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I am able to reconfirm my attendance.

Yikes-a Monday! I will have to re-jig something before reaffirming.

Yes-give her my regards !

(I of course meant Mike).

Sorry Phil but attending the Great British Beer Festival at Olympia this evening.

Good work Tony-count me in!

That week works for me and as the week of the glorious twelfth I'm happy to adorn full tweed hunting regalia ( avec glass or stirrup cup of Port in hand) for the photo shoot for next month's Horse and Hound. Sorry, forgive me, a touch of heat stroke for which Port will be a good cure!

I and one or two others at last night's tasting think that September is still the best month for this vertical and so what about earlier in the month-say 18th?

My eta will be 6.30pm.

Have now uploaded my standard food order which will apply for next week.

Been slow to provide this but:

Truffle mac and cheese

Gammon and skinny chips with black pudding but with no egg (to be donated to JDAW if present). A side of the seasonal vegetables (so green beans/spinach etc)

Dessert TBD on the night

Thanks

No objection here-if it's worth doing then it's worth doing well!

Yes sir, me sir! Any particular theme Phil?

Reconfirming and have sent you an email Derek.

Unfortunately I will not now be able to attend as I will be on holiday.

I would be up for that Alex as it's one that was mooted a few years back. Maybe I shouldn't have decanted that bottle of V92 only an hour ago!

Alex, yes please will ping you an email.

Unfortunately I can't make that date.

No longer being able to post from my work laptop as a consequence of an 'upgrade' to our internet security would appear to have been a contributory factor in missing placing my food order. I will therefore place on arrival. Apologies for the oversight.

as well as the missing 1966 and 1983, 1985.. These I have - the list was of the missing ones.. Sorry Tom, I don’t understand. Your posted a list of vintages you have — a list not including 1966. and you now have 1966? Fine: I’ll assume a recent purchase. Please confirm my interpretation. My interpr...

jdaw1 wrote: ↑

18:49 Sat 12 May 2018

We are currently thirteen.

Make it 14-I'm in.

My re-attendance is confirmed (and the search for a suitable bottle continues in earnest).

Personally I would prefer to bring my 7 IVDP glasses rather than go to further (and unnecessary for me) expense in hiring. However, those that want to can do so.

jdaw1 wrote: ↑

13:07 Sun 22 Apr 2018

I’ll encourage les autres by showing enthusiasm.
• Duck liver pâté.
• Gammon with everything including Ian’s egg.

But these is going to be one of those occasions where I opt for the rib-eye steak (medium-rare) skinny fies and green beans, preceded by the truffle mac!

Thanks

As has been mentioned, a difficult theme to meet but am able to put up a N58.

A huge thank-you to Magnus for giving of us some clearly suberbly stored Poirts ( a few of which-the W80 in particular, seemed to be in a sate of suspended animation!). Interesting to note that on this showing the F85 and T85 seemed to have flip-flopped in terms of evolution (the latter now coming a...