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by Todd P
08:21 Sun 13 Jan 2008
Forum: Port Conversations
Topic: Irrelevant Port Questions.
Replies: 42
Views: 20321

Aguardente, I believe, has a concentration of around 77% alcohol. And Andy, yes, you can make an almost-odourless spirit of high concentration... Everclear... Grain alcohol from the US... 95% abv or 190 proof. :shock: :? Yup, it tastes like 95% alcohol too. In fact, shortly after high school, we had...
by Todd P
21:03 Sat 12 Jan 2008
Forum: Port Conversations
Topic: First Estate?
Replies: 11
Views: 5773

Alan,

When you do drink the Taylor's First Estate, leave it in the decanter for approximately 3 weeks. It seemed to be okay after three weeks.

So decant now, throw decanter into cellar, take a wee sip before your '66 tasting at the end of the month, then go and enjoy the REAL STUFF! :D

Todd
by Todd P
20:59 Sat 12 Jan 2008
Forum: Port Conversations
Topic: Oh how sweet it is
Replies: 29
Views: 12816

Conky wrote:Purple Sunshine
Alan, "Purple Sunshine" really is a great phrase! Good on ya!
by Todd P
05:47 Wed 22 Aug 2007
Forum: Port Conversations
Topic: Warres 1995 LBV. A simultaneous tasting?
Replies: 67
Views: 36750

And I FINALLY found a bottle of this... at the most unlikely of places as well... not a shop renown for Port selections.

Okay, I'm primed. Ready to roll on your 'go' Captain! :cool:

Todd
by Todd P
20:23 Mon 13 Aug 2007
Forum: Port Conversations
Topic: Removing Stubborn Labels from bottles
Replies: 17
Views: 9747

Removing Stubborn Labels from bottles

I'll throw this topic into Meaningless Drivel, but feel free to move it. It could pertain to labels from any type of bottle, but seeing as how I pretty much drink only Port, no dry wines, my pointed question relates to port. Not sure if that qualifies as a "Port Conversation." So here it i...
by Todd P
20:19 Mon 13 Aug 2007
Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
Topic: The Port Forum Offline #2 - 1st Sep 2007
Replies: 282
Views: 184097

Cheers Todd and you other guys who can't attend. Just remember that frontier spirit that forged North America into the Beacon of Sagacity and Peace it is today! (In other words, if you wake up the day before, saying "Ah,blow it, I'm off to Conky's!"...We'll save you a seat. :D ) Alan Alan...
by Todd P
19:16 Mon 13 Aug 2007
Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
Topic: The Port Forum Offline #2 - 1st Sep 2007
Replies: 282
Views: 184097

Have a really great time you guys - I truly wish I could be there… what a fabulous line-up.

Todd
by Todd P
06:28 Mon 13 Aug 2007
Forum: Beer, Spirits, Cigars, and Pork Pies
Topic: Dark & Smooth.
Replies: 11
Views: 12935

I have to admit I have not bought any Guiness since that poker party where I drank all the Guiness... :oops:

One day soon. Perhaps tomorrow.

Todd
by Todd P
05:38 Mon 16 Jul 2007
Forum: Site Stuff
Topic: Advertising Half-Wits
Replies: 29
Views: 22135

ADV wrote: …but I did admit to drinking a very young 2006 Vintage Port :shock: :lol:
Alan is currently enroute to your house with billyclub in hand. ;)
by Todd P
05:22 Mon 16 Jul 2007
Forum: Other Wines
Topic: Has anyone tried Banyuls?
Replies: 7
Views: 7770

I've not seen, nor heard, of it before today. I will keep my eye open for it though. Let me know if you are successful in tracking some down out your way Alan, I would love to hear what you think of it.

Todd
by Todd P
05:18 Mon 16 Jul 2007
Forum: Other Wines
Topic: OOps!
Replies: 5
Views: 6072

Thank goodness it was not a very expensive bottle!!

