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Indeed, if he isn’t coming we should know that. My patience is exhausted. So now there is a deadline.

Cookie: if you do not post in this thread by midday Monday 9^th April, then you and Kate are deemed to have withdrawn, and are not coming.

This message will be posted in the thread, and sent by PM, by text, and by email.

And just confirm (as those others present the other evening will have noted) that my two bottles are residing at the B&F.

Panic ye not!...KMH and I ARE attending but sincere apologies for late notice...it has been rather stressful on our return from New Zealand for a number of reasons...I am bringing the Sandeman and Kate is adopting the Mk from Alex (thank you).

Food order:
RLC- Starter: Crab; Main: Rib eye steak (rare) with hand cut chips and French beans.
KMH- Starter: Duck Pate; Main: Gammon with black pudding.

Expected arrival time is 18:30.

Cookie wrote:I am bringing the Sandeman

Double-decanted, please.

And please acknowledge that you will do so.

jdaw1 wrote: ↑22:23 Sat 07 Apr 2018 Please could those who have deposited 1963s at the B&F reveal what’s there. Who was deposited what?

I have deposited Dow and McKenzie

I will be attending tomorrow, but will be relying on British Rail’s successor companies to get me promptly to London from Rugby. I may be late.

jdaw1 wrote: ↑07:30 Mon 09 Apr 2018

Cookie wrote:I am bringing the Sandeman

Double-decanted, please.

And please acknowledge that you will do so.

Confirmed.

DRT wrote: ↑19:55 Sun 08 Apr 2018 I am back in and bringing a Cr63

Excellent

Noval and Constantino stood up - will DD in the morning..

Note to self: at B&F are G, W, Mk, D, O, Cá.

By my arrival also Cr, T, Ni, RP.

will bring the Ck double decanted to the B&F. Should be there 5:45PM....

regards

WS1

jdaw1 wrote: ↑07:30 Mon 09 Apr 2018

Cookie wrote:I am bringing the Sandeman

Double-decanted, please.

And please acknowledge that you will do so.

Urgent!!!...I have somehow followed in the belief that I actually owned a Sandeman '63...it now appears that this is not the case...the bottle believed to be S'63 has had its label (and probably the contents) changed to a Croft '63...the only other 63 I have is a Burmester Colheita...probably unacceptable for this tasting....please advise what I need to do or suggest a solution please.

AHB wrote: ↑20:11 Sun 18 Feb 2018 The telepathy was correct.

I can (easily) offer Dow, Mackenzie, Martinez or Sandeman. I could dig something else out of storage if necessary.

Is this still an adoptive option?

Cookie wrote: ↑17:28 Mon 09 Apr 2018

AHB wrote: ↑20:11 Sun 18 Feb 2018 The telepathy was correct.

I can (easily) offer Dow, Mackenzie, Martinez or Sandeman. I could dig something else out of storage if necessary.

Is this still an adoptive option?

Unfortunately not. I will not be at home between now and Tuesday night. Perhaps Tom might have an S63 you could adopt?

Ok...sorry chaps but in the absence of a viable solution Kate and I will withdraw...if any expense has been incurred please advise accordingly.

Cookie wrote: ↑19:03 Mon 09 Apr 2018Ok...sorry chaps but in the absence of a viable solution Kate and I will withdraw...if any expense has been incurred please advise accordingly.

Done.

See you tomorrow, I will try to be closer to 15:30, and I am looking forward to tomorrow night.

Links:

• Review of the event as a whole;
• 1963 Fonseca;
• 1963 Taylor;
• 1963 Croft;
• 1963 Dow;
• 1963 Graham;
• 1963 Warre;
• 1963 Cockburn;
• 1963 Cálem Quinta da Foz;
• 1963 Constantino;
• 1963 Mackenzie;
• 1963 Niepoort;
• 1963 Quinta do Noval;
• 1963 Offley;
• 1963 Ramos Pinto;
• Placemats (and parameters by which made);
• Food order;
• Planning and arrangements.

With RLC and KMH unable to attend, we are now 13 ports for 12 people. Despite the heroics of the 1922 Committee last Tuesday and their desperate thirst, are we happy that this is the right number of bottles for a school night? Should we be opening both the Dow and the McKenzie?

I think one per person would be sufficient.

Let us open both please! DRT's suggestion should not be considered but ignored!

regards

WS1

WS1 wrote: ↑08:32 Tue 10 Apr 2018 Let us open both please! DRT's suggestion should not be considered but ignored!

regards

WS1

That is a much better suggestion than mine

The decanting team will arrive at B&F around 12:30 for a spot of pre-decanting lunch followed by an afternoon of decanting and quality assurance.

If there is a preferred order in which the bottles should be decanted please say so soon.

DRT wrote:If there is a preferred order in which the bottles should be decanted please say so soon.

Thank you for being the (early) decanting team.

Do open D and Mk.

I prefer the big names early: T, D, G, etc. Wolfgang S. favours Andouze: as a compromise, de-cork all then decant.

The quality assurance is going very well.

Just advance notice that Axel may not make it due to Lufthansa strike. Told him to man up and try to get the Thales/Eurostar combination to London...

How hard can it be?

Otherwise it maybe be booked so he is excused. Please if not already open do not open the Niepoort 63 in case Axel does not make it as I was asked to pass on by Wolfgang G.
Wolfgang G. might be delayed due to Lufthansa Strike as well. But he is sure to make it!

regards

WS1

Thank you for the prenotification, Wolfgang,

everything is fully booked and/or too late. My flight was on until 1h prior to leave....

I wish you all a great tasting and will fetch something from 63 out of my cellar.

Any costs involved, please pass them on to me.

Axel

Axel P wrote: ↑14:18 Tue 10 Apr 2018 Thank you for the prenotification, Wolfgang,

everything is fully booked and/or too late. My flight was on until 1h prior to leave....

I wish you all a great tasting and will fetch something from 63 out of my cellar.

Any costs involved, please pass them on to me.

Axel

Sorry you can’t make it Axel.

Looks like my flight will get to LCY for about 1820. Should be at the B&F for about 7.

Following up from the tasting; Axel was unfortunately unable to join us at the last minute due to airline personnel strikes; as his bottles had already been decanted, there was nothing we could do in that regard. It has therefore been suggested that at some future TPF tasting where Axel joins us, that he will not be asked to bring anything except himself, so he can enjoy our port as we have enjoyed his.