviet Chess Master.
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The wifi is one of many things I have on my list for the coming week...
I may be drunk, Miss, but in the morning I shall be sober and you will still be ugly - W.S. Churchill
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Great news Tom, well done! For personal reasons I'm unfortunately unable to join you at the weekend for BBQ/drinks (will PM you to explain), but trust you will have a good bash; Congratulations again
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Aha, so not:
Looks like my Google sleuthing had me about 5 buildings down the street from the actual White Horse Inn.Glenn E. wrote:The White Horse Inn, Belmont Hill, Newport, Saffron Walden?
We're still figuring out final details of what we plan to visit while in London this fall. Even though Tom won't be there at the time, we're trying to figure out if we have a day/afternoon to visit Tom's new cellar covering.
Glenn Elliott
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I don’t understand your post. If any of the three links I posted are wrong — which might well be true — then please say so clearly. And, ideally, post the correct link.
(I know that the streetmap.co.uk and bing.com links have the arrow a few buildings too far north, but I have failed to fix that by tinkering with the ʜᴛᴍʟ parameters. Help!)
(I know that the streetmap.co.uk and bing.com links have the arrow a few buildings too far north, but I have failed to fix that by tinkering with the ʜᴛᴍʟ parameters. Help!)
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They are not. I had previously asked if "The White Horse Inn, Belmont Hill, Newport, Saffron Walden?" was Tom's new pub and received no response. If you google using my question phrase, it points you to a building ~5 down from the links that you provided, but said building is unlabeled in any way that might confirm that it is in fact the White Horse.jdaw1 wrote:If any of the three links I posted are wrong
Your links, of course, point to a building that actually says "White Horse" on it, which I had previously not noticed when searching. I assume your links are correct and that Google is simply pointing to the wrong building. Or possibly a related "Inn" to Tom's "Pub"?
Glenn Elliott
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Question relevant for tourists:
Is the White Horse open on Sundays for lunch and/or dinner? It is looking like Sunday, 21 Sept is the most likely day that we'll be able to make an excursion to Saffron Waldon, if at all.
Is the White Horse open on Sundays for lunch and/or dinner? It is looking like Sunday, 21 Sept is the most likely day that we'll be able to make an excursion to Saffron Waldon, if at all.
Glenn Elliott
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Asking if a British pub is open for lunch or dinner is like asking if the Pope is a Catholic.Glenn E. wrote:Is the White Horse open on Sundays for lunch and/or dinner?
Assuming of course that the White Horse serves food.
"The first duty of Port is to be red"
Ernest H. Cockburn
Ernest H. Cockburn
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Well yes, but is the Pope a Catholic on Sunday? SCP-DFS's research says that the Pope isn't Catholic on Mondays.
Glenn Elliott
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I seem to have collected a double magnum of SV00. It fell into the car from my father’s cellar. What should I do with it?