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Indeed.djewesbury wrote:Apparently, the eagle has landed.AHB wrote:Oh God please don't say it's going to Derek's holiday home on the bleak and empty Isle of Skye!jdaw1 wrote:Going where?
That's a relief. It may survive its journey.djewesbury wrote:Edinburgh by 1pm tomorrow.
A shame, but neither costs nor problem.Cookie wrote:I am very sorry to announce that I shall be unable to attend...sorry for late notice...any costs incurred will be reimbursed
I have asked how the steak is to be cooked but so far no reply. Please default to "medium rare" if no further instruction received.By email JADS wrote:Potted Shrimps
Chargrill Sirloin Steak
Chocolate Brownie
Feel free to trump anything on the current listuncle tom wrote:Could bring something from Charles' birth year, or when she got married, or bottled in the year she was born - or something else entirely.... ??
What about a bottle of Victoria's coronation year?uncle tom wrote:I'm now likely to be around for this..
Could bring something from Charles' birth year, or when she got married, or bottled in the year she was born - or something else entirely.... ??
A nice compromise - her birth year ports are quite hard to come by these daysdjewesbury wrote:What about a bottle of Victoria's coronation year?
Yes please. And thank you sir. Please say what so that it can be added to the placemats.uncle tom wrote:Could bring something from Charles' birth year, or when she got married, or bottled in the year she was born - or something else entirely.... ??
An excellent offer. Looking forward to this!uncle tom wrote:How about this one:
Very pale green glass bottle, colour of wine within good for age and looks healthy with lumpy free floating sediment, level TS
Label reads 'Offley full port, matured, rather dry'
Old slip label round neck reads 'Anno 1924'
A reciprocal gift from Simon Lisle in the early days of TPF - whatever became of him??
Thank you.uncle tom wrote:Very pale green glass bottle, colour of wine within good for age and looks healthy with lumpy free floating sediment, level TS
Label reads 'Offley full port, matured, rather dry'
Old slip label round neck reads 'Anno 1924'
Excellent. We have a Dow-1960-versus-Dow-1960 head-to-head. And obvious updates to the placemats done.benread wrote:I seem to have 3 bottles of Dow 60 in my new cellar so one of them will have its stay cut short!
Excellent. Obvious updates to the food order done. To which I have also added a guess that Tom will have soup and medium-rare steak.benread wrote:Food: truffle Mac & cheese followed by gammon with black pudding please.
I’ve interpreted this to mean skinny fries rather than the hand-cut chips. Please confirm.WS1 wrote:french fries
confirmed!jdaw1 wrote:We are Mr and Mrs Efficiency. With twelve days to go we have — or I have guessed — all the food orders bar one.
I’ve interpreted this to mean skinny fries rather than the hand-cut chips. Please confirm.WS1 wrote:french fries
Thank you.RAYC wrote:- beetroot salad starter
- sirloin rare for main
Good luck. We will pre-pour you, but not wait.RAYC wrote:I hope to be on time but may be 30 mins late (flight arrives at Heathrow 16.30).
Wolfgang?RAYC wrote:In terms of port, I need to speak to Wolfgang to see whether i have any nice bottles lurking in his cellar (and whether he would be willing to open / decant / bring for me....)
Do not worry, all will be fine; will speak to Rob and check what he wants to open.jdaw1 wrote:Thank you.RAYC wrote:- beetroot salad starter
- sirloin rare for main
The food order seems to be complete. Please could somebody check it?
Good luck. We will pre-pour you, but not wait.RAYC wrote:I hope to be on time but may be 30 mins late (flight arrives at Heathrow 16.30).
Wolfgang?RAYC wrote:In terms of port, I need to speak to Wolfgang to see whether i have any nice bottles lurking in his cellar (and whether he would be willing to open / decant / bring for me....)
Checked:jdaw1 wrote:The food order seems to be complete. Please could somebody check it?
Shoddy workmanship, and fixed. Thank you for checking.PhilW wrote:Checked:jdaw1 wrote:The food order seems to be complete. Please could somebody check it?
- Derek has asked for skinny (french) fries, but is listed as hand-cut chips
- Ian has asked for a side of peas & beans, which is missing
Confirmed.PhilW wrote:- Tom's and Christopher's are unchecked as they are not in-thread, I assume received directly
- I assume you have checked your own, similarly
Status:PhilW wrote:- Mike does not appear in the menu order, but had specified an order (being shrimps, sirloin(rare) and side of peas & beans); I note that he is listed in attendance as "maybe" so unsure of status.
flash_uk wrote:Sadly it looks like I can no longer make this. Something might shift and make it possible again nearer the time, but right now it is not possible.
