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Helen, of The Bung Hole, has written to me that ‟the table is approximately 16ft by 4ft wide”. So that’s ≈27.4″ for each person. A3 is ≈16.55″ and A4 is ≈8.28″ wide, totalling ≈24.83″ of glasses under the current design, which leaves only ≈2.6″ for TN sheets. Sheet merging is needed.

Merging means that some sheets must be guillotined, and then connected with double-sided tape. Which adds some inconvenience.

AHB: you offered to print. Please would you be able to guillotine? Instructions can follow.

Updated draft of the placemats. One sheet is guillotined at the green line and laid over the other.

Alex: for administrative simplicity, I’ll cope in a local print shop.

If the print-outs for the Graham's vertical in November on the thicker card were acceptable, i'll re-state my offer of last week to do this - have ready access to the card, the sticky-tape, the guillotine and the printer and will be dropping off the T80 and T83 at TBH around lunchtime on 22nd...

RAYC wrote:If the print-outs for the Graham's vertical in November on the thicker card were acceptable, i'll re-state my offer of last week to do this - have ready access to the card, the sticky-tape, the guillotine and the printer and will be dropping off the T80 and T83 at TBH around lunchtime on 22nd...

Thank you. Accepted. Does the current draft of the placemats appear compatible with your magic?

Because of your cache problems, I’ll email the latest on Thursday 21st, and all subsequent updates.

Great. If possible, printing the bulk of these on Tuesday or Wednesday would be preferable.

jdaw1 wrote:Because of your cache problems, I’ll email the latest on Thursday 21st, and all subsequent updates.

RAYC wrote:Great. If possible, printing the bulk of these on Tuesday or Wednesday would be preferable.

Because of your cache problems, I’ll email the latest on Monday 18th, and all subsequent updates.

Posted: the parameters used for the Taylor tasting placemats.

Derek might not be available on Friday this is not yet known for sure. If that proves to be true, I could decant by myself (even if mildly preferring help and company), and get the bottles to The Bung Hole by 3pm. But help with pre-pouring and distributing would be much welcomed. Could anybody be available?

I have already volunteered my assistance with pre-pouring duties from about 4:30pm.

I am trying to join asap, but do not know when my last commitment will be over.

Axel

At what time do we start?

Axel

Noses down at 18:30.

DRT and I will be decanting elsewhere into pre-cleaned bottles. Just for the avoidance of confusion and false accusation, most of these bottles were sourced, tonight, from the recycling bin of a local pub.

jdaw1 wrote:Noses down at 18:30.

jdaw1 wrote:DRT and I will be decanting elsewhere into pre-cleaned bottles.

AHB, JDAW and I will be arriving early to set-up the room and to pre-pour the wines. As we have extremely limited space in the room could others please not attempt to be helpful by arriving before 18:15 otherwise we will all be tripping over one another. It will be far more helpful if you all meet at a nearby pub to cleanse your palates ahead of the onslaught of Taylor vintages.

JDAW has been appointed Chief of Security and will eject early birds in his usual no-nonsense manner.

RAYC: Please remember to drop off your pre-decanted bottles at TBH at lunchtime.

BMHR: Please remember to bring your pre-decanted bottle with you.

I am still able to drop my bottle off at a central location on Thursday if that is an option. Somewhere in the vicinity of Tottenham Court Road or Holborn perhaps?

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benread wrote:I am still able to drop my bottle off at a central location on Thursday if that is an option. Somewhere in the vicinity of Tottenham Court Road or Holborn perhaps?

The Bung Hole is in Holborn. Perhaps you could drop it off there?

DRT wrote:

benread wrote:I am still able to drop my bottle off at a central location on Thursday if that is an option. Somewhere in the vicinity of Tottenham Court Road or Holborn perhaps?

The Bung Hole is in Holborn. Perhaps you could drop it off there?

Ben: DRT didn’t know that you and I made a better plan I’ll collect it from you on Thursday.

DRT wrote:RAYC: Please remember to drop off your pre-decanted bottles at TBH at lunchtime.

And the placemats please.

DRT wrote:far more helpful if you all meet at a nearby pub

The Old Nick, 20-22 Sandland Street, London WC1R 4PZ.

More pictures added: see T27, T35, T45, T55, T60, TV65, T66, T70, and T85.

jdaw1 wrote:More pictures added: see T27, T35, T45, T55, T60, TV65, T66, T70, and T85.

Please sir, if you are posting pictures of port could we have pictures of the bottles as well as the capsules? Old bottles are often quirky and interesting.

AHB wrote:Please sir, if you are posting pictures of port could we have pictures of the bottles as well as the capsules? Old bottles are often quirky and interesting.

Four bottles per picture, done. To see the new pictures see T20, T35, and T55.

More pictures added: see TTF86.

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