1966 Croft

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TN: Croft 1966

The Deeper Underground 1966 Horizontal, held at the Crusting Pipe, Covent Garden, London WC2E 8RD, on Monday 28 January 2008.

Links:

• Planning and arrangements: pages 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15;
• Review of the evening as a whole;
• TN: Adam 1966;
• TN: Avery 1966;
• TN: Croft 1966;
• TN: Delaforce 1966;
• TN: Dow 1966;
• TN: Fonseca 1966;
• TN: Graham 1966;
• TN: Morgan 1966;
• TN: Noval 1966;
• TN: Noval Nacional 1966;
• TN: Offley Boa Vista 1966;
• TN: Robertson’s Rebello Valente 1966;
• TN: Taylor 1966;
• TN: Warre 1966;
• TN: Berry Brothers & Rudd 1966.

[Simon Lisle]

Bought from the same source as the Delaforce

[DRT]

[AHB]

Orange rim, pale centre, looking quite elderly. A touch of VA on the nose with dried figs and fresh cut apples and suet. Very sweet entry , lots of spearmint and secondary flavours. A thick texture that gets thicker when held in the mouth. Weak aftertase. Pleasant, but not great. Drink up. 1/1 or 86/100. Decanted 3½ hours and drunk on 28/1/08.

[DRT]

I remember commenting that this didn't jump out at me as being a Croft. I can't remember why.

My TN says: "Browning. Smell of raw minced beef!! - Mid-weight - very smooth - mint - dry finish"

I rated this 11th out of 14. AHB had it at 12th.

Thanks to Simon Lisle for adding this to the line-up.

[Simon Lisle]

This came in 7th subdued still good but overshadowed

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