Which set of bottles would you have preferred?

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Which set of bottles would you have preferred?

Poll ended at 12:47 Thu 19 Feb 2009

I would have preferred 1, 2, 6, 7, 10 and 12.
1
20%
I would have preferred 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, and 11.
2
40%
I am indifferent between the two sets.
2
40%
 
Total votes: 5

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jdaw1 wrote:3. Unique capsule with decorative circular pattern of dots. Brown glass. Capsule was to cut to show Taylor, and 19?5, the missing digit being hidden by a fold in the glass. BN+7mm.
Unsurprisingly, 1955 Taylor.
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AHB wrote:I was curious to know which of these bottles had been opened, and what had been the contents; so I summarised as follows:

1. Capsule unbranded black, perhaps same as 5 or 7 or both. Skirt of capsule removed, but glass too dark to see branding, if there be any. Level about +10mm above bottom neck. Taylor 1955

2. Green glass; level BN+8mm. Cork says Taylor 1955.

3. Unique capsule with decorative circular pattern of dots. Brown glass. Capsule was to cut to show Taylor, and 19?5, the missing digit being hidden by a fold in the glass. BN+7mm. Taylor 1955

4. Unique red capsule marked with ‟J H & ? Brooke Ltd”. BN+3mm. A little capsule cutting suggests an unbranded cork.

5. Capsule metallic with black at sides, perhaps the same as 1 and 7. Black glass too dark to see branding. BN+2mm. Taylor 1955

6. No capsule. BN+2mm. Top half of cork appears reflectively silver; bottom half either not branded or not branded clearly. There might be runes or something written horizontally.

7. Capsule grey metal with patches of black. Maybe same as 1 and 5. Like those two, glass too dark to see cork.

8. BN+0. Remains of seemingly-unique capsule says ‟Adam's 1955”, though bits of some letters are missing.

9. An interesting bottle. Brown glass, with a line around the bottom of the shoulder. On cork I can read ‟Vint!”, which doesn't help, and the patches either side of the cork appear burnt -- maybe port has seeped around branding. Beige capsule might say 1900, or 19?00 though the latter would make no sense. If 1900 level not so bad at 1mm below base of neck. Taylor 1955

10. Remains of sides of black wax capsule. BN-9mm. Green glass; no visible branding. Taylor 1948

11. Green glass. BN-11mm. No visible brand. Capsule ‟!BRAEY AB!” who is probably a bottler. Taylor 1935

12. Bottle shorter than others, with squarer shoulders and a line around bottom shoulder. Green glass. Mid shoulder, something like BN-14mm. No branding visible. Taylor 1935
I opened bottle #1 from this shared lot yesterday. The cork was branded Taylor 1955.
Top Ports in 2023: Taylor 1896 Colheita, b. 2021. A perfect Port.

2024: Niepoort 1900 Colheita, b.1971. A near perfect Port.
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Going through my cellar records, it seems I should still have unopened bottles numbered 2, 6 and 7 somewhere or another. Perhaps it's time to open another one to post here what it is?

From what I can see from the thread, 1, 3, 5, 9, 10, 11 and 12 have been opened.

My records suggest that I should have 2, 6 and 7. The inference is that JDAW is yet to open 4 and 8.
Top Ports in 2023: Taylor 1896 Colheita, b. 2021. A perfect Port.

2024: Niepoort 1900 Colheita, b.1971. A near perfect Port.
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Re: Which set of bottles would you have preferred?

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AHB wrote:I was curious to know which of these bottles had been opened, and what had been the contents; so I summarised as follows:

1. Capsule unbranded black, perhaps same as 5 or 7 or both. Skirt of capsule removed, but glass too dark to see branding, if there be any. Level about +10mm above bottom neck. Taylor 1955

2. Green glass; level BN+8mm. Cork says Taylor 1955.

3. Unique capsule with decorative circular pattern of dots. Brown glass. Capsule was to cut to show Taylor, and 19?5, the missing digit being hidden by a fold in the glass. BN+7mm. Taylor 1955

4. Unique red capsule marked with ‟J H & ? Brooke Ltd”. BN+3mm. A little capsule cutting suggests an unbranded cork.

5. Capsule metallic with black at sides, perhaps the same as 1 and 7. Black glass too dark to see branding. BN+2mm. Taylor 1955

6. No capsule. BN+2mm. Top half of cork appears reflectively silver; bottom half either not branded or not branded clearly. There might be runes or something written horizontally.

7. Capsule grey metal with patches of black. Maybe same as 1 and 5. Like those two, glass too dark to see cork. Taylor 1955

8. BN+0. Remains of seemingly-unique capsule says ‟Adam's 1955”, though bits of some letters are missing.

9. An interesting bottle. Brown glass, with a line around the bottom of the shoulder. On cork I can read ‟Vint!”, which doesn't help, and the patches either side of the cork appear burnt -- maybe port has seeped around branding. Beige capsule might say 1900, or 19?00 though the latter would make no sense. If 1900 level not so bad at 1mm below base of neck. Taylor 1955

10. Remains of sides of black wax capsule. BN-9mm. Green glass; no visible branding. Taylor 1948

11. Green glass. BN-11mm. No visible brand. Capsule ‟!BRAEY AB!” who is probably a bottler. Taylor 1935

12. Bottle shorter than others, with squarer shoulders and a line around bottom shoulder. Green glass. Mid shoulder, something like BN-14mm. No branding visible. Taylor 1935
Bottle number 7 was found this afternoon to be weeping slightly so was opened with tongs. The cork was branded "Taylor 1955 Vintage".
Top Ports in 2023: Taylor 1896 Colheita, b. 2021. A perfect Port.

2024: Niepoort 1900 Colheita, b.1971. A near perfect Port.
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