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Date: Thursday 28th December 2023.

Theme: Bring A Bottle Or Two, ideally at least one from the sixties or seventies or eighties, blind.

Location: the Red Room at The Boot & Flogger.

People:

1. JDAW;
2. AHB (tentative; prefers blind);
3. AJM (tentative; prefers blind);
4. CEM (tentative; “happy with blind”);
5. NAC (“Pretty sure”; ambiguous preference);
6. CPR (“yes please”; no preference);
7. IDJ (“should be available”; no preference);
8. TC;
9. CA.

Reserves:

• MPM (availability has become doubtful).

Current draft of the food order.

Current draft of the placemats.

Tentatively yes.

We haven’t had a blind tasting for some time so blind please.

Tentative yes please.

Concur with blind suggestion.

Regret unavailability due to family commitments.

I'd love to but I'm in Madera!!

Tentative yes, thank you.

Tentatively yes - happy with blind. Is this limited to port only or at least one port + other, or is it open season?

Pretty sure 28/12 is a "yes". Always prefer sighted, but given we haven't done a blind tasting for ages then might be fun.

yes please.

I should be available.

Nobody strongly objects to blind, so I’m ruling that it is blind.

We have the Red Room (as the Green is already reserved).

The Christmas 2023 à la carte menu has been emailed to me, so I’ve uploaded it.

cem wrote: ↑08:08 Mon 20 Nov 2023Is this limited to port only or at least one port + other, or is it open season?

Not everybody should bring non-Port, but some can.

Please add a 2nd bottle space for me on the placemat (you might want to include a couple of blanks for possible Christmas cheer additions by people as well)

Would absolutely adore to but alas back up north with the family.

Have just selected & stood-up my bottles. Will be bringing a fortified & a non-fortified.

Domestic negotiations are currently in progress to determine whether 0, 1 or 2 of us will be attending.

My expectation is that it will be 1 of us. Hopefully that 1 will be me.

I'll need another placemat please. Bringing one unfortified and 2 fortified.

jdaw1 wrote: ↑19:07 Mon 20 Nov 2023The Christmas 2023 à la carte menu has been emailed to me, so I’ve uploaded it.

Food orders please,

Mine:
• Ham hock terrine, toasted sourdough, mulled cranberry and apple chutney;
• Slow braised beef bourguignon, crushed buttered baby potatoes, crispy shallots;
• Welsh rarebit (you at the back — do try to look surprised);
• Christmas pudding, mulled cranberries, clotted cream.

Starter - pigs in blankets
Main - sirloin steak, medium rare, no peppercorn sauce, fries
No dessert.

Starter - Oak smoked gravlax, melba toast.
Main - Slow braised beef bourguignon, crushed buttered baby potatoes, crispy shallots and fries.
Dessert - Welsh rarebit and Christmas pudding, mulled cranberries, clotted cream.

Same food order as Alex M for me please.

Yes please to this...

Starter - Oak smoked gravlax, melba toast.
Main - sirloin steak, black / blue, no peppercorn sauce, fries, carrots
Dessert - Welsh rarebit

Thank you

Starter-pigs in blankets
Main-steak (M-R), fries and green beans
Dessert-super cheesy Welsh Rarebit

Thanks!

Having looked through what I have at home, I shall just be bringing the one bottle.

There is a draft of the food order.

Mike: guessed your main, please instruct re starter.

Cliff, Tony: please instruct.