Re: Wed 9th September 2015: E2>V
Posted: 22:52 Wed 03 Jun 2015
No.jdaw1 wrote:Would attendees prefer Dalva Golden White 1952 to Taylor 1963?jdaw1 wrote:and my bringing a Taylor 1963.
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Re: Wed 9th September 2015: E2>V
Posted: 22:53 Wed 03 Jun 2015
No.jdaw1 wrote:Would attendees prefer Dalva Golden White 1952 to Taylor 1963?jdaw1 wrote:and my bringing a Taylor 1963.
Re: Wed 9th September 2015, Port Fit for a Queen (E2>V)
Posted: 23:04 Wed 03 Jun 2015
So Alex is invalid, and says yes. Flash is valid, and says yes. Derek, Sinn-Fein style, has said no three times.
So far that’s a yes.
So far that’s a yes.
Re: Wed 9th September 2015, Port Fit for a Queen (E2>V)
Posted: 09:05 Thu 04 Jun 2015
I would have said Derek's tone was much more Big Ian DUP stylejdaw1 wrote:So Alex is invalid, and says yes. Flash is valid, and says yes. Derek, Sinn-Fein style, has said no three times.
So far that’s a yes.
Re: Wed 9th September 2015, Port Fit for a Queen (E2>V)
Posted: 09:07 Thu 04 Jun 2015
Fair. Maybe I should wait for another vote or two.
Re: Wed 9th September 2015, Port Fit for a Queen (E2>V)
Posted: 09:10 Thu 04 Jun 2015
Or bring bothjdaw1 wrote:Fair. Maybe I should wait for another vote or two.
Re: Wed 9th September 2015, Port Fit for a Queen (E2>V)
Posted: 09:22 Thu 04 Jun 2015
Of course! Placemats updated (link in first post).flash_uk wrote:both
Re: Wed 9th September 2015: E2>V
Posted: 11:08 Thu 04 Jun 2015
Most definitely yes please!jdaw1 wrote:Would attendees prefer Dalva Golden White 1952 to Taylor 1963?jdaw1 wrote:and my bringing a Taylor 1963.
(wanting to show my enthusiasm and appreciation even though the improved option of "both" appears to have been adopted).
Re: Wed 9th September 2015, Port Fit for a Queen (E2>V)
Posted: 11:57 Thu 04 Jun 2015
And it's a most definite yes to the Dalva White from me!
Re: Wed 9th September 2015, Port Fit for a Queen (E2>V)
Posted: 20:04 Fri 19 Jun 2015
A matter of protocol. At a typical feast the Loyal Toast is done after the food, but before the Port. That sequencing ill fits our arrangements. So I propose that we keep the part of doing it before the Port: we will start, at 6½pm, with the Loyal Toast, done with the Graham Single Harvest Tawny 1952.
Objections are hereby scorned as ‘disloyal’, and ignored. Nay, cast out. The Loyal Toast will be at 6½pm, with the Graham Single Harvest Tawny 1952.
Objections are hereby scorned as ‘disloyal’, and ignored. Nay, cast out. The Loyal Toast will be at 6½pm, with the Graham Single Harvest Tawny 1952.
Re: Wed 9th September 2015, Port Fit for a Queen (E2>V)
Posted: 20:32 Fri 19 Jun 2015
or, referring the honorable gentleman to the obvious answer supplied to his previous question:
jdaw1 wrote:Of course!flash_uk wrote:both
Re: Wed 9th September 2015, Port Fit for a Queen (E2>V)
Posted: 21:26 Fri 19 Jun 2015
Double toast: works for me. Why not a duodecuple toast?
Re: Wed 9th September 2015, Port Fit for a Queen (E2>V)
Posted: 21:51 Fri 19 Jun 2015
Because that would be silly, and you might risk being sent to Selkirk.jdaw1 wrote:Double toast: works for me. Why not a duodecuple toast?
Re: Wed 9th September 2015, Port Fit for a Queen (E2>V)
Posted: 20:36 Sun 21 Jun 2015
If we are to have an event about Her Majesty, ought we to seek permission? I feel that a request should be sent to the Private Secretary to The Queen, but I’m not sure what to say. Please send me suggestions.
