Tue 5th June - Vintage with an '8' theme.

[forest26]

Boot & Flogger
Suggestion: Following the theme of revisiting vintages on anniversary years, it gets a little harder with the 8's. Can I propose that we cast the net wider than usual and include anything with an '8' in the vintage. Happy to modify after feedback.

WHO

1. TC
2. MPM
3. CPR
4. IDJ
5. DRL
6. AHB (G1897)
7. TRHA
8. PW
9. JDAW
10. Dia
11. CMAG
12. CAPRICA

Reserve List

• John Ireland (tentative - can't commit until much nearer the date)
• ADV (tentative)
• DRT

PORTS

1. G1897 (AHB);
   
   1948
2. T48 (TC);
3. F48 (TC Ad);
4. G48 (Tom)
   
   1958
5. N58 (IDJ);
6. GM58 (TC Ad);
7. Mz58 (TC Ad);
8. W58 (TC Ad);
   
   1968
9. S68 (TC Ad);
10. FG68 (TC Ad);
    
    1978
11. TV78 (CPR);
12. N78 (Tc Ad);
    
    1988
13. FG88 (TC Ad made up from Half Bottles).

Draft of the food order.

Draft of the placemats (and parameters by which made).

[jdaw1]

This post to hold placemats.

[Doggett]

Yes please... when is the actual big day Julian?

[flash_uk]

Yup, count me in. Thx.

[CPR 1]

yes please

[idj123]

Ok by me.

[DaveRL]

Yes please

[Alex Bridgeman]

I'm in please. I can do either date at the moment.

[DRT]

Yes please - either date.

I have a bottle with three eights in the vintage. Would that be of interest?

[Andy Velebil]

Put me in the tentative list. It'll prob be a couple months before I know or not if I can get over the pond. But I've not been there in some time and this would be a good excuse too.


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[Deleted_User_1]

Please may I be included...I think I have something with an 8 in it.

[Alex Bridgeman]

Tony - let me know if you're happy for me to edit your first post, or feel free to copy and paste what I've put below.

People who have responded are:

1. TC
2. SCD
3. MPM
4. CPR
5. IDJ
6. DRL
7. AHB
8. DRT (who has a bottle with three 8's in the vintage)
9. ADV (tentative)
10. RLC

I note that JDAW has not yet responded! We should certainly hold a place for him, just in case he wants to be there.

I'd also like to invite John Ireland to join us as our guest (and therefore sharing his costs amongst us, although I will provide his bottle). Rumour has it that John is 50 next year and given the support we have from Seckfords and from John in particular, I think it would be nice to thank him by giving him a seat at the table. Unless anyone objects, I'll add him (and Julian) to the attendees list in due course as tentatives so we ensure there are seats at the table for both of them.

[WS1]

If still possible,i would like to attend too.please let me know.

Rgds
WS1

[forest26]

Alex - much obliged if you can edit.
I’ll develop The theme on the New Year

[flash_uk]

Splendid idea to invite John Ireland.

[Alex Bridgeman]

First post updated with the list of attendees, including JDAW and John Ireland.

As a bit of lobbying for when you refine the theme, I'd like to do this tasting either wholly blind so no-one knows what we are tasting (I have some black sleeve bags we could use) or wholly sighted.

Alternatively it could also be done as a slightly more structured theme where attendees drop you a PM to offer a selection of bottles which meet the theme and you choose which one appears at the event. That way you are able to ensure there are no accidental duplicates or that we don't end up with 14 bottles of 1998 Senhora da Ribeira. (If you would like me to do the coordination, I'd be happy to volunteer.)

[Constandia]

Hi everyone, happy new year!
If there is still a space, can I please join you for this event? Otherwise please add me to the reserve list.
Many thanks.

[Alex Bridgeman]

Sadly, for family reasons John Ireland is not able to commit to attend a tasting in June this early in the year. He has graciously thanked us for the invitation but has declined.

It may be worth asking again a couple of weeks before the event, if there is still a seat free.

[Alex Bridgeman]

CMAG would also like to attend.

[forest26]

I can start to put this together.

Perhaps we can firm up the theme on the 18th - if anyone not attending the 82 tasting has a view on the format/theme please make your thoughts known.

[Caparica]

I would also like to join this event, if there is still place ...?!
Let me know.
Thank you !

[flash_uk]

Tony - any thoughts on which of the dates?

[Doggett]

I am afraid I need to withdraw as I will be in Scotland that week... unless there is any interest in changing to the week after?

[forest26]

HI Simon
I have now confirmed for the 5th - and unfortunately I cannot make the week after - Sorry!

[DRT]

Sorry chaps - I am having my second knee operation on 21 May so will still be immobile and, more significantly, in an alcohol-free state when this tasting happens.