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On Tuesday 14th May 2024, as arranged by Martin C., at the Boot & Flogger, some of the obvious suspects tasted a vertical of Graham.

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• Review of the evening as a whole;
• Tasting notes:
  • 1942 Graham;
  • 1945 Graham;
  • 1948 Graham;
  • 1955 Graham;
  • 1960 Graham;
  • 1963 Graham;
  • 1966 Graham;
  • 1970 Graham;
  • 1975 Graham;
  • 1977 Graham;
  • 1980 Graham;
  • 1983 Graham;
  • 1985 Graham;
  • 1991 Graham;
  • 1994 Graham;
  • 1997 Graham;
  • 2000 Graham;
  • 2003 Graham;
• The placemats;
• Planning and arrangements.

Pale rim. Acrid nose. Increasingly unpleasant to me as the evening went on. I don't think I like 1975 port. Others liked this more.

G75: red-pink, 15% opaque. Sweet and softly ’75ish, being very light with lovely balance.

Graham 1975, copper bronze colour with a golden core; 40% opaque. Attractive nose, sweet redcurrant and rosewater - but there is something slightly dirty under the fruit and the spirit sticking out over the top. Sweet, light and elegant; plenty of honeyed fruit. Good acidity on the palate keeps the flavours fresh, vanilla and redcurrant aftertaste with good intensity. Surprisingly bold and persistent finish. Not bad at all. 87/100. Double decanted 8 hours.

G75. I have limited experience with the 1975 vintage as a whole and have not heard good things about it, so was not expecting much. Expectations greatly exceeded. Light garnet color with pink overtones. Nose of cherry cough syrup but without the medicinal quality. Sweet, light, and pleasant in the mouth. Lovely balance. We'd call this "slurpy" at Port Club. Lacks complexity, but what it does do it does quite well. 93 points.

30% opacity, mature red-orange. Rich, sweet nose, candy, strawberry, melon. Balanced, with sweetness. Pleasant but not special.