Re: Wed 9th September 2015, Port Fit for a Queen (E2>V)
Posted: 23:42 Sun 21 Jun 2015
Your Royal Highness,jdaw1 wrote:If we are to have an event about Her Majesty, ought we to seek permission? I feel that a request should be sent to the Private Secretary to The Queen, but I’m not sure what to say. Please send me suggestions.
A small assemblage of your humble subjects and a smattering of your German cousins will gather together in a hostelry of good repute under a bridge in Southwark on the evening of 9th September 2015 to celebrate the occasion of you equaling the Monarchical longevity of your great, great grandmother, Her Majesty Queen Victoria.
Care to join us for a snifter?
Yours faithfully,
Your loyal subjects from theportforum.com
Re: Wed 9th September 2015, Port Fit for a Queen (E2>V)
Posted: 07:13 Mon 22 Jun 2015
Announcement:
- Derek Turnbull, who was ThePortForum’s Head Of Protocol, has decided to seek opportunities elsewhere, effective immediately. We wish him luck in his future.
Re: Wed 9th September 2015, Port Fit for a Queen (E2>V)
Posted: 07:16 Mon 22 Jun 2015
Is that what they call "being sent to Coventry Selkirk"?jdaw1 wrote:has decided to seek opportunities elsewhere, effective immediately
Re: Wed 9th September 2015, Port Fit for a Queen (E2>V)
Posted: 12:47 Fri 10 Jul 2015
If my travel plans allow, I would like to attend. I won't know until September if I will be in the area, but it looks to be on the horizon.
Re: Wed 9th September 2015, Port Fit for a Queen (E2>V)
Posted: 12:53 Fri 10 Jul 2015
I had understood the official position of the Palace is that this date was not a date to be "celebrated" as suchjdaw1 wrote:If we are to have an event about Her Majesty, ought we to seek permission? I feel that a request should be sent to the Private Secretary to The Queen, but I’m not sure what to say. Please send me suggestions.
Re: Wed 9th September 2015, Port Fit for a Queen (E2>V)
Posted: 13:18 Fri 10 Jul 2015
According to the Telegraph, you are right:RAYC wrote:I had understood the official position of the Palace is that this date was not a date to be "celebrated" as suchjdaw1 wrote:If we are to have an event about Her Majesty, ought we to seek permission? I feel that a request should be sent to the Private Secretary to The Queen, but I’m not sure what to say. Please send me suggestions.
This does not preclude us marking the occasion respectfully with port fit for a Queen; it does reduce the likelihood that she might join us since she will be in Scotland. Have we ever had a TPF meeting north of the border?In an [url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/queen-elizabeth-II/11485439/Should-we-celebrate-when-the-Queen-becomes-our-longest-reigning-monarch.html]article[/url] titled 'Should we celebrate when the Queen becomes our longest reigning monarch?', in March the Telegraph wrote:As far as the Palace is concerned, this is not a day for celebration.
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She will spend the day at Balmoral
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The Queen’s hope is for a “quiet” day, although this may well include an engagement in the vicinity.
Last year a suggestion by Speaker of the House of Commons John Bercow that the Queen relay a video message from Balmoral to crowds outside Parliament was vetoed on the grounds that it lacked dignity. A call by historian Andrew Roberts for a “proper national celebration” has also so far failed to find legs. Buckingham Palace has indicated the possibility of a photo call. Only in the event of “a spontaneous national clamour” for something more significant, Palace aides offer, will there be a change to the current, deliberately low-key plans.
Re: Wed 9th September 2015, Port Fit for a Queen (E2>V)
Posted: 13:27 Sun 12 Jul 2015
brilliant quote! Sadly DRT got new opportunities!DRT wrote:Your Royal Highness,jdaw1 wrote:If we are to have an event about Her Majesty, ought we to seek permission? I feel that a request should be sent to the Private Secretary to The Queen, but I’m not sure what to say. Please send me suggestions.
A small assemblage of your humble subjects and a smattering of your German cousins will gather together in a hostelry of good repute under a bridge in Southwark on the evening of 9th September 2015 to celebrate the occasion of you equaling the Monarchical longevity of your great, great grandmother, Her Majesty Queen Victoria.
