How does Weds 12 October sound for a get-together at the usual venue? Any takers? Was thinking of a theme along the lines of Seventy or Seventy Seven.
Where: The Green Room, The Boot & Flogger 10-20 Redcross Way, SE1 1TA
When: 18h30 on Wednesday 12th October 2016
What: Seventy or Seventy Seven, blind.
Who:
I'm up for this. Would prefer 1970 to 1977 on the grounds that I have more variety of the former and that there is more strength in depth across the vintage. However, I'll go with the consensus.
Hi
Would you mind if I went way off-piste on this?
I have just acquired 6 bottles of 1933 ?????? vintage port , the glass is to dark to read the cork so there is only one decent thing to do to identify this (open in good company!). There are only a few shippers for this year.
forest26 wrote:Would you mind if I went way off-piste on this?
Do it.
forest26 wrote:I have just acquired 6 bottles of 1933 ?????? vintage port , the glass is to dark to read the cork so there is only one decent thing to do to identify this (open in good company!). There are only a few shippers for this year.
forest26 wrote:Hi
Would you mind if I went way off-piste on this?
I have just acquired 6 bottles of 1933 ?????? vintage port , the glass is to dark to read the cork so there is only one decent thing to do to identify this (open in good company!). There are only a few shippers for this year.
I can bring a 70/77 as back up.
Off-piste is great! I'll include a suitable slot on the placemats.
As I'm travelling on Tuesday and Wednesday and only back into London in time for our tasting, I plan to drop my bottles off at the B&F today and will see if the good people on duty on Wednesday can undertake the decanting on my behalf at a suitable time.
Thanks Charles, I should be OK with that though. Will stop off via the office from Euston to get rid of my bag and can print then. Should get to B&F for 6-ish.
flash_uk wrote:As I'm travelling on Tuesday and Wednesday and only back into London in time for our tasting, I plan to drop my bottles off at the B&F today and will see if the good people on duty on Wednesday can undertake the decanting on my behalf at a suitable time.
Bottles deposited at the B&F this afternoon. Just need to send through instructions on Wednesday morning about which bottles to decant
idj123 wrote:Mike, late addition if that's ok? I'm going to be bringing a guest-Alun (AJH), who's attended previously. He's aware of the theme.
Marvellous, good to have Alun along again. Will he cope without any brown sticky stuff?? Although technically I have not said "vintage" port, so he's free to bring along a colheita!
Lacking the option to be with you in person, I will instead be with you in spirit with the last third of a bottle of Mz70. Have a good evening gents, let us know what Tony's mystery bottle turns out to be, and please take photos of bottles and capsules where possible! Cheers
Absolutely. Lots of photographs please. This is particularly important just in case JDAW is dreaming that he will be able to attend.
I regret not being able to join you gentlemen, have fun without me and if anyone would be kind enough to save me a sample bottle of Tony's mystery bottle then please do and I'll let you have my address.
Top Ports in 2024: Niepoort 1900 Colheita, b.1971. A near perfect Port.
2025: Quevedo 1972 Colheita, b.2024. Just as good as Niepoort 1900!
Folks, I am running late getting back into London. If anyone catches this and can print placemats then please do. Let me know via a post here if you can. As it stands I should be at the B&F for about 7. If I need to call into the office to print placemats, it'll be about 7.15.