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Moved by jdaw1 in an admin capacity from AHB’s TN entitled 2001 Dows Late Bottled Vintage Port. AHB had proposed storing a bottle of this at Octavian for five years, after which the conversation drifted.

The storage at Octavian, plus in-and-out fees, will probably cost more than the port.

jdaw1 wrote:The storage at Octavian, plus in-and-out fees, will probably cost more than the port.

While I agree with the sentiment, the practicality of this is that you will be very unlikely to find the 2001 Dow LBV in 5 years time at any price. For the sake of being able to try a slightly eccentric experiment, I am willing to pay the equivalent of a further £5.83 (at today's prices) to mature a bottle costing £5.49 as part of a mixed case deposited at Octavian for a while.

And if it ends up taking more than 5 years before it comes back out of Octavian, that's no great hardship.

Alex

jdaw1 wrote:The storage at Octavian, plus in-and-out fees, will probably cost more than the port.

Jdaw,

I must point out that this is the kind of ridiculous logic that a woman would use to try to undermine one's hobby.

It is a well known fact that delivery and storage costs do not count when assessing or discussing the cost of owning a port cellar. These are simply unavoidable overheads, in much the same way as a woman would consider the cost of toiletries, cosmetics and clothes.

Derek

If one is comparing owning a cellar to not owning a cellar, of course delivery and storage costs don’t count. You silly man—we all know that.

But if one is comparing continued ownership of a bottle to drinking it, these costs then do count and should be considered. You silly man.

jdaw1 wrote: if one is comparing continued ownership of a bottle to drinking it, these costs then do count and should be considered.

No. They never count. Ever. You silly man.

Derek

PS: Please note that women may read this and use it as amunition against us. You are spoiling things for the whole class.

Would one of the admins be kind enough to snip this thread just after my last tasting note - the remainder to be consigned to meaningless drivel.

Thanks

AHB

Gladly. Jdaw1 has obviously taken us way off topic here with his silly remarks

I used my new powers before Derek T. could strike.

Oi!!!

I had the thread in front of me, highlighted the post to split from, chose a new title and destination and wham - I got gazzumped by the new Assistant to the Deputy of the Creator's Assistant

Derek

Did I choose an acceptable split? Was the new title within the usual bounds? Did new boy fall at the first fence?

AHB wrote:

jdaw1 wrote:The storage at Octavian, plus in-and-out fees, will probably cost more than the port.

While I agree with the sentiment, the practicality of this is that you will be very unlikely to find the 2001 Dow LBV in 5 years time at any price. For the sake of being able to try a slightly eccentric experiment, I am willing to pay the equivalent of a further £5.83 (at today's prices) to mature a bottle costing £5.49 as part of a mixed case deposited at Octavian for a while.

And if it ends up taking more than 5 years before it comes back out of Octavian, that's no great hardship.

Alex

What became of this other bottle of 2001 Dow LBV in the end? Did it go into storage? Or was this TN posted in reference to it....?!

I think I still have the bottle; I'll check when I get the chance.