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Fonseca vintages 1948 to 1997 were tasted on Tuesday 10 th February 2026 at the Boot & Flogger , as arranged by George G. then Alex B. Links: Review of the event as a whole ; Tasting notes: 1948 Fonseca ; 1955 Fonseca ; 1960 Fonseca ; 1963 Fonseca ; 1966 Fonseca ; 1970 Fonseca ; 1975 Fonseca ; 1...

Fonseca vintages 1948 to 1997 were tasted on Tuesday 10 th February 2026 at the Boot & Flogger , as arranged by George G. then Alex B. Links: Review of the event as a whole ; Tasting notes: 1948 Fonseca ; 1955 Fonseca ; 1960 Fonseca ; 1963 Fonseca ; 1966 Fonseca ; 1970 Fonseca ; 1975 Fonseca ; 1...

Fonseca vintages 1948 to 1997 were tasted on Tuesday 10 th February 2026 at the Boot & Flogger , as arranged by George G. then Alex B. Links: Review of the event as a whole ; Tasting notes: 1948 Fonseca ; 1955 Fonseca ; 1960 Fonseca ; 1963 Fonseca ; 1966 Fonseca ; 1970 Fonseca ; 1975 Fonseca ; 1...

Fonseca vintages 1948 to 1997 were tasted on Tuesday 10 th February 2026 at the Boot & Flogger , as arranged by George G. then Alex B. Links: Review of the event as a whole ; Tasting notes: 1948 Fonseca ; 1955 Fonseca ; 1960 Fonseca ; 1963 Fonseca ; 1966 Fonseca ; 1970 Fonseca ; 1975 Fonseca ; 1...

Fonseca vintages 1948 to 1997 were tasted on Tuesday 10 th February 2026 at the Boot & Flogger , as arranged by George G. then Alex B. Links: Review of the event as a whole ; Tasting notes: 1948 Fonseca ; 1955 Fonseca ; 1960 Fonseca ; 1963 Fonseca ; 1966 Fonseca ; 1970 Fonseca ; 1975 Fonseca ; 1...

Fonseca vintages 1948 to 1997 were tasted on Tuesday 10 th February 2026 at the Boot & Flogger , as arranged by George G. then Alex B. Links: Review of the event as a whole ; Tasting notes: 1948 Fonseca ; 1955 Fonseca ; 1960 Fonseca ; 1963 Fonseca ; 1966 Fonseca ; 1970 Fonseca ; 1975 Fonseca ; 1...

Fonseca vintages 1948 to 1997 were tasted on Tuesday 10 th February 2026 at the Boot & Flogger , as arranged by George G. then Alex B. Links: Review of the event as a whole ; Tasting notes: 1948 Fonseca ; 1955 Fonseca ; 1960 Fonseca ; 1963 Fonseca ; 1966 Fonseca ; 1970 Fonseca ; 1975 Fonseca ; 1...

Fonseca vintages 1948 to 1997 were tasted on Tuesday 10 th February 2026 at the Boot & Flogger , as arranged by George G. then Alex B. Links: Review of the event as a whole ; Tasting notes: 1948 Fonseca ; 1955 Fonseca ; 1960 Fonseca ; 1963 Fonseca ; 1966 Fonseca ; 1970 Fonseca ; 1975 Fonseca ; 1...

Fonseca vintages 1948 to 1997 were tasted on Tuesday 10 th February 2026 at the Boot & Flogger , as arranged by George G. then Alex B. Links: Review of the event as a whole ; Tasting notes: 1948 Fonseca ; 1955 Fonseca ; 1960 Fonseca ; 1963 Fonseca ; 1966 Fonseca ; 1970 Fonseca ; 1975 Fonseca ; 1...

Fonseca vintages 1948 to 1997 were tasted on Tuesday 10 th February 2026 at the Boot & Flogger , as arranged by George G. then Alex B. Links: Review of the event as a whole ; Tasting notes: 1948 Fonseca ; 1955 Fonseca ; 1960 Fonseca ; 1963 Fonseca ; 1966 Fonseca ; 1970 Fonseca ; 1975 Fonseca ; 1...

Thank you for coming here with your bottles. I can comment on the Port, and none of them are worth much. The Taylor’s 1996 LBV (which isn’t the same as ‘Vintage’) might be ≈£20 to somebody. Warre's Warrior and Sandeman Founders Reserve are their basic Red Ports: basic decent drinking, but of no coll...

Current draft of the placemats, echoing the style used on Tuesday 21^st October 2014.

cem wrote: ↑18:00 Fri 30 Jan 2026moved their needle significantly towards "batshit crazy".

Where else could the needle have ever been?

Yes please, if those without old bottles are welcome. I believe that I have only 1994.

FYI, there was a Ramos Pinto vertical on Tuesday 21^st October 2014.

Bertie3000 wrote: ↑19:25 Fri 30 Jan 2026In the event we have too many bottles

Hello. We very much welcome new people.

So, having been told ‘no’ by Bill, today an email came. I can't see why not, can I ask what time and what the event is? I am assuming a milestone birthday/anniversary or your in laws have started far future visit planning already? I have replied: Ollie, No no, I do not yet know of an in-law invasion...

Alex Bridgeman wrote: ↑06:30 Fri 30 Jan 2026I’m bringing the ‘48.