Care to join us for a snifter?
Yours faithfully,
Your loyal subjects from theportforum.com
Re: Wed 9th September 2015, Port Fit for a Queen (E2>V)
Posted: 13:30 Sun 12 Jul 2015
I maybe thirsty on that day since on Friday that week i have a lengthy dentist appointment for two crowns. So am thinking of bringing a second bt in order to ensure I am in proper shape for that friday... 
regards
WS1
regards
WS1
Re: Wed 9th September 2015, Port Fit for a Queen (E2>V)
Posted: 14:36 Sun 12 Jul 2015
Thank you sir. I’m not objecting. Please sir, what will the second bottle be?WS1 wrote:I maybe thirsty on that day […] So am thinking of bringing a second bt
Re: Wed 9th September 2015, Port Fit for a Queen (E2>V)
Posted: 05:34 Mon 13 Jul 2015
not sure yet, but a Dow 70 becomes a likely contender...... 
Re: Wed 9th September 2015, Port Fit for a Queen (E2>V)
Posted: 11:32 Tue 14 Jul 2015
Delivery has been taken of two bottles of the 1952 Graham Single Harvest Tawny. Doff hat in the direction of the Symingtons.
Re: Wed 9th September 2015, Port Fit for a Queen (E2>V)
Posted: 12:34 Tue 14 Jul 2015
Most excellent; my thanks and appreciation also.jdaw1 wrote:Delivery has been taken of two bottles of the 1952 Graham Single Harvest Tawny. Doff hat in the direction of the Symingtons.
Re: Wed 9th September 2015, Port Fit for a Queen (E2>V)
Posted: 08:54 Wed 22 Jul 2015
If I were to be able to make this, I would bring a G55. Would that be an acceptable bottle?
Re: Wed 9th September 2015, Port Fit for a Queen (E2>V)
Posted: 08:57 Wed 22 Jul 2015
I'm sure that G55 would be met with royal approval.djewesbury wrote:If I were to be able to make this, I would bring a G55. Would that be an acceptable bottle?
Re: Wed 9th September 2015, Port Fit for a Queen (E2>V)
Posted: 13:01 Wed 22 Jul 2015
Excellent. First post and placemats updated.djewesbury wrote:If I were to be able to make this, I would bring a G55. Would that be an acceptable bottle?
Re: Wed 9th September 2015, Port Fit for a Queen (E2>V)
Posted: 18:18 Wed 05 Aug 2015
The stars have aligned and I'm in the country on this date.
Please may I be added to the list or the appropriate place in the queue for the list?
Please may I be added to the list or the appropriate place in the queue for the list?
Re: Wed 9th September 2015, Port Fit for a Queen (E2>V)
Posted: 18:52 Wed 05 Aug 2015
Excellent news. First post edited: you have the fourteenth place. What will you bring?RAYC wrote:Please may I be added to the list or the appropriate place in the queue for the list?
Re: Wed 9th September 2015, Port Fit for a Queen (E2>V)
Posted: 22:36 Wed 05 Aug 2015
i'll bring something appropriate to be advised!
do you mind if i have a week to work it out? supplies in my flat are low so it will require a trip to Big Yellow
do you mind if i have a week to work it out? supplies in my flat are low so it will require a trip to Big Yellow
Re: Wed 9th September 2015, Port Fit for a Queen (E2>V)
Posted: 07:06 Thu 06 Aug 2015
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. Stick me on the reserves and if things change then I can advise.
Re: Wed 9th September 2015, Port Fit for a Queen (E2>V)
Posted: 21:48 Thu 06 Aug 2015
Splendid.RAYC wrote:do you mind if i have a week to work it out?
Not splendid.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.
Re: Wed 9th September 2015, Port Fit for a Queen (E2>V)
Posted: 14:52 Sat 08 Aug 2015
To whom should I send my G55? Now would seem like a good time to send it to make sure it has time to rest.
Re: Wed 9th September 2015, Port Fit for a Queen (E2>V)
Posted: 16:57 Sat 08 Aug 2015
Please, not in this heat. Wait for a cool week.djewesbury wrote:Now would seem like a good time to send it
Re: Wed 9th September 2015, Port Fit for a Queen (E2>V)
Posted: 17:30 Sat 08 Aug 2015
It is raining and cold here. I think the weather can be expected to fluctuate somewhat for the next few weeks. Cold here may be hot there and vice versa. Time is of the essence.