Fixed. Thank you again. And the food order updated.PhilW wrote:- Also, I would suggest that the formatting of "Chargrilled sirloin steak (black & blue) with skinny fries and grilled tomato" would be clearer than the current "Chargrilled sirloin steak with skinny fries and grilled tomato (black & blue)"
Good luck with the op.flash_uk wrote:Count me out. My son is having an op on Weds morning so I need to get home that night.
Noting Ian is shown as requiring "skinny fries" in addition to his "gammon, chips and ..."; this may require adjustment.jdaw1 wrote:And the food order updated.
Adjusted. Again, myPhilW wrote:Noting Ian is shown as requiring "skinny fries" in addition to his "gammon, chips and ..."; this may require adjustment.jdaw1 wrote:And the food order updated.
And again, thanks.jdaw1 wrote:Shoddy workmanship
Graham 1955 and Dow 1955: if I were to arrive at 4pm and decant then, would that be sufficiently early?DRT wrote:Daniel's bottle and my bottle are now standing in the cellar of the B&F. Please can someone take charge of decanting on the day?
Thank you!jdaw1 wrote:Good luck with the op.flash_uk wrote:Count me out. My son is having an op on Weds morning so I need to get home that night.
I would think so. They will probably not need a long decant and if they do they can sit in the glass for a while.jdaw1 wrote:Graham 1955 and Dow 1955: if I were to arrive at 4pm and decant then, would that be sufficiently early?DRT wrote:Daniel's bottle and my bottle are now standing in the cellar of the B&F. Please can someone take charge of decanting on the day?
Works for me. Daniel to decant.djewesbury wrote:I told Derek last night that I would decant these.
Stop blubbing. Turn up at 15:59 and the job is yours.djewesbury wrote:I told Derek last night that I would decant these. Why does he keep ignoring me?
Would it KILL you to be NICE to me???DRT wrote:Stop blubbing. Turn up at 15:59 and the job is yours.djewesbury wrote:I told Derek last night that I would decant these. Why does he keep ignoring me?
NICE? NICE? What about those Jimmy Choo's you're wearing?djewesbury wrote:Would it KILL you to be NICE to me???DRT wrote:Stop blubbing. Turn up at 15:59 and the job is yours.djewesbury wrote:I told Derek last night that I would decant these. Why does he keep ignoring me?
Being nice to you is one of the things least likely to kill Derek.djewesbury wrote:Would it KILL you to be NICE to me???
Harsh.jdaw1 wrote:Being nice to you is one of the things least likely to kill Derek.djewesbury wrote:Would it KILL you to be NICE to me???
take it gracefully; for me the Grahams 55 is the classiest pop and pour you can do (even done once after after a Dow 27 in an emergency). It does not matter anyway since all Grahams 55 I had so far was on that great tasting plateau it does not care anymore; it is just great with long decant or without!DRT wrote:Harsh.jdaw1 wrote:Being nice to you is one of the things least likely to kill Derek.djewesbury wrote:Would it KILL you to be NICE to me???
All very much agreed. (And my last drink was two pints of beer on Sunday 16th August: I am thirsty.)djewesbury wrote:Very true. G55 is a luxurious and resilient drop of wine. The line-up for this evening is actually very, very good. I'm rather looking forward to it.
Tom of the [url=http://www.davy.co.uk/wine-bar/boot-and-flogger/]Boot and Flogger[/url] wrote:Thanks for the pre-order, I notice that 5 of your group has asked for skinny fries instead of hand cut chips. Unfortunately we don’t offer skinny fries here, we only Have hand cut chips on the menu. I hope this will be ok.
Other than that, everything else is finem, and we look forward to welcoming you on the 9th.
OK for mejdaw1 wrote:Tom of the [url=http://www.davy.co.uk/wine-bar/boot-and-flogger/]Boot and Flogger[/url] wrote:Thanks for the pre-order, I notice that 5 of your group has asked for skinny fries instead of hand cut chips. Unfortunately we don’t offer skinny fries here, we only Have hand cut chips on the menu. I hope this will be ok.
Other than that, everything else is finem, and we look forward to welcoming you on the 9th.
You can always ask them to hand cut your chips to a very thin size. After all, they are hand cut so presumably can be hand cut to order.idj123 wrote:hand cut chips it is then!
For the Dalva Golden White 1952, does anybody have a better suggestion than refrigerating, not decanting, and serving direct from the bottle?jdaw1, in an email to Johnny Symington, wrote:I have your two bottles (doff hat, thank you kind sir) of the Graham 1952 tawny. I plan bring them refrigerated, not to decant, and serve direct from the bottle. If this is less than perfect, please tell me what should be done.