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Current draft of the placemats.

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A review thread has been created, and also a post containing the parameters by which the placemats were made.

Apologies for the late notice, but I am going to have to drop out. Unfortunately work commitments will keep me away from Central London tomorrow evening.

I have been unable to drop off the Cr50 to ensure it's timely arrival at the venue tomorrow. It's therefore likely to be making an appearance between 7 and 7.30pm, although I will endaevour to get there earlier. Possibly not ideal but the bottle will be decanted first thing tomorrow morning.

idj123 wrote:I have been unable to drop off the Cr50 to ensure it's timely arrival at the venue tomorrow. It's therefore likely to be making an appearance between 7 and 7.30pm, although I will endaevour to get there earlier. Possibly not ideal but the bottle will be decanted first thing tomorrow morning.

I think 1950 is too light a vintage for a twelve-hour decant. My vote is that it is decanted on arrival, and sampled throughout the evening. There are six of us, so we will have enough each for a protracted sampling.

Do others agree?

I’ll decant the 1927 on arrival. When should a 2002 LBV be decanted?

Could take AHBs place - can bring a '55..

uncle tom wrote:Could take AHBs place - can bring a '55..

Splendid. You are in.

One seat is unfilled. Takers?

Sadly something has gone very wrong with my retrieval of the Croft bottles from EHD. I would love to be able to explain what has happened, but as EHD are utterly hopeless at communicating or responding to messages, I have no idea where my bottles are. There is a very small chance they will materialise tomorrow morning but I think plan B is required.

I have to hand some T70 and G77 which could be deployed as countermeasures.
Thoughts?

flash_uk wrote:Sadly something has gone very wrong with my retrieval of the Croft bottles from EHD. I would love to be able to explain what has happened, but as EHD are utterly hopeless at communicating or responding to messages, I have no idea where my bottles are. There is a very small chance they will materialise tomorrow morning but I think plan B is required.

I have to hand some T70 and G77 which could be deployed as countermeasures.
Thoughts?

I have permission from Tom to offer any missing bottles by way of adoption...please post if help is required...I can decant and deliver tomorrow.

Cookie wrote:

flash_uk wrote:Sadly something has gone very wrong with my retrieval of the Croft bottles from EHD. I would love to be able to explain what has happened, but as EHD are utterly hopeless at communicating or responding to messages, I have no idea where my bottles are. There is a very small chance they will materialise tomorrow morning but I think plan B is required.

I have to hand some T70 and G77 which could be deployed as countermeasures.
Thoughts?

I have permission from Tom to offer any missing bottles by way of adoption...please post if help is required...I can decant and deliver tomorrow.

If the 63 and 70 can be covered by Tom then both Derek and I would be very grateful. Let me know if so, and I'll leave the T70 and G77 at home. Many thanks.

Cookie wrote:I have permission from Tom to offer any missing bottles by way of adoption...please post if help is required...I can decant and deliver tomorrow.

Two bottles are needed, one for MPM, one for DRT. Obvious vintages include 1900 1904 1908 1912 1917 1920 1922 1924 1935 1942 1945 1960 1963 1966 1970.

Please let me know what is chosen, for the placemats (which I’ll print on Wednesday afternoon).

flash_uk wrote:

Cookie wrote:

flash_uk wrote:Sadly something has gone very wrong with my retrieval of the Croft bottles from EHD. I would love to be able to explain what has happened, but as EHD are utterly hopeless at communicating or responding to messages, I have no idea where my bottles are. There is a very small chance they will materialise tomorrow morning but I think plan B is required.

I have to hand some T70 and G77 which could be deployed as countermeasures.
Thoughts?

I have permission from Tom to offer any missing bottles by way of adoption...please post if help is required...I can decant and deliver tomorrow.

If the 63 and 70 can be covered by Tom then both Derek and I would be very grateful. Let me know if so, and I'll leave the T70 and G77 at home. Many thanks.

