Think you’re missing desert orders for myself and Alex M.jdaw1 wrote: ↑22:19 Wed 13 Dec 2023 There is a draft of the food order.
Mike: guessed your main, please instruct re starter.
Cliff, Tony: please instruct.
Thu 28 Dec 2023: Bring A Bottle Or Two
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Starter: gravlax melba toast
Main Steak (M-R) roasted tomato, fries + extra red cabbage (no peppercorn sauce)
No desert
Thanks Julian
Main Steak (M-R) roasted tomato, fries + extra red cabbage (no peppercorn sauce)
No desert
Thanks Julian
Re: Thu 28 Dec 2023: Bring A Bottle Or Two
You are missing my Welsh rarebit again
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Re: Thu 28 Dec 2023: Bring A Bottle Or Two
The draft of the food order has been updated.
Re: Thu 28 Dec 2023: Bring A Bottle Or Two
Updates:
• Mike’s attendance is in doubt. Mike: if you can, show on the night.
• Cliff has requested another circle, his fourth.
• Tony’s food is “gravlax and the bangers and mash” (food order believed finished, somebody please check).
• Tony is bringing “wine and something really off piste (fortified)”.
So we are eight people, with Port (9 bottles and 1 magnum), non-Port fortified (1 bottle), and unfortified (3 bottles). In CH₃CH₂OH terms, that’s ≈1¾ bottles of Port per man. Which is more than enough. (If anybody says they’ll bring more, then I’ll uninvite my magnum.)
I will request 120 glasses.
I propose an early start. 17:00?
• Mike’s attendance is in doubt. Mike: if you can, show on the night.
• Cliff has requested another circle, his fourth.
• Tony’s food is “gravlax and the bangers and mash” (food order believed finished, somebody please check).
• Tony is bringing “wine and something really off piste (fortified)”.
So we are eight people, with Port (9 bottles and 1 magnum), non-Port fortified (1 bottle), and unfortified (3 bottles). In CH₃CH₂OH terms, that’s ≈1¾ bottles of Port per man. Which is more than enough. (If anybody says they’ll bring more, then I’ll uninvite my magnum.)
I will request 120 glasses.
I propose an early start. 17:00?
Re: Thu 28 Dec 2023: Bring A Bottle Or Two
Concur with request for 1700 start. Rail replacement buses in every direction!
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Re: Thu 28 Dec 2023: Bring A Bottle Or Two
I haven't told you the size of my one bottle. You have assumed it will be 750ml. It might be only 50ml. It might be 9000ml. Who knows what will appear when I arrive...
Top Ports in 2023: Taylor 1896 Colheita, b. 2021. A perfect Port.
2024: Niepoort 1900 Colheita, b.1971. A near perfect Port.
2024: Niepoort 1900 Colheita, b.1971. A near perfect Port.
Re: Thu 28 Dec 2023: Bring A Bottle Or Two
On the placemats how should your bottle be Overtitle’d?Alex Bridgeman wrote: ↑13:46 Sat 16 Dec 2023I haven't told you the size of my one bottle. You have assumed it will be 750ml. It might be only 50ml. It might be 9000ml. Who knows what will appear when I arrive...
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Re: Thu 28 Dec 2023: Bring A Bottle Or Two
I think an overtitle of *NICE PORT* would be accurate.
Top Ports in 2023: Taylor 1896 Colheita, b. 2021. A perfect Port.
2024: Niepoort 1900 Colheita, b.1971. A near perfect Port.
2024: Niepoort 1900 Colheita, b.1971. A near perfect Port.
Re: Thu 28 Dec 2023: Bring A Bottle Or Two
Done.
And food order sent.
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The Red Room has been booked from 13:30, which is when Cliff and I will start.
Do with this information as you see fit.
Do with this information as you see fit.
Re: Thu 28 Dec 2023: Bring A Bottle Or Two
Sounds like Cliff and Julian will have shared 6 bottles of Port before the rest of us arrive! For my own part, my eta will be about 5.30pm currently and I will be accompanied by a bottle of fortified wine.
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Peeps: reminder that this is happening tomorrow = Thursday 28 December 2023.
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Hoping to be with you before 4pm with two bottles. Might have to leave a little earlier than usual to avoid replacement bus.
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Re: Thu 28 Dec 2023: Bring A Bottle Or Two
I’ll probably arrive around 16.30 +/- 30 minutes.
Top Ports in 2023: Taylor 1896 Colheita, b. 2021. A perfect Port.
2024: Niepoort 1900 Colheita, b.1971. A near perfect Port.
2024: Niepoort 1900 Colheita, b.1971. A near perfect Port.
Re: Thu 28 Dec 2023: Bring A Bottle Or Two
All being well with the intended train I should be with you about 5pm. Like Tony, I might have to be strict with time of leaving given the frequency of the trains this evening.
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Non-fortified double decanted and VacUVined at 0900 this morning.
VP opened and decanted shortly after, then 2.5 hrs in decanter before back in bottle and VacUVined.
VP opened and decanted shortly after, then 2.5 hrs in decanter before back in bottle and VacUVined.
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Re: Thu 28 Dec 2023: Bring A Bottle Or Two
I can't be bothered to start a review thread for the wines we had at this blind tasting, so I've created this list of links to the (fortified) wines we had that evening:
1970 Delaforce
1964 Dow LBV
1970 Fonseca
1985 Fonseca
1955 Graham
1966 Graham
1975 Graham
1945 Kobenhagen
1962 Quinta do Noval Nacional
1963 Sandeman
1968 Sandeman
1948 Taylor
1970 Delaforce
1964 Dow LBV
1970 Fonseca
1985 Fonseca
1955 Graham
1966 Graham
1975 Graham
1945 Kobenhagen
1962 Quinta do Noval Nacional
1963 Sandeman
1968 Sandeman
1948 Taylor
Top Ports in 2023: Taylor 1896 Colheita, b. 2021. A perfect Port.
2024: Niepoort 1900 Colheita, b.1971. A near perfect Port.
2024: Niepoort 1900 Colheita, b.1971. A near perfect Port.