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Decanted 11 hours, 35% opacity, rich red. Nice full mouthfeel, red fruits, some heat builds. Well-balanced and good structure, this one will be good for a good few years to come! First of a batch of 6 bought at auction a few months ago, very pleased that it was in good shape!

No note taken, but I recall enjoying this port.

No note written, but I recall a powerful, dry, tannic beast that went down very well with my perfectly cooked rare steak.

No note written.

25% opacity, brown/yellow, tobacco rim, cloudy. Smooth, syrupy and full, gentle heat mid to end, some woody notes. Given various clues including a link to Scotland, I changed my original guess to Mackenzie 1955.

Decanted 5 hours, 35% opacity, red. Smooth start, heat then dryness mid palate and onwards. Red fruit, some tannin in the finish. The dryness had me guess D63.

25% opacity, red brown orange. Lovely sweet nose with a hint of citrus. Smooth sweetness, great balance. Quite mature. Guessed F63. Indeed the guesses made although all wrong, were high praise for this N78.

Decanted 12 hours, 25% opacity, red heart, brown-orange outer, some fine sediment. Smooth entry, some heat and slight fieriness mid palate and onwards. Red fruit in there somewhere. The fieriness should have had me guess Taylor. Instead I guessed Mz55.

35% opacity, warm red. Smooth, sugar, but dry. Well-balanced. Guessed to be W70.

Decanted 12 hours, 35% opacity, red. Medicinal palate, full mouthfeel. Gentle heat to start, rich, candied syrupy finish. Guessed to be F70.

jdaw1 wrote:Decanter labels assembled.

Thank you.

My bottle was decanted at 0800 this morning and all seemed well at that point.

Domhnaill at the B&F now has the complete order for the seven attendees tonight. All is well. Alex, I wasn't sure if Nick also wanted very cheesy Welsh Rarebit as a savoury course, so I have not ordered that for him - we can advise the kitchen this evening if indeed it is required.

At the suggestion of Flash, we are to have a horizontal of 1985s. Where: The Red Room, The Boot & Flogger , 10-20 Redcross Way, London SE1 1TA, tel +44 20 7407 1184 ( streetmap.co.uk , bing , maps.google.co.uk ) When: Wednesday 25 th November 2015, starting any time between 16:45 and 18:30. Them...

Food order updated.

I've just realised that I need to email Nick and ask him to pre-order. I will do so shortly. Alex, any response from Nick? I'll send the order over to the B&F last thing tonight - I have a back to back day tomorrow so won't have time then. Not yet. However, I suggest that we just let the team a...

Current draft of the food order. Can others please check.

Julian - if you are able to adapt the placemats for the demise of Derek and the appearance of Tom, I can print tomorrow afternoon and bring them along. I am likely to arrive at 1830.

AHB wrote:I've just realised that I need to email Nick and ask him to pre-order. I will do so shortly.

Alex, any response from Nick? I'll send the order over to the B&F last thing tonight - I have a back to back day tomorrow so won't have time then.

DRT wrote:I am starting to think that my Life Coach has a secret contact who controls my work diary. Is it a coincidence that my Life Coach and PA share the same surname?

I am now unable to join you as I will not be in London this week

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So the DRT classification is as follows. • Things big enough to be rounded: ◊ If in orbit around the sun are ‘planets’ (about a dozen are known, there might be hundreds); ◊ If in orbit around something orbiting the sun are ‘moons’ (there being about 19, the smallest perhaps being Mimas ). • Things ...

I have spoken to Alex at Woolgate, and reserved The Boardroom from 16:30 on Friday 14 th August 2015. Note to self: The Brasserie, Davy’s at Woolgate (25 Basinghall Street, London, EC2V 5HA, tel +44 20 7600 5216, streetmap.co.uk , maps.google.co.uk , bing.com ). You would find the boardroom a mite ...

I think Ballance needs to take time away to sort out a solution to his now known weakness of playing far back in his crease. I think if it is a matter of confidence and just to remind himself he can score runs then sure, go back to the county circuit for a while. But if it is a matter of technique ...

Decanted 12 hours, 50% opacity, dark red. Red candied fruit from the nose. Tannic mouthfeel - a bit gritty. I also thought it very mildly corked - but not enough to stop me drinking it! Guessed to be F77.

Decanted 6 hours, 30% opacity, brown orange, tobacco rim, a hint of cloudiness. Sugar bomb - honeycomb, candied red fruit. Mid weight, slightly acidic bitter finish. Guessed Ck60

Decanted 9 hours, 40% opacity, warm red. Gentle entry, little/no acidity, quick to the finish but with an aftertaste of red fruits. Medium weight, no tannins. Julian says too young, I thought it lacked some backbone and wasn't convinced it will improve massively on the evidence of this bottle. Guess...