Mon 2nd March 2015 - Henry Shotton visits London

Organise events to meet up and drink Port.

What theme(s) would you like for March 2 and would be able to contribute towards?

Poll ended at 13:18 Sat 21 Feb 2015

Quinta do Noval (1997 or older)
1
5%
Sogrape ports (probably Sandeman but perhaps Ferreira or Offley)
2
10%
Sogevinus ports (Barros, Kopke or Burmester)
0
No votes
The Independents (anyone other than TFP, SFE or those above)
3
15%
Bring a blind bottle of mature (1994 or older) non-SFE/TFP port
8
40%
VP or LBV only
5
25%
Any style of port
1
5%
 
Total votes: 20

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flash_uk wrote:
djewesbury wrote:I may be playing Hexagonal Thing in the afternoon.
What do you plan to use as Things?
My tub of pieces (circa 1991) has monopoly houses and green plastic disks.
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jdaw1 wrote:
flash_uk wrote:
djewesbury wrote:I may be playing Hexagonal Thing in the afternoon.
What do you plan to use as Things?
My tub of pieces (circa 1991) has monopoly houses and green plastic disks.
Do you have seven :tpf: cufflinks/button pins?
"The first duty of Port is to be red"
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jdaw1 wrote:
flash_uk wrote:
djewesbury wrote:I may be playing Hexagonal Thing in the afternoon.
What do you plan to use as Things?
My tub of pieces (circa 1991) has monopoly houses and green plastic disks.
When the game takes off and tops the bestseller lists in 68 countries, there will be a craze for having your own customised set of Things developed.
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Mystery bottle decanted this morning at 0730. All is good. See you before 6.
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flash_uk wrote:
jdaw1 wrote:
flash_uk wrote:
djewesbury wrote:I may be playing Hexagonal Thing in the afternoon.
What do you plan to use as Things?
My tub of pieces (circa 1991) has monopoly houses and green plastic disks.
When the game takes off and tops the bestseller lists in 68 countries, there will be a craze for having your own customised set of Things developed.
In the Baldrick edition, turnips shall be used.
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CMAG sent me a text to say he can no longer join us.
"The first duty of Port is to be red"
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DRT wrote:CMAG sent me a text to say he can no longer join us.
Food order updated and re-sent to B&F.
Placemats updated (and also the post containing the parameters by which made).
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Henry has asked for scallops and a steak (presume medium rare) n
Top Ports in 2023: Taylor 1896 Colheita, b. 2021. A perfect Port.

2024: Niepoort 1900 Colheita, b.1971. A near perfect Port.
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AHB wrote:Henry has asked for scallops and a steak (presume medium rare) n
Food order updated and re-sent to B&F.
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Bottle successfully decanted at 6.45 this morning (more decant time than I would have preferred but little option in the matter). It's a bit of a trek across from Reading and so I'm likely to be there at 6.30pm.
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My non-Symington non-TFP ≤1994 Port just decanted: red cherry, some heat, very bright and fresh. Optimism!
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As it happens, I have a spare bottle of non-Symington non-TFP ≤1994 Port sitting next to me as yet un-decanted. Is it worth sending up the bat signal to see if anyone else not yet on the list is available, and they can adopt this bottle? Mr Coombes? Rupert? Others?
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I hope to arrive, with bottle, at the B&F shortly after 18:00hrs
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I'm sure you didn't mean to post a blank post...
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Jdaw1? Of course not. There's a code in there somewhere, I'm sure.
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