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We drank Croft. We drank Croft, at the Boot & Flogger, on Tuesday 7th November 2023.

• Review of evening as a whole;
• Tasting notes:
  • 1927 Croft;
  • 1935 Croft;
  • 1945 Croft;
  • 1950 Croft;
  • 1955 Croft;
  • 1960 Croft;
  • 1963 Croft;
  • 1966 Croft;
  • 1970 Croft;
  • 1975 Croft;
  • 1977 Croft;
  • 1991 Croft;
  • 1994 Croft;
  • 2000 Croft;
  • 2003 Croft;
  • 2011 Croft;
  • 2017 Croft;
• Placemats, and the food order;
• Planning and arrangements.

10% opacity, straw yellow. Almonds on the nose. Soft, smooth chewy almond and vanilla. Seems like a bottle that has started to oxidise, but perhaps only recently.

Completely yellow-orange. Pure citrus with a eucalyptus note. Orange oil. Delicious but no longer really port.

A very pale gold colour, 10% opaque. Oxidised on the nose, smelling more like brandy than Port; definitely not attractive. Better on the palate than on the nose. A lightweight tawny but with an ever-present layer of oxidation. Not Rated