Re: Wed 9th September 2015, Port Fit for a Queen (E2>V)
Posted: 18:28 Sat 08 Aug 2015
Time is not of the essence. Whole-journey cool is of the essence.
Shaken rather than boiled.
Shaken rather than boiled.
Re: Wed 9th September 2015, Port Fit for a Queen (E2>V)
Posted: 18:49 Sat 08 Aug 2015
I appreciate your concerns but genuinely feel that if we wait for a window when it is forecast to be suitably cool, over three days*, in all parts of Her Germanic Majesty's wonderful queendom, we will be waiting a while. And who knows, we may get it wrong.jdaw1 wrote:Time is not of the essence. Whole-journey cool is of the essence.
Shaken rather than boiled.
Can we solicit other opinions? I really do not want to be left bringing this with me - although we drank wonderful 1955s last June that had travelled but a couple of days before.
*ParcelForce's 48 hour service is, in fact, 72 hours from NI.
Re: Wed 9th September 2015, Port Fit for a Queen (E2>V)
Posted: 23:25 Sat 08 Aug 2015
Perhaps DJ could send the bottle from cold wet NI to cold wet Edinburgh and I could collect it from my mother en route home from even colder and wetter Isle of Skye?
Re: Wed 9th September 2015, Port Fit for a Queen (E2>V)
Posted: 23:26 Sat 08 Aug 2015
That's the plan. Send me the address by your preferred method of private communication.DRT wrote:Perhaps DJ could send the bottle from cold wet NI to cold wet Edinburgh and I could collect it from my mother en route home from even colder and wetter Isle of Skye?
Re: Wed 9th September 2015, Port Fit for a Queen (E2>V)
Posted: 23:28 Sat 08 Aug 2015
I have just sent you a Psychic message. I'll pick it up two weeks on Saturday.djewesbury wrote:That's the plan. Send me the address by your preferred method of private communication.DRT wrote:Perhaps DJ could send the bottle from cold wet NI to cold wet Edinburgh and I could collect it from my mother en route home from even colder and wetter Isle of Skye?
Re: Wed 9th September 2015, Port Fit for a Queen (E2>V)
Posted: 08:43 Sun 09 Aug 2015
Ouch! The psychic message just arrived!DRT wrote:I have just sent you a Psychic message. I'll pick it up two weeks on Saturday.djewesbury wrote:That's the plan. Send me the address by your preferred method of private communication.DRT wrote:Perhaps DJ could send the bottle from cold wet NI to cold wet Edinburgh and I could collect it from my mother en route home from even colder and wetter Isle of Skye?
Re: Wed 9th September 2015, Port Fit for a Queen (E2>V)
Posted: 09:35 Sun 09 Aug 2015
DRT wrote:en route home from even colder and wetter Isle of Skye?
I've just come down from the Isle of Skye. I'm not very tall and i'm awfully shy....
Derek where's yer troosers?
Wed 9th September 2015, Port Fit for a Queen (E2>V)
Posted: 10:17 Sun 09 Aug 2015
I think you will find that one comes "doon fae the Isle o' Skye"
Re: Wed 9th September 2015, Port Fit for a Queen (E2>V)
Posted: 12:59 Mon 10 Aug 2015
One bottle of G55 entrusted to Smashing Couriers.
Re: Wed 9th September 2015, Port Fit for a Queen (E2>V)
Posted: 13:00 Mon 10 Aug 2015
Going where?
Re: Wed 9th September 2015, Port Fit for a Queen (E2>V)
Posted: 13:02 Mon 10 Aug 2015
Edinburgh by 1pm tomorrow. Or a mystery location of their choice.jdaw1 wrote:Going where?
Re: Wed 9th September 2015, Port Fit for a Queen (E2>V)
Posted: 10:06 Tue 11 Aug 2015
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.
Re: Wed 9th September 2015, Port Fit for a Queen (E2>V)
Posted: 10:17 Tue 11 Aug 2015
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.