Jacob has regretfully had to pull out - is DRT still on standby?
If not, I will invite my colleague David Mitchell to join us tonight.
The Bell, Thursday 13 December, 2012
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uncle tom
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Re: The Bell, Thursday 13 December, 2012
I may be drunk, Miss, but in the morning I shall be sober and you will still be ugly - W.S. Churchill
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Re: The Bell, Thursday 13 December, 2012
Very sorry but the winter vomiting bug has struck the Cookie household which means I am unable to attend this evening 
Re: The Bell, Thursday 13 December, 2012
Where was Jacob staying? Has his room been snaffled by RAYC? If not, I could invite a backup.
Re: The Bell, Thursday 13 December, 2012
Two backups unavailable.
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uncle tom
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Re: The Bell, Thursday 13 December, 2012
David Mitchell can't make it, so I'm reckoning we will be nine..
..and I now have seven bottles to decant!
..and I now have seven bottles to decant!
I may be drunk, Miss, but in the morning I shall be sober and you will still be ugly - W.S. Churchill
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Alex Bridgeman
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Re: The Bell, Thursday 13 December, 2012
What a fine and splendid line-up that turned out to be last night! More to be said in the review thread when I have time to start one.
Top Ports in 2022: Quinta do Noval Nacional 1931. I have never drunk such a wonderful bottle of Port. I cried with joy.
2023: Fonseca 1966. There are not many better Ports.
2023: Fonseca 1966. There are not many better Ports.
Re: The Bell, Thursday 13 December, 2012
Links:
- Review of the evening as a whole;
- 1830 Sherry (#1);
- 1942 Rebello Valente (#2, JDAW, from THRA);
- 1945 Dow (#3, RAYC);
- Cockburn Crusted, bottled 1928 by Avery’s (#4);
- 1922 Sandeman? (#5, WS);
- Unknown perhaps Croft 1912 (#6, CMAG);
- 1927 Taylor (#7);
- 40 year old Santa Eufemia White Tawny (#8);
- Penfolds Great-Grandfather Tawny (#9);
- 1931 Ramos Pinto (#10, AP);
- 1927 Croft (#11, PW);
- 1927 Taylor (#12, AHB);
- Unknown perhaps a very old colheita (#15, CMAG);
- Niepoort VV, 2012 bottling (#16, DN);
- ‘Placemats’, meaning TN sheets and sticky labels, and the parameters used in their construction;
- Planning and arrangements.