Port, ≤1972, from THRA’s cellar

[jdaw1]

This post to hold arrangements as and when agreed.

People (subject to date etc):

1. THRA;
2. JDAW;
3. RK;
4. PW;
5. DRL;
6. SCD;
7. MPM;
8. ZDR;
9. IDJ;
10. AHB;
11. CPR;
12. MC;
13. AP;
14. TC.

Reserves:

• WPS;
• AJM;
• NAC;
• CMAG.

[jdaw1]

At the tasting for Victoria’s 200th, THRA told me that he would like to arrange a tasting. He envisages that he will pick from his cellars a selection of Ports, none from after 1972 and some from materially earlier, to be sold to the team at £100 a bottle (hence £100 a head).

Help was needed with the arranging, for which I volunteered.

Tom: when?

[/2alph]

Yes, please. Will attand if possible.

[PhilW]

Sounds interesting; in addition to "when?", also where? (London or Saffron Walden-ish?)

[DaveRL]

Yes please, an interesting idea. I'm sure Tom has some interesting bottles in his stash! Thanks.

[Doggett]

Depending on the date and location, yes please.

[flash_uk]

Up for it also, date permitting.

[akzy]

Similar to everyone else, I'm keen - date and location providing.

[idj123]

Always happy to make a scratch on Tom's cellars-count me in !

[AHB]

Me too, please (subject to yada, yada, yada)

[CPR 1]

Sounds fun yes please

[M.Charlton]

Sounds great - looking forward to finding out more.

[Axel P]

Yes, please

[forest26]

Yes please date permitting


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

[WS1]

@metoo

[WS1]

Aehm Yes please....

regards

WS1

[jdaw1]

I’ve added people in order of acceptance, and that’s fifteen. so WPS is on the reserve list — but whatever the date, somebody won’t be able to come, so first reserve is almost a sure thing.

[uncle tom]

Anyone care to volunteer a date?

[Doggett]

Tuesday 17th December? A special tasting to welcome in Christmas.

[CPR 1]

We allready have 2 tastings in June.

July / Aug empty currently empty thus possible but hot / holidays.

Sep - We have the 66 tasting

Thus how about early October?

[uncle tom]

Have just drafted a provisional list - I'm assuming people would like this to be blind.

To make it a little more fun, I've got 14 different vintages and 14 different producers..

[Doggett]

How about semi blind and know the vintages

[PhilW]

We allready have 2 tastings in June.

July / Aug empty currently empty thus possible but hot / holidays.

Sep - We have the 66 tasting

Thus how about early October?

I'd be ok with July, or Somewhere in Oct 1-10 would be good, well away from other tastings (Sep10 66s, Oct29 "69")

[uncle tom]

How about semi blind and know the vintages

Alternatively..

Suppose I simply present the bottles in alphabetical order of the shipper. Then, come the end of of the evening, we guess and reveal each bottle in turn.

This would greatly narrow the possible shippers to guess from for each bottle. As we got further down the flight, the number of possible vintages would narrow also, so there would be a good chance of some fully correct guesses..

[PhilW]

Alternatively..

Suppose I simply present the bottles in alphabetical order of the shipper. Then, come the end of of the evening, we guess and reveal each bottle in turn.

This would greatly narrow the possible shippers to guess from for each bottle. As we got further down the flight, the number of possible vintages would narrow also, so there would be a good chance of some fully correct guesses..

I like this idea.