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Neil arranged a magnificent tasting to commemorate VE day, postponed by ᴄoᴠiᴅ until eventually held in the Lutyens Room at 67 Pall Mall on Wednesday 8th September 2021.

Links:

• Review of event as a whole;
• 20Y Ramos Pinto, bot. 1968;
• 1942 Fonseca Guimaraens;
• 1942 Sandeman;
• 1945 Sandeman;
• 1945 Ferreira;
• 1945 Martinez;
• 1945 Taylor;
• 1947 Tuke Holdsworth;
• 1948 Mackenzie;
• 1948 Taylor;
• 1950 Dow;
• 1940 Diez;
• Planning and arrangements;
• Placemats (in list of placemats);
• Placemat software issue 154, Boustrophedon flag in PackingStyles;
• Placemat software issue 155, Printer test, following failure of default value of TastingNotesColumnStrokeCode.

D50. Orange, 30% opaque. Nose very tawny, with figs behind. Palate light, simple, faded.

Brown with orange rim. Smells dry, oranges again. At first rich and sweet with some fudge and caramel crunch. Later, simpler. In the last decade of its drinkable existence, descending towards senescence.

Dow 1950, decanted 19.30 and tasted 21.45: dark ochre colour, 60% opaque. Some sweet fruit syrup on the nose, but rather restrained. Modest entry, mature fruit on the palate which blooms beautifully with a bit of air. Lovely aftertaste and nice lingering finish. 90/100. Descending towards senescence? Perhaps, but I will be drinking this with great pleasure in another decade - if I can find any!

35% opacity, orange-brown, cloudy. And that's it for this note...