flash_uk wrote:Next Tuesday I am tied up at the office until around 6pm, which means getting to the B&F for about 6.30pm. Given the number of bottles and the full quota of attendees, some pre-pouring is likely to be helpful. Is anyone able to get there a bit early, and is anyone able to get there a bit early with printed placemats?
My SWMBO doesn’t want me to leave Streatham early. If necessary I could, expensively, appeal and plead. So have me down as a reserve.
Updated draft of the placemats (or see first post, not forgetting to re-load its images).
+1948 (AHB);
+1994 (MPM);
Just one pre-pouring sheet, the 1948, which can then be used as a measure for all to self-pour. Is this satisfactory?
I am working on a plan to shift my late meeting on Tuesday...
I don't think having just the 48 as a pre pour will work, as Alex will not arrive in time to make it work. Under a new scenario, if I can arrive at say 1730 with printed materials, with CPR, together we can pre pour 4 bottles, which can serve as a guide for subsequent self pouring (except perhaps for the 48).
flash_uk wrote:Edit: perhaps we skip the Waterloo if only 12?
Warerloo appropriate to the date: perhaps instead skip 1994?
Bicentenary also appropriate for the date. I'd quite like to see where the 94 has got to, given it is supposed to be a belter. Perhaps sacrifice the Waterloo=£12 reserve ruby...can be sampled many times ahead at leisure?
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jdaw1 wrote:Updated draft of the placemats (or see first post, not forgetting to re-load its images).
+BMHR;
Four pre-pouring sheets, ’55 ’60 ’63 ’66. Please confirm satisfactory.
Please confirm that I have correct the bottles, the people, and the crediting of the former to the latter.
All looks correct to me; only discrepancies between first post and placemats is that THRA is on the placemats but not first post, and the credit for bottles is RLC&THRA instead of RLC per first post; I assume both of these changes represent updates pending on the first post and are correct on placemats.
PhilW wrote:only discrepancies between first post and placemats is that THRA is on the placemats but not first post, and the credit for bottles is RLC&THRA instead of RLC per first post; I assume both of these changes represent updates pending on the first post and are correct on placemats.
Instruction has been less than entirely clear on this matter, so I have guessed. Perhaps clearer instruction will follow.
PhilW wrote:only discrepancies between first post and placemats is that THRA is on the placemats but not first post, and the credit for bottles is RLC&THRA instead of RLC per first post; I assume both of these changes represent updates pending on the first post and are correct on placemats.
Instruction has been less than entirely clear on this matter, so I have guessed. Perhaps clearer instruction will follow.
I alone will be contributing the '70 and '80...If Tom can make it he will bring his own wine.
The F66 (bottled by BBR) decanted at 7am; the F60 (Oporto bottled) at 1.15pm and the F55 (bottled by Peatling and Cawdron) at 1.30pm. Hopeful about the 66 and 55, less so the 60 as it was a leaker and the cork plunged into the bottle before the worm had hardly touched it- still, fingers crossed!
F'80 decanted 11.15...cork fell straight in but somehow is damaged...very light and has a sediment suspension...very suspect.
The F'70 decanted at 12.00 following a long fight with the '80's cork, however, is looking splendid...that is if it really is a F'70....no IVDP cello on an unusual necked and clear green bottle and the cork which extracted in one piece but with a chunk missing in the middle has a Fonseca Vintage marking but no date.
I shall be intrigued as to what everyone else thinks.
Looking forward to this.
F63 and F75 decanted 10am both bottles had level in neck and no seepage - Note f63 is EB unknown shipper. Everything seems ok. Cork on f63 put up a little resistance and was somewhat damaged (my heavy handedness not the fault of the cork). I should be there about 6:15