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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.

smells gorgeous .... opened 8pm ish

mcoulson wrote: ↑21:05 Mon 06 Nov 2023 smells gorgeous .... opened 8pm ish

That bottle looks in great shape for a '63. I had one 2 months ago and it was excellent. Best '63 Croft I've had so far. I hope your bottle shows just as well.

well, I don't possess the imagination you all appear to have with regard to descriptions and despite sitting next to George last time who made great effort to convince me that I was able to wax lyrical about a port in dramatic Oscar Wilde kind of style - I decantered at 8:17 this morning and of course was obliged to test (this is another pleasure this group has delivered to me drinking at 8am !!) and let me tell you it tastes jolly nice ..... It will be a pleaseure to share it with you all this evening.

30% opacity, mature red-orange, nice sheen. Candied orange nose. Oranges burst across the palate, lip-licking, sweet. surprisingly a little mid-weight though.

A bit darker than the 1966. Aniseed balls on nose. This is very pleasant indeed. Lovely mouthfeel.