Todd
by Todd P
05:13 Mon 16 Jul 2007
Forum: Beer, Spirits, Cigars, and Pork Pies
Topic: Dark & Smooth.
Replies: 11
Views: 12935

Alright, I bought the Guinness... :D
But then drank all four cans whilest playing poker at the neighbor's house so had none left to concoct a Dark and Smooth :oops: :oops:
But hey, that just means I get to buy more Guinness! :D :twisted:

Soon I will try and report back.

Todd
by Todd P
05:06 Mon 16 Jul 2007
Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
Topic: The Port Forum Offline #2 - 1st Sep 2007
Replies: 282
Views: 184097

Alas, I would also love to join you all, however I am on holidays with the family on the West Coast of Canada. Something tells me that if I leave them, I'd best just STAY in the UK! :) (Wait, remind me of the downside again??? ;) :twisted: :lol: :lol: )

Todd
by Todd P
05:23 Sat 14 Jul 2007
Forum: Beer, Spirits, Cigars, and Pork Pies
Topic: Dark & Smooth.
Replies: 11
Views: 12935

Ugh... Alan, this sound horrendous. I just can't see how mixing one magnificent drink with another magnificent drink from a completely different family of spirits can lead to anything but disappointment. However, in the name of science, I will promptly make a trip to the local beer store and purchas...
by Todd P
04:54 Sat 14 Jul 2007
Forum: Site Stuff
Topic: Advertising Half-Wits
Replies: 29
Views: 22135

What?!?! No map of Canada??? I'm HUGELY insulted. Considering there are FOUR canucks on the forum that I am aware of (Luc, bman, Fred and myself) and onlye 2½ Yanks!

Derek... you disappoint me :o :shock: :wink:
by Todd P
04:43 Sat 14 Jul 2007
Forum: Meaningless Drivel
Topic: Apostrophe crimes
Replies: 2091
Views: 902299

Re: Derek T.’s apostrophe crimes

jdaw1 wrote:
[url=http://www.theportforum.com/viewtopic.php?p=1840#1840]Here[/url] Derek T. wrote:Most of the big names in the trade are both Producer's and Shipper's as most have their own Quinta's,
Wow... three offenses in one short sentence. :cool:
by Todd P
05:43 Fri 13 Jul 2007
Forum: Meaningless Drivel
Topic: It seems a good time to go to Portugal!
Replies: 16
Views: 10341

One word Alan - PICTURES!

I'd tell you to "have fun" but it would be a waste of typing. I know you will! :cool:

Todd
by Todd P
05:39 Fri 13 Jul 2007
Forum: Meaningless Drivel
Topic: Anybody watching U-20 world cup
Replies: 65
Views: 30775

I am proud to say that one of the cities the U20 World Cup is being played in is the city I work in and called home for nearly 25 years. Edmonton. Ummm, my team (Canada) sucks. We're out. <sigh> Yep... home team couldn't even make the "Round of 16" :cry: Not a single goal in the tourney. T...
by Todd P
04:25 Fri 13 Jul 2007
Forum: Port Conversations
Topic: Centuries of Port Heritage given the boot by Family Firm!
Replies: 9
Views: 7746

Given the price of a bottle of 2 year old VP these days I can't believe that cost is a real issue for premium wines from Premier League shippers. This would make sense, but we have to remember that the producers see only a portion of the price of that we the chump on the other end of the wallet wil...
by Todd P
03:30 Thu 12 Jul 2007
Forum: Port Conversations
Topic: Any decent first-timer (non age-designated) Tawny?
Replies: 5
Views: 5572

Any decent first-timer (non age-designated) Tawny?

I just came to a realization tonight that I have never tried a "tawny" port that does not have an age-designation. :shock: :?

Are there any that have jumped out at you that would be good to try as a 'first-time' tawny?

