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A slightly sour end note marred an otherwise very good port. Mature fruit, integrated components and a pretty flattering appearance could have made for a near magical experience had it not been for that end note imperfection.

Dark orange to light ruby. Darkest of the '65s. Lovely powerful fruit with a warm comforting note from the spirit backing everything up. My only quibble was that it seemed a bit short but that is really a minor fault and i would have been very content drinking this on its own. Very nice port.

Wonderfully amber and dark orange in colour. Hard to resist picking up the glass simply on account of its appearance. I thought the nose initially had some fleeting volatile notes but after that initial hit i failed to detect them. Simply gorgeous port, some orange peel, soft mature fruit and well i...

From magnum. Bought from auction in Sweden and shipped across. Good occasion to finally open this. Ruby core but perhaps a little paler than W66. This displayed all the attributes one wants in a port, mature fruit, secondary aromas of nut and marzipan, nicely warming and mellow spirit and a fantasti...

Incorrectly guessed as Noval '66 but hey-ho at least i got the vintage right. Dark-ish ruby. Good hit of dark fruit and stone fruit kernels on the nose which carries onto the palate. Initially (shortly after pour), this had a slightly harsh and alcoholic end note which vanished during the course of ...

jdaw1 wrote:Mike and Magnus: you have been emailed pictures of your TNs. Please acknowledge receipt.

Acknowledged with thanks

True to form, I was nowhere close in guessing this which i had "pegged" as Croft 1995 (intended as Roeda of course). Dark, closed and something of a brute in the way its components appear to veer off in separate directions. I think Julian's recommendation to leave well alone for 20 years m...

This was indeed an excellent evening!Entertaining tales, hearty laughter and good company combined with some rather stunning ports made this a very memorable event. A special thank you must go out to Derek who very kindly provided no less than five ports from 1965! *doffing hat* For me it was a very...

MPM and MW decanted. Signs of promise were displayed by both.

Placemats have been printed.

Neck labels have been prepared.

I will print the placemats tomorrow.

jdaw1 wrote:

PopulusTremula wrote:I would amend the bracketed section to "och Dereks fem från '65"

I have curled the apostrophe: “och Dereks fem från ’65”. If this is wrong, I’ll change it.

Looks great. Thank you.

Placemats updated. Magnus: even under the best of circumstances, my Swedish plurals can be irregular. After some sparkles, some left-over Rioja, some left-over Croft 2004 LBV, and some newly decanted Offley LBV 2007, they can be downright unusual. Please check the central header. I would amend the ...

DRT wrote:

djewesbury wrote:No word yet from Christopher? Or Alex?

Or Phil.

Sadly, Phil has advised that he is unable to attend. I have amended list of attendees.

Beetroot salad followed by medium rare sirloin with chips, bearnaise and buttered carrots please.

idj123 wrote:A client has determined that I have to now be in Glasgow on 31 March and despite investigation into whether I can still get back in time, this is not realistic and so reluctantly I'll have to drop out

Sorry to hear, you will be missed!

jdaw1 wrote:Please keep the list of people in the first post updated, as the placemats match that list.

Done. We're currently at 6 confirmed, one probable and one unlikely.

jdaw1 wrote:

PopulusTremula wrote:Feel free to edit first post. Thank you for your help.

The placemats have been added to the first post.

Excellent work on these. I especially like the title, which I only noticed now.

Events have conspired to prevent me from attending Thursday's tasting . While that is a catastrophe, there is a silver lining. I can now attend this tasting :D For the purpose of this event, that is good news indeed. I have edited the first post. Also, I spoke to Kasha at B&F this morning. She ...

Nine people won’t squeeze into the Green Room. Please consider amending the booking for the Red Room. Julian: Would the Ovens at B&F be suitable for a tasting in terms of light, privacy etc? Also, can the green room fit seven (current probable headcount)? If yes and no, then I'll book the Ovens...

Venue: B&F at 18:30 (Green Room has been booked for 6 people) Nine people won’t squeeze into the Green Room. Please consider amending the booking for the Red Room. Red Room is not available as it's already booked. Tom at B&F suggested the Ovens which apparently can seat up to 30 people. The...

djewesbury wrote:I've booked a flight.. I now have to figure out what to do about a bottle. I'll report back.

Excellent. You have gone from tentative to firm.

Phil's post in the 31st March tasting thread made me visit the VP site run by my Swedish brethren. There I found a recent review of 25 VPs from 1980 which was interesting to read. This vintage is fascinating in the way it completely flies below the radar, perhaps with the exception of Dow, but yet s...

flash and CMAG added to the list. Would be great if you both could make it.

PhilW wrote:Hi Magnus - I would love to join you, but the chance is very slim (~10%); will let you know if it becomes viable.

I have put you down as very tentative. We live in hope.

Idj and jdaw most gratefully added.

Feel free to edit first post. Thank you for your help.