'63 and '70 secured...all sorted one hopes.

Julian, could you update the top post. Thx.
Edit: ignore me...you beat me to it!

Cookie wrote:'63 and '70 secured...all sorted one hopes.

Fantastic. Now, off to growl at EHD...

flash_uk wrote:Julian, could you update the top post. Thx.
Edit: ignore me...you beat me to it!

Was on the job, and also updating the placemats.

flash_uk wrote:Fantastic. Now, off to growl at EHD...

All the missing bottles will arrive tomorrow, and we’ll have a splendid session.

jdaw1 wrote:

Cookie wrote:I have permission from Tom to offer any missing bottles by way of adoption...please post if help is required...I can decant and deliver tomorrow.

Two bottles are needed, one for MPM, one for DRT. Obvious vintages include 1900 1904 1908 1912 1917 1920 1922 1924 1935 1942 1945 1960 1963 1966 1970.

Please let me know what is chosen, for the placemats (which I’ll print on Wednesday afternoon).

You are not helping!!

Cookie wrote:You are not helping!!

If you happened not to have 1963 and 1970, but you did have 1900 and 1912, it wouldn’t have been helpful for you to have concluded, erroneously, that you couldn’t help.

As it happen this circumstance didn’t materialise.

Decanting questions:
• What time should Davy’s decant the Croft 1985? (Failing cogent answer I’ll request 14:00).
• What time should I decant the Croft 2002 LBV? (Failing cogent answer I’ll do so at ≈ 14:00).
• What time should I decant the halves of Croft 2004 LBV? (Failing cogent answer I’ll do so at ≈ 14:00).

jdaw1 wrote:Decanting questions:
• What time should Davy’s decant the Croft 1985? (Failing cogent answer I’ll request 14:00).
• What time should I decant the Croft 2002 LBV? (Failing cogent answer I’ll do so at ≈ 14:00).
• What time should I decant the halves of Croft 2004 LBV? (Failing cogent answer I’ll do so at ≈ 14:00).

From my experience of Croft LBV I would say the earlier the better...this of course may not be considered 'cogent'.

jdaw1 wrote:

Cookie wrote:You are not helping!!

If you happened not to have 1963 and 1970, but you did have 1900 and 1912, it wouldn’t have been helpful for you to have concluded, erroneously, that you couldn’t help.

As it happen this circumstance didn’t materialise.

Surely the circumstance resulted in a status quo...merely wishful thinking preceded!!

What time is anyone getting to Plantation Place?

Usual start time is 6½pm. I’ll be there about 6pm as I have promised Laura (assistant manager) a lesson in how to tong a bottle of Port. Health-and-safety concerns were raised — hurray! — and dismissed.

LBVs decanted and in good shape.

About to print: any more changes? Printed. No more changes.

Links:

• Review of the evening as a whole;
• 1927 Croft;
• 1950 Croft;
• 1955 Croft;
• 1963 Croft;
• 1970 Croft;
• 1975 Croft;
• 1977 Croft;
• 1985 Croft;
• 2002 Croft LBV;
• 2004 Croft LBV;
• Placemats (and parameters by which made);
• Planning and arrangements.

jdaw1 wrote:I’ll be there about 6pm

Will try and do the same.

Very apologetic message from EHD, along the lines of "..we have sent two of your six bottles, we are having trouble finding the case holding the other four bottles requested. We are investigating urgently."

So, two bottles of Croft 63 have now arrived...I shall bring them along.

flash_uk wrote:What time is anyone getting to Plantation Place?

Somewhere between 6 and 6.30pm I suspect.

DRT wrote:

Starter:	Nothing
Main:	Rump on the bone (medium rare)
Side:	Green beans and peas in lemon butter
Dessert:	Nothing
Side:	Nothing

SNAFU explained - my error, which led to JDAW understandably misinterpreting my request.

Apologies to RLC for the accusation that he ate my steak