Todd
by Todd P
03:26 Thu 12 Jul 2007
Forum: Port Conversations
Topic: Do you have to have a reason to drink good port?
Replies: 30
Views: 24488

Mines a combo of Jay, Derek, and Alex. The younger stuff, say 1990-forward, and the cheaper stuff (under $30) get opened whenever without care. The older and more expensive stuff I try and open with other port loving friends so others can share in the fun. my word Andy, you can get VP for UNDER $30...
by Todd P
03:23 Thu 12 Jul 2007
Forum: Port Conversations
Topic: Optimum decanting time for Warre's 1985 VP
Replies: 26
Views: 18213

You're right Alan, it does beg the question Alan, how exactly does one produce a VP that will mature faster and be ready to drink in less time than a 'classic VP'??? :shock: ;? Tom, I have left my last two VPs (more out of coincidence than planning) in the decanter for over two weeks, stealing small...
by Todd P
03:19 Thu 12 Jul 2007
Forum: Port Conversations
Topic: Cruz Ruby is an Award Winner!!!!!
Replies: 13
Views: 10088

Re: This is the sub-£10 category.

Hold on. This is the sub-£10 category. And would I win the 1000 meters at the No-Training-Except-Port Fat-Boy Olympics? Maybe. But would that make me an Olympic athlete? Not in my wife’s eyes, let me tell you. Julian, I have been trying to convince my wife and friends that I am the world Champion f...
by Todd P
02:14 Thu 12 Jul 2007
Forum: Port Conversations
Topic: Most Expensive Bottle of Port?
Replies: 7
Views: 10599

Ouch, that IS an expensive disappointment. :shock:

Todd
by Todd P
02:11 Thu 12 Jul 2007
Forum: Port Conversations
Topic: 1991 & 1992 - Which VP's Are Ready Now?
Replies: 23
Views: 17059

AHB wrote:Keep 10+ years
Vesuvio '92
Vargellas '91
Thanks Alex,
I have a single bottle of the Vargellas '91, which I had intended to hold for at least that decade. Glad to see this sentiment confirmed for me :)

Todd
by Todd P
02:07 Thu 12 Jul 2007
Forum: Port Conversations
Topic: Warres 1995 LBV. A simultaneous tasting?
Replies: 67
Views: 36750

I'm glad this has been delayed, for a bit. I have a lead on a local merchant with Warre's LBV from 95. Hopefully I can get out there in the next day or so.

Like Derek, I have been going crazy... at work (and outside of it too!) :)

Todd
by Todd P
02:04 Thu 12 Jul 2007
Forum: Port Conversations
Topic: Wasting Old Port
Replies: 24
Views: 15579

Mindful that moves are afoot in the eu to outlaw filiament bulbs, I'm on the lookout for a small stock of clear glass bulbs to 'lay down' for the future - but all the ones in the supermarkets seem to the pearl type. If anyone sees clear glass bulbs on sale - please let me know! Tom These should be ...
by Todd P
15:25 Fri 06 Jul 2007
Forum: Port Conversations
Topic: Cheeky Vimtos!
Replies: 7
Views: 4394

I agree Luc, but I will need to be fortified AGAINST drinking this :D

Todd
by Todd P
06:18 Tue 03 Jul 2007
Forum: Meaningless Drivel
Topic: Talking Dog for Sale!
Replies: 121
Views: 56332

Alright - even I admit... the bear one was GOOOD! :D

Todd
by Todd P
06:12 Tue 03 Jul 2007
Forum: Port Tasting Notes
Topic: NV Dow Tawny 10YO
Replies: 7
Views: 6866

Alex, I brought home a single litre bottle of this from the Heathrow Duty-Free shop when returning home from Austria in March. It is my only memory of England, aside from the assinine bus rides between terminals, and perhaps the lovely blond that seemed pleased to let me sample every single Scotch a...
by Todd P
06:03 Tue 03 Jul 2007
Forum: Port Conversations
Topic: Optimum decanting time for Warre's 1985 VP
Replies: 26
Views: 18213

