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Christopher

Fab pictures
I think these type of tastings require a menu card signed by all and framed!

Christopher

Good skills Julian

Christopher

That might be an understatement. The book has mention of many tastings. I do not recall any with ten Vintages more than a century old. Just none. Even Taylor’s great bicentennial tasting discussed in A Celebration of Taylor’s Port (1992), p53 onwards, had none older than a century. And the Cockburn...

Christopher

That might be an understatement. The book has mention of many tastings. I do not recall any with ten Vintages more than a century old. Just none. Even Taylor’s great bicentennial tasting discussed in A Celebration of Taylor’s Port (1992), p53 onwards, had none older than a century. And the Cockburn...

Christopher

That’s a lot of Port
I think this might be one of if not the finest tastings I have seen on the Port Forum.
Look forward to hearing how it goes

Christopher

Can I be added to reserves please
Thanks

Christopher

I would like to join if date works and happy to contibytebyrh G1970

Christopher

I have informed our host seperately but infortuye I have had to drop out of this tasting. Very sorry about that and I hope you have a great evening

Christopher

Glad it went to a good home

Christopher · Re: 2011: Port from the Nineteen Nineties, Mon 08 August 2011 Yes for me!

Yes for me!

Christopher

No change in my top 3 ports by volume . I have hardly touched any of them . Way too young

Christopher

Unfortunately for health related reasons I need to dropout of this tasting. I am particularly sorry as I am also the organiser. I am happy to keep on organising, final menus are going over today but I would need someone please to manage on the actual day and I can hand that over to. Neil has been pr...

Christopher

Dear All 1955 Horizontal being arranged for Tuesday 1st July at the Boot and Flogger. Currently booked from Lunch through Dinner. Please let me know if you have any interest and either PM or message me with what you have and ideally the fill and whether good provenance etc. Adopting on these older ...

Christopher

At the moment no one is bringing the Mckennzie, that and Morgan are currently not on the list of ports that are actually coming on the lunch/dinner

Christopher

Team Need some help from you all Meet at 12, aim to start at 12.30 Lunch 2pm Dinner 7pm Can I please have everyone’s lunch and dinner choice, If on the spreadsheet already for one of the meals please let me know If you can give this your urgent consideration that would be great I would like to respo...

Christopher

Julian has very kindly agreed to bring the Taylor so above plan stands
Thanks

Christopher

Dear All
The intention is to have the Taylor and Sandeman Magnum v single bottle plus Hooper and Gonzalez Byas at lunch time.
I am just trying to see if anyone can bring a bottle of T55. There a have been a few kind offers of a second bottle.
Timings to follow

Christopher

Hi Phil

Can you please have a look at what is missing and if you have something available please let me know that would be great, apologies if I have made any admin errors getting here

Christopher

Some very nice bottles and good to drink them.
Nice post

Christopher

Hi All
I have added names to the Ports which people have kindly offered to bring, there are still some missing and I will chase, at the moment I don't think we have enough Port to justify lunch as well but lets see what else comes up

Christopher

Thanks Tom very helpful

Christopher

Could I please ask if you have not let me know what you can bring already to this tasting please send me a PM or post here
Many thanks

Christopher

Very much enjoying this
I like the Noval whites very much, interesting to see the developments with Cedro. It’s an excellent white. It’s the first time I had noticed a Cedro Reserva. That was I think previously a Noval Reserva and there was just one Cedro.

Christopher

Hadge
Very happy to share below and can I have same starter and pudding
On please can I have a copy paste!
Many thanks

Christopher

I am going to start putting names against bottles this week and then we can work out where the initial holes are or what we need to add. If anyone has not let me know what they have/ would like to bring cans you PM, WhatsApp or put in here
Many thanks to all

Christopher

Thanks Alex, a very nice write up and much appreciated. Looks like a great day out will have to add to the list for later this year

Christopher

Please add me to reserve I have a 27 and 45

Christopher

Please add me to reserve
I have Croft and Taylor and I think a late bottled Dow
But need to check that if make the list

Christopher

So could be used to update this file, technically speaking

Christopher

This is complex to update but very handy

Christopher

Great stuff Tom
Gentlemen I think we have a plan coming together

Christopher

uncle tom wrote: ↑11:00 Wed 26 Mar 2025
cem wrote: ↑22:20 Thu 20 Mar 2025 I have a lot of '55 and probably 20-25 different producers.
That's a lot of producers, must include some of the rare ones that never seem to come up for auction, like Smith Woodhouse and Delaforce

Hope you make it Tom. Would be great to have you there!

Christopher

Croft 45
Graham 48
Noval 31
Fonseca 66
Taylor 27

Christopher

This has now been fixed at Tuesday 1st July. Venue currently the Boot and Flogger. This has been booked for lunch and dinner as I would like to make this a deep horizontal to honour the Vintages 70th anniversary. Can you please also reconfirm you can make it on this date. Please confirm you can do l...

Christopher

This now looks like it may happen late June/July.
While I want to stick to 14 people given the 70th anniversary and wide and varied list of Ports we have between us this may need to morph into a larger than 14 ports or possibly even a lunch/ dinner tasting

Christopher

Many thanks to Michael for organising , world class admin. Very different to 2000 much more jammy an attribute right from the beginning in this hot vintage. I personally think these will have a longer life than the 2000 vintage and have much more potential. I think alot of them are closed and way to...

Christopher

Dear All 1955 Horizontal being arranged for Tuesday 1st July at the Boot and Flogger. Meet 12.30pm Lunch 1.30pm Dinner 7pm 25 Bottles of Port ( equivalent ), a humble tasting of a Landmark Vintage. Port making at its very best. Thank you for everyone for being able to come and the generosity of all....

Christopher

Thanks for the help on the admin for my guest
He will have smoked salmon followed by haddock
As a heads up for various reasons I am going to have to spit quite a lot out - thought I should just let you all get over the shock in advance!
Very much looking forward to it

Christopher

Can I please be added to the reserves to bring a guest
Many thanks

Christopher

Smoked salmon
Rib eye medium rare, fries and spinach
Crumble with custard
Many thanks
Happy for this to be standard order if helps admin
Many Thanks

Christopher

Personally I would decant in the morning for an evening tasting

Christopher

What a totally splendid tasting you have lined up!

Christopher

Over the years I have had a fair few breakages. I always insure now and generally send a local taxi to pick up for special older bottles to reduce the risk from transport

Christopher

Running a bit late on this page this year. Always enjoy this although it does highlight how rubbish my statistics are on my Port Consumption/Buying. Generally I would say I am flat but I have been drinking more of my super treasures. Buying older Ports has become a lot more competitive but 60's and ...

Christopher

Can I please be added to the reserve list
Thanks

Christopher

Great idea. Can I be added to the list please
Thanks

Christopher

Sober January so I am afraid no Port for a few weeks

Christopher

My last bottle of 1924 a Dow- lost its colour a nd rather dried out but still a great pleasure to be able to drink, Graham 1966 as the back up

Christopher

I don’t yet have a date for this but expect it to happen in 2025. I am awaiting some dates from Wine and Soul as they will be participating

Christopher

Were the bottles for each vintage shown blind or sighted please?

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