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The event - Taylor Single Harvest Tawny Tasting - held 16th May 2024

Tasting notes:

• Taylor 50YO Golden Age (bt 2022)
• Taylor Single Harvest 1961
• Taylor Single Harvest 1964
• Taylor Single Harvest 1965
• Taylor Single Harvest 1966
• Taylor Single Harvest 1967
• Taylor Single Harvest 1968
• Taylor Single Harvest 1969
• Taylor Single Harvest 1970
• Taylor Single Harvest 1971
• Taylor VVO Platinum Jubilee Edition (bt 2022)
• Taylor VVO Coronation Edition (bt 2023)

Bottled 2016. Fresh nose, although a little muted, some honey and lemon. Although limited, what there is is quite inviting. The palate is lighter than most but develops a nice depth. Great acidity offsets the high residual sugar. Coffee, dates and some molasses on a ling, sticky and not wholly perfect finish. 89/100. Tasted 16-May-2024.

1967 TSHT. Browning tawny color with a yellowing rim. A bit dusty and torrefacted. Some vinagrinho of the candied lemon variety. An excellent Port - big and full both texturally and flavorfully. (I wrote that down, therefore it must be a word.) Slight edge to the finish that is a little bit distracting. 94 points.

Good. Sweet. Hefty.

45% oapcity, brown-orange. Apricot and marzipan on the nose. Concentrated and intense apricots, syrupy, firm acidity.