Todd, Are you a computer and port geek? If so, the UK needs you. My company has hundreds of vacancies for good IT people and I have a need for a port friend with a good sense of humour, a sense of rythm, who doesn't have an inferiority complex and who would let me play with his explosives 88) Derek...
by Todd P
05:58 Tue 03 Jul 2007
Forum: Port Conversations
Topic: Optimum decanting time for Warre's 1985 VP
Replies: 26
Views: 18213

• Warre 1985 Mid-red, with a smell of strawberry (not quite ripe strawberry perhaps). Great length, large, though still tight and needs more years. I liked JFH’s word “thorough†. Still needs a few more years then Julian?? Thanks for the tip - perhaps you have saved a life from Death Row. The judge...
by Todd P
05:55 Tue 03 Jul 2007
Forum: Port Conversations
Topic: Best Bargain???
Replies: 23
Views: 13592

Conky wrote:Thanks for that. Another Port name safely stored in the tiny grey cells.

Alan
Until those tiny grey cells are wiped out by more than one glass of port, right Alan??? ;)

I'm finding my mind seems more and more muddled as the days (and glasses of port) increase. Co-incidence? (Probably!) :)

Todd
by Todd P
05:53 Tue 03 Jul 2007
Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
Topic: Early Warning!!! OffLine at Conkys Quinta.
Replies: 26
Views: 27213

Certainly sounds like quite the offline gentlemen. I am sad to say that unless one of two events occurs, I will send my regrets.

Those two events being:
1. Win a lottery
2. Get sent somewhere close to St Helens by my job. (Frankly I give the lottery better odds!)

Todd
by Todd P
06:55 Fri 29 Jun 2007
Forum: Beer, Spirits, Cigars, and Pork Pies
Topic: When beer has filled you up...
Replies: 13
Views: 12264

Alright, that leads me closer... While I have tried Drambuie and don't particularly remember anything spectacular about it, if I happen to see this at a bar I may try it out (without having to commit on purchasing an entire bottle that I may not like.)

Thanks Alan! (Enjoy!)

Todd
by Todd P
06:51 Fri 29 Jun 2007
Forum: Port Conversations
Topic: Optimum decanting time for Warre's 1985 VP
Replies: 26
Views: 18213

Optimum decanting time for Warre's 1985 VP

How long would you give this particular bottle? I am opening it in anticipation of a new work contract coming to fruition and setting me down the path to financial freedom and independence from the debilitating rigours of a regular 'day job.' Okay, not really. I'm opening it to celebrate me starting...
by Todd P
06:48 Fri 29 Jun 2007
Forum: Beer, Spirits, Cigars, and Pork Pies
Topic: When beer has filled you up...
Replies: 13
Views: 12264

What is it Alan? Not familiar...
by Todd P
06:35 Fri 29 Jun 2007
Forum: Port Conversations
Topic: Hotel or Restaurant Price List of the Week
Replies: 171
Views: 205214

Wow Derek, those are some crazy prices...

$25 USD for a 1½ ounce pour of Warre 1985 VP (that happens to have been sitting open for anywhere between 2 weeks and 4 months.) :shock:

My good lord.

Todd
by Todd P
06:33 Fri 29 Jun 2007
Forum: Port Conversations
Topic: Best Bargain???
Replies: 23
Views: 13592

Julian, If you are ever heading around to the western parts of Canada, I have around a dozen and a half OBVs... 2003 though, so we may want to wait for 15-20 years for the tannins to integrate. ;)

Todd
by Todd P
06:17 Thu 28 Jun 2007
Forum: Site Stuff
Topic: I'm Cruz Ruby...
Replies: 78
Views: 48246