Done:

jdaw1 wrote: ↑23:32 Tue 20 Jan 2026The placemats have been updated.

@Alex: are the bottles sufficiently decided that I should make the TN threads?

jdaw1 wrote: ↑23:32 Tue 20 Jan 2026The placemats have been updated.

Please could they be carefully checked. Pictures are in the first post. (And who is to bring the ’48?)

Has anyone booked the Red Room at the B&F for this tasting? Yesterday I emailed the Boot & Flogger : How far in advance can one make a reservation? In particular, am I allowed to book the whole of the downstairs floor, so Red and Green rooms, for Sunday 23rd April 2051? It’s only 25¼ years ...

NigelM wrote: ↑20:29 Wed 28 Jan 2026I removed it thanks, it shows on yours now LOL

Fixed.

Separately, I might be available. Pls send link to me too.

jdaw1 wrote: ↑15:57 Sun 25 Jan 2026You know of the dining menu at Davy’s Boot & Flogger. You know the tasting process. You know what to do. Do it.

Current draft of the food order.

But nowhere in your theme was there a ban on us bring one tasting pack each. Indeed, the two stipulations were "sighted somethings" and "not everybody to bring non-port". A closure tasting pack seems to meet both requirements. You are quite correct. My reply, slightly, argued wi...

forest26 wrote: ↑20:10 Mon 26 Jan 2026Good shout - I have quite a few of these kicking around so would be good to open one.

The plan is the one of mine of death row is to be opened.

I will book a room when it’s clearer whether red or green.

• Ham Hock Terrine; • Burger (as rare as allowed) + skinny fries + carrots; • Welsh Barebit.

The diary is under-populated; I have available a four-pack of the Quevedo closure experiment. So, Wednesday 25 th February 2026 there will be the Quevedo four-pack, and others are to bring sighted something (not everybody to bring non-port). You know of the dining menu at Davy’s Boot & Flogger ....

This post to hold plansas and when agreed. When: 18:30 on Wednesday 25 th February 2026. Where: Green Room at the Boot & Flogger . Theme: Quevedo four-pack, plus sighted somethings (not everybody to bring non-port). Theme: sighted somethings. Who: JDAW; MPM; CPR (but will be late so willing to ...

Ramos Pinto, Tue 21 Oct 2014.

Bertie3000 wrote: ↑14:34 Fri 23 Jan 2026Defining small might be open to debate

Does not have a chapter in the book?

Re: 60 @ 66 - Tuesday 14 April 2026 Yes please. I have excellent Fonseca.

Yes please. I have excellent Fonseca.

Oh, yes please.

Alex Bridgeman wrote: ↑19:00 Fri 23 Jan 2026and maybe even from 7s before 1887.

I have none, but am hoping that somebody brings a Kopke 1847. In its time, it was famous.

PhilW wrote: ↑06:55 Wed 21 Jan 2026
jdaw1 wrote: ↑23:32 Tue 20 Jan 2026The placemats have been updated. The ’48 and the ’80 are not yet credited to anybody.
I think the '80 could be:
Alex Bridgeman wrote: ↑22:19 Tue 20 Jan 2026Attendees and Wines:
3. CPR1 (bringing 1980)

Done.

mosesbotbol wrote: ↑18:57 Tue 20 Jan 2026Bourbon market will be good for someone major to add acquisitions.

Do you mean acquire bottles, or do you mean acquire companies and accompanying distilleries?

On first read I assumed you mean the latter, but Glenn seems to have assumed the former.

The placemats have been updated. The ’48 and the ’80 are not yet credited to anybody.

I am uncertain who is or has become the organiser, but to help this mystery person, my duty to make a selection from the appropriate Davy’s menu is hereby being done.

Soup of the Day (if not spicy);
Pie of the Day (if meat);
Welsh Rarebit of the Day (if extra cheesey).

Alex Bridgeman wrote: ↑13:06 Fri 09 Jan 2026@Julian - let me know if you have anything Fonseca other than 1960

Delicious F85, single or magnum. I have other years, of low stash or imperfect reliability.

I’m going to take a different line here. I want there to be a Port business. I want there to be a Madeira business. I want. So who owns the risks of an old bottle? We know of the risks; they know of the risks. If they own those risks, that adds volatility — risk — to their business, and in effect un...

Pimpernel: not known to The Book, nor to the database from which — in part — it was derived.

A search of this forum reveals only the recent mentions in this thread, and the equivalent search of FTLoP reveals nothing.

Either for me. Light preference for Tuesday’s 11pm over Monday’s 10pm.

Usual practice for me is morning decant, into cool decanter, kept cool by ice packs. But I’m bringing a Graham LBV (bot. 2001), as donated by Harry, and likewise a Tesco 1995 doesn’t need a twelve-hour decant. I propose: • 7am for the Warre Cavadinha 1995, and kept cool; • After lunch (so in my off...

This tasting died quietly, but — and I accept the reprimand — there should have been a formal notice to that effect.

Links: Review of the evening as a whole ; Tasting notes: 1995 Taylor Vargellas Vinha Velha ; 1995 Taylor Quinta do Vargellas ; 1995 Fonseca Guimaraens ; 1995 Churchill Quinta da Agua Alta ; 1995 Osborne ; 1995 Quinta do Crasto ; 1995 Quinta do Portal ; 1995 Quinta do Infantado ; 1995 Quinta do Noval...