Thu 17 Dec 2015 - TPF's Xmas Offline

[Alex Bridgeman]

On Thursday 17th December 2015 a small group gathered at the White Horse pub in Newport, Essex for the annual TPF Christmas Offline with the usual theme of "The Unknown Shipper and his Peculiar Friends".

Links to:
The organising thread
Tasting notes on the wines drunk:

• 1955 Dow
• 1960 Dow from magnum
• 1917 Niepoort white colheita
• 1917 Sandeman
• 1924 Unknown, believed Taylor
• 1935 Taylor (Fearon Block bottled)
• 1935 Taylor (Laings of Newcastle bottled)
• Unknown Vintage, Unknown Shipper
• 1904 Unknown Shipper
• Unknown Colheita, Unknown Shipper
• 1934 Warre

[Alex Bridgeman]

A simplified "wine of the night" vote was held in which all attendees were permitted to vote once and only once. The result was:
DL - Taylor 1935 (Laing's)
MEN - Unknown Shipper, Unknown Vintage
AP - Taylor 1935 (Laing's)
EDN - Taylor 1935 (Laing's)
RLC - 1924 Unknown, believed Taylor
DJ - Taylor 1935 (Laing's)
CPR - Taylor 1935 (Laing's)
AHB - Taylor 1935 (Laing's)
WS - Taylor 1935 (Laing's)
THRA - Taylor 1935 (Laing's)