Where do you guys see the list of who is what? I see that I am uh.. Cheap Ruby?!?!? Ugh.
by Todd P
06:01 Thu 28 Jun 2007
Forum: Port Conversations
Topic: Warres 1995 LBV. A simultaneous tasting?
Replies: 67
Views: 36750

we're safe to go back to a boring Thursday, as long as your given a bit of notice. That still seems best for those who have busy weekends. My understanding, is we are waiting to see if you and RonnieRoots can get a bottle, and word from AHD and possiblty Andy to see if they want to participate, and...
by Todd P
06:15 Wed 27 Jun 2007
Forum: Site Stuff
Topic: Backups
Replies: 9
Views: 7577

Do we yet have a geographically disparate, hot failover site? What is the SLA for site-disaster recovery? How many mirror sites do we have hosting the forum?? Tell me we are at the very least ACTIVE-PASSIVE clustered man!!!??? :shock: Okay, sorry. Brought work to the forum for a second there... bad ...
by Todd P
06:06 Wed 27 Jun 2007
Forum: Port Conversations
Topic: Warres 1995 LBV. A simultaneous tasting?
Replies: 67
Views: 36750

:lol: :lol: :lol: Todd, You raise an interesting one. If we are talking of an evening, that becomes the afternoon for you? Are you usually weeked off? So if we did it on Saturday evening for example, it wouldn't be too much hardship for you to start in the afternoon? This is going to take the plann...
by Todd P
06:04 Wed 27 Jun 2007
Forum: Port Conversations
Topic: Warres 1995 LBV. A simultaneous tasting?
Replies: 67
Views: 36750

Oh god you guys, stop please... you're killing me!!! :lol: :lol: :lol: Yeah that whole Quebecois/Canadian thing is something to behold - wait - You remember the IRA??? We may have had a similar thing in the FLQ (Front du Lieration du Quebec) Should explain why my parents moved us from a very English...
by Todd P
05:57 Wed 27 Jun 2007
Forum: Introductions
Topic: Right then
Replies: 16
Views: 12093

Is that Iron Man enough for you, Todd? It goes without saying that the above injury prevents me from fullfilling my dream of entering the 2012 Olympic Games, unless they have a VP drinking competition :wink: Derek Derek, I have a friend whose new bike is made from Ti - although it sounds like a bit...
by Todd P
05:51 Tue 26 Jun 2007
Forum: Meaningless Drivel
Topic: Forum Development
Replies: 15
Views: 15046

I'm having that! As we've conversed for some time now, and Canada is not an easy place to pop over to, I was wondering, any chance of putting a face to the mental image??? http://farm1.static.flickr.com/166/414470167_dc94f9e412_m.jpg As you may recall, the handsome athlete in the middle is me. I do...
by Todd P
05:40 Tue 26 Jun 2007
Forum: Introductions
Topic: Right then
Replies: 16
Views: 12093

Right then

Todd Pettinger Sherwood Park, Alberta, Canada (definitely NOT a quebecois or French-speaking province!) I started drinking port maybe two years ago, during, oddly enough, a beer tasting (where we tasted some REAL beer, three of which were Stouts from England... which I absolutely fell in love with.)...
by Todd P
05:15 Tue 26 Jun 2007
Forum: Introductions
Topic: bman here
Replies: 23
Views: 20187

admin wrote:If we get BirDungy on here that would be three Canadians... that would trump the Dutch.
So do I make three Canucks then? ;)

Todd
by Todd P
05:10 Tue 26 Jun 2007
Forum: Site Stuff
Topic: Give us a graphic
Replies: 45
Views: 32524

RonnieRoots wrote:I made a couple. Height and Width will probably not be ideal, but I can adjust them any way you like (they're crops from bigger pictures)

Image
ooh ooh... I really like this one! :cool:

Todd
by Todd P
01:23 Tue 26 Jun 2007
Forum: Beer, Spirits, Cigars, and Pork Pies
Topic: Guinness - fact or fiction
Replies: 35
Views: 31883

Well, I know that the stuff we get here doesn't taste the same as in Dublin, but I always thought that was because we get some sort of 'export' derivate. I think we'll have to test this theory out by holding the aforementioned Guiness offline in Dublin. I'm betting its much better there than where ...

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