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hadge

i would push the cork in or use tongs. yes the shipper and date should be on the cork.

hadge

nac wrote: ↑07:52 Sat 07 Mar 2026 Food orders going in on Monday. Anyone left to declare?

Smoked salmon
Bangers and mash with extra sausage, plus Carrots
Brownie

thanks

hadge

3x Warre 1975 tappet hen
1x Warre 1977 tappet hen

Something useful for the experiment on temperatures

hadge

Christopher wrote: ↑17:40 Fri 06 Mar 2026 Not sure which vintages are in it but thought a bit of fun. I also purchased the Cockburn of Leith multi shipper magnum for a bit of fun!

it was worth a punt at that price

hadge · Re: Tue 21 April 2026: Elizabeth II’s 100th yes please

yes please

hadge

I'm now good for the new date, things have been moved.

hadge

flash_uk wrote: ↑23:02 Tue 24 Feb 2026 If I read the thread correctly, I believe there are three two extra glass spaces remaining?

oh this is the two bottle club and not three, noted.

hadge

jdaw1 wrote: ↑19:53 Mon 23 Feb 2026
nac wrote: ↑17:52 Mon 23 Feb 2026Julian - bottles?
1966s: I have a little Graham, less Fonseca, and even less Warre.

would it help if i bring a Offley for you?

hadge

5th or 12th works for me ..... But why not hold it on the 7th ? For that matter how about the holding it on the 7th of July 2027 at 7pm ? You could also fix it at 14 people and hold it on two tables .... You'd have to let people have 7 points to vote with, there would be carnage. You could also hav...

hadge

jdaw1 wrote: ↑19:51 Thu 19 Feb 2026
winesecretary wrote: ↑11:16 Thu 19 Feb 20265th Jan would be good. March equally ditto.
Tuesday 5^th January 2026 likely to work for me.

please can I use your time machine?

hadge

jdaw1 wrote: ↑19:47 Thu 19 Feb 2026
Of course, if given advance notice of ‘surprises’, things could be better still.

where is the fun in that!

hadge

I believe that i have the following,

GC 70, 77, 83, 85, 94, 97, 2000, might have 80 somewhere
SW 70, 85 might have 83 somewhere
QH only have the BBR 77

hadge

depending on date, yes please

hadge

jdaw1 wrote: ↑13:55 Sat 07 Feb 2026@Harry: bottle revelation please.

@Harry: please.
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humm what to bring, I will go for a Taylor 85.

hadge

very sadly, I can no longer make this tasting. have a great time all.

hadge

Smoked salmon
Bangers and mash with extra sausage
Brownie

thanks

hadge

Yes please, i will have a look at what i have.

hadge

hadge wrote: ↑21:19 Mon 17 May 2021 Please can i be added to the reserves list.

i can't see my name on the list so please add me. as there is half a chance that i might make this as i will be 66 years, 8 months, 14 days.

hadge

NigelM wrote: ↑14:57 Wed 28 Jan 2026 I will try to make it if possible, but can't be certain. Please send link [deleted]

you might want to remove your email from the site.

hadge

send to me, I'm not sure if i will be able to join but you never know.

hadge

I have the Constantino, which isn't on the list. i will list the others shortly.

hadge

should be good for this, so yes please

hadge

Smoked salmon
Bangