1985 Horizontal - 16 March 2022

Screagle · Post by **Screagle** » 21:23 Tue 22 Feb 2022

I'll bring the OBV, then. I've not got round to trying it before as it will be from an unopened OWC in the cellar

. I'm happy to bring one of my other bottles by prior arrangement. I'm assuming for this vintage we'll all be following the double decanting guidance?

Saúde

winesecretary · Post by **winesecretary** » 22:49 Tue 22 Feb 2022

@ Screagle - great, the OBV. How exciting to be breaking open an OWC for it! I do not know the double decanting guidance, but, yes, a double decant on the morning of the tasting is indicated.

idj123 · Post by **idj123** » 19:41 Wed 23 Feb 2022

I have a Ca85 which is very accessible, if that’s any good?

winesecretary · Post by **winesecretary** » 07:19 Thu 24 Feb 2022

@ idj123 - Ca85 would be great, thank you

winesecretary · Post by **winesecretary** » 21:14 Fri 25 Feb 2022

Flash, Harry, Will - may I invite your suggestions as to what you might bring?

Will W. · Post by **Will W.** » 23:12 Tue 01 Mar 2022

winesecretary wrote: ↑21:14 Fri 25 Feb 2022 Flash, Harry, Will - may I invite your suggestions as to what you might bring?

As of November, I had Ferreira, Ramos Pinto, Graham, Fonseca, Infantado, Pocas Junior, Burmester, Calem, Borges (to my shame), Taylor, Rebello Valente, Niepoort, Gould Campbell and Kopke Sao Luiz. What would you like me to bring?

winesecretary · Post by **winesecretary** » 23:56 Tue 01 Mar 2022

@ Will W. - fantastic. Please could you bring Ramos Pinto for you, and Pocas Junior for adoption. Very much appreciated, and look forward to seeing you once again.

Will W. · Post by **Will W.** » 10:17 Wed 02 Mar 2022

winesecretary wrote: ↑23:56 Tue 01 Mar 2022 @ Will W. - fantastic. Please could you bring Ramos Pinto for you, and Pocas Junior for adoption. Very much appreciated, and look forward to seeing you once again.

I shall confirm tomorrow (being away at the minute), but I believe that I still have both to hand. More anon.

rich_n · Post by **rich_n** » 12:46 Wed 02 Mar 2022

Gents, work is ramping up at the moment, which is unfortunately at odds with plans to take days off to come up to London. I'm going to have to drop out of this one, but if things become calmer I may be able to join late on if there are any last minute cancellations. My apologies.

Please promote DaveRL from the subs bench!

Post by **flash_uk** » 17:04 Wed 02 Mar 2022

winesecretary wrote: ↑21:14 Fri 25 Feb 2022 Flash, Harry, Will - may I invite your suggestions as to what you might bring?

George, my apologies, I now need to bow out of this one. Disappointed, as I was keen to get a reading on the '85s and get a view on some piurchases.

hadge · Post by **hadge** » 22:07 Wed 02 Mar 2022

winesecretary wrote: ↑21:14 Fri 25 Feb 2022 Flash, Harry, Will - may I invite your suggestions as to what you might bring?

Sorry about all of the chaos my end and only just replying to this. After sadly letting you all down and missing the last 2 events at the last minute (which is very bad form) I'm very looking forward to this one.

Please can I bring as an extra a Magnum of Taylor's 85 (so that we can compare to the bottle) plus one of the other options of Warre's (bottle or Mag), Dow's, Taylor's, Fonseca, Calem, M. Gonzalez, Smith Woodhouse, Gould Campbell, Grahams, Cockburn, Churchill, Infantado (I only have one of these and was going to save it for the 40 or 50 year tasting)

nac · Post by **nac** » 23:17 Wed 02 Mar 2022

George - If there’s another space and no one else on the reserves list, I might have another taker. Shall I enquire?

Will W. · Post by **Will W.** » 17:30 Thu 03 Mar 2022

Will W. wrote: ↑10:17 Wed 02 Mar 2022
winesecretary wrote: ↑23:56 Tue 01 Mar 2022 @ Will W. - fantastic. Please could you bring Ramos Pinto for you, and Pocas Junior for adoption. Very much appreciated, and look forward to seeing you once again.
I shall confirm tomorrow (being away at the minute), but I believe that I still have both to hand. More anon.

Confirmed: I have and will bring the Ramos Pinto and Pocas.

Post by **jdaw1** » 21:01 Thu 03 Mar 2022

Draft of the placemats added to first post.

DaveRL · Post by **DaveRL** » 21:30 Thu 03 Mar 2022

Sadly I have to drop off the reserves list. My elder son has just told me that we are going to Leeds Uni to look around the Engineering dept that day. This is a good thing, it will be fun, but the timing sucks. We went round Bristol Uni Engineering yesterday, and he let me know much earlier for that one. Hope the tasting goes well, and all the Ports show marvellously.

nac · Post by **nac** » 16:21 Fri 04 Mar 2022

@GEAG - I have a definitely interested party assuming there is now a space.

Have been trying for a while to get him to attend. Initials are JB (he's a Julian, mathematician, and Cambridge).

nac · Post by **nac** » 16:45 Fri 04 Mar 2022

jdaw1 wrote: ↑21:01 Thu 03 Mar 2022 Draft of the placemats added to first post.

Think Graham is missing?

Post by **jdaw1** » 20:54 Fri 04 Mar 2022

nac wrote: ↑16:45 Fri 04 Mar 2022
jdaw1 wrote: ↑21:01 Thu 03 Mar 2022Draft of the placemats added to first post.
Think Graham is missing?

Thank you. Fixed.

Another check will be needed nearer the date.

winesecretary · Post by **winesecretary** » 17:01 Sat 05 Mar 2022

@ all - sorry for radio silence. Moving continues...
@ jdaw1 - thank you for the placemats, it is truly appreciated
@ nac - yes, please invite your guest
@ Will W. - thank you, we are delighted to have you with us and thank you for offering two rare ports
@ DaveRL - very sorry to hear you cannot be with us, thank you for letting us know
@ HTWH - delighted to hear you will be with us, please can you bring Smith Woodhouse? I will look at the many other generous offerings separately.
@ flash_uk - very sorry you can not be with us, thank you for letting us know
@ rich_n - very sorry you can not be with us, thank you for letting us know

hadge · Post by **hadge** » 18:38 Sat 05 Mar 2022

no porblem with the SW.

I don't think that Croft is on the list, I think that I have a case of it somewhere, I have move a few things in the cellar to check if it is needed.

Post by **Alex Bridgeman** » 21:49 Sat 05 Mar 2022

hadge wrote: ↑18:38 Sat 05 Mar 2022 no porblem with the SW.

I don't think that Croft is on the list, I think that I have a case of it somewhere, I have move a few things in the cellar to check if it is needed.

Please don’t. Croft 1985 is virtually undrinkable. We once sent back two bottles at one of Davy’s branches because it was pure VA.

Post by **Alex Bridgeman** » 21:51 Sat 05 Mar 2022

DaveRL wrote: ↑21:30 Thu 03 Mar 2022 Sadly I have to drop off the reserves list. My elder son has just told me that we are going to Leeds Uni to look around the Engineering dept that day. This is a good thing, it will be fun, but the timing sucks. We went round Bristol Uni Engineering yesterday, and he let me know much earlier for that one. Hope the tasting goes well, and all the Ports show marvellously.

At least your son is more forward looking than mine. Mine said something along the lines of “Dad. I’ve accepted an offer from Cardiff. Can you take me to look at the University please?”

nac · Post by **nac** » 15:58 Sun 06 Mar 2022

winesecretary wrote: ↑17:01 Sat 05 Mar 2022 @ nac - yes, please invite your guest

Julian2 is a "yes". He doesn't have any appropriate 85s so will need to adopt.

winesecretary · Post by **winesecretary** » 09:00 Mon 07 Mar 2022

@ nac - I have assigned JB the Churchill at the usual nominal £45.

@ all - I have now tidied up the attendance list, my apologies for being slow in doing that. We are currently 13 and have 16 ports lined up. I would quite like us to have a 14th person, if anyone has a candidate.

winesecretary · Post by **winesecretary** » 10:28 Mon 07 Mar 2022

jdaw1 notifies a potential candidate so I have asked him to check their availability

Post by **Alex Bridgeman** » 10:55 Mon 07 Mar 2022

George,

I am so sorry, but I'm going to make the numbers problem worse and not better. Unfortunately I won't be able to make it on the 16th. I think I was in denial about how busy I was likely to be with the BFT, hoping against hope that I would be able to take an evening out of the frenetic preparations but that's not to be.

Apologies everyone, I won't be with you on the 16th.

Alex

winesecretary · Post by **winesecretary** » 11:11 Mon 07 Mar 2022

Dear Alex, These things happen. I do appreciate that the focus of your existence needs to be on that right now! Cheers, George

winesecretary · Post by **winesecretary** » 17:44 Mon 07 Mar 2022

jdaw1's candidate is now an attendee.

hadge · Post by **hadge** » 19:51 Mon 07 Mar 2022

George - I might have a candidate. Shall I enquire?

Post by **jdaw1** » 20:26 Mon 07 Mar 2022

winesecretary wrote: ↑17:44 Mon 07 Mar 2022jdaw1's candidate is now an attendee.

Ken G., is Go! On whose behalf I will bring W85 from an OWC, as yet unopened. Added to the placemats.

hadge · Post by **hadge** » 20:43 Mon 07 Mar 2022

Alex Bridgeman wrote: ↑21:49 Sat 05 Mar 2022
hadge wrote: ↑18:38 Sat 05 Mar 2022 no porblem with the SW.

I don't think that Croft is on the list, I think that I have a case of it somewhere, I have move a few things in the cellar to check if it is needed.
Please don’t. Croft 1985 is virtually undrinkable. We once sent back two bottles at one of Davy’s branches because it was pure VA.

Alex, you will be very sad to hear that the case isn't Croft 85 but Calem 85 i can see.

Post by **jdaw1** » 21:02 Mon 07 Mar 2022

We already have a Cálem.

Post by **jdaw1** » 21:05 Mon 07 Mar 2022

nac · Post by **nac** » 21:13 Mon 07 Mar 2022

jdaw1 wrote: ↑20:26 Mon 07 Mar 2022 ...I will bring W85 from an OWC, as yet unopened.

Have cellar, will now open OWCs.
Much joy.

winesecretary · Post by **winesecretary** » 21:35 Mon 07 Mar 2022

@ Hadge - yes please check if your possible candidate is available. 14 best number for broad tastings.

nac · Post by **nac** » 22:28 Mon 07 Mar 2022

winesecretary wrote: ↑21:35 Mon 07 Mar 2022 @ Hadge - yes please check if your possible candidate is available. 14 best number for broad tastings.

If Harry's possible isn't a go-er then I might have an alternative. Let me know ASAP.

winesecretary · Post by **winesecretary** » 10:41 Wed 09 Mar 2022

Right, a week to go. Please could I have your food orders?

https://davybars.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws ... _BFL-1.pdf

nac · Post by **nac** » 11:10 Wed 09 Mar 2022

Starter - Truffle mac and cheese
Main - Bangers and mash (the larger option) + green beans and shallots

CPR 1 · Post by **CPR 1** » 11:56 Wed 09 Mar 2022

Starter - Truffle mac and Cheese
Main - Black Blue steak, fries, green beans and bearnaise sauce (Not Pepper)

Thank you

Post by **jdaw1** » 12:38 Wed 09 Mar 2022

Soup of the Day will be leek & potato.

For me: soup of day; then large Kentish bangers and mash, plus, please, a fried egg.

akzy · Post by **akzy** » 14:25 Wed 09 Mar 2022

Starter - Duck liver pate
Main - m-r steak, fries, green beans and bearnaise.

Thanks!

Ken Greene · Post by **Ken Greene** » 16:53 Wed 09 Mar 2022

Hi All,

I’m Ken - jdaw1’s guest for next week, where I hope my lack of a refined palate, and lack of knowledge of port won’t be to much of an embarrassment to him!

Anyway, please may I order:
Starter: duck liver pate
Main: medium rare steak, with chips and carrots

Thanks,
Ken

M.Charlton · Post by **M.Charlton** » 23:27 Wed 09 Mar 2022

Please may I order the following:

Starter - Welsh rarebit (I’m sure I got away with this as a starter order late last year…)
Main - rare steak, green beans and shallots & béarnaise sauce.

Many thanks.

OJW · Post by **OJW** » 08:41 Thu 10 Mar 2022

Please could I go for:

Starter - Duck liver pate
Main - Bangers and mash (the larger option) + green beans and shallots

Thanks.

hadge · Post by **hadge** » 09:12 Thu 10 Mar 2022

winesecretary wrote: ↑21:35 Mon 07 Mar 2022 @ Hadge - yes please check if your possible candidate is available. 14 best number for broad tastings.

Sadly my invite can't make it, I have let Neil know.

hadge · Post by **hadge** » 15:45 Thu 10 Mar 2022

Please can I go for,

Starter - Smoked Salmon
Main - medium rare steak, Fries and carrots - no sauce

thanks

nac · Post by **nac** » 16:01 Thu 10 Mar 2022

hadge wrote: ↑09:12 Thu 10 Mar 2022
winesecretary wrote: ↑21:35 Mon 07 Mar 2022 @ Hadge - yes please check if your possible candidate is available. 14 best number for broad tastings.
Sadly my invite can't make it, I have let Neil know.

My alternative also not available.

Post by **jdaw1** » 17:56 Thu 10 Mar 2022

I might have another possible guest. No: can’t.

idj123 · Post by **idj123** » 22:06 Thu 10 Mar 2022

Truffle mac and cheese
Steak (M-R) and fries with green beans & shallots
Thanks!

uncle tom · Post by **uncle tom** » 08:59 Fri 11 Mar 2022

I've recently popped an SW85 - it was unimpressive for the first two days but then found composure, so a super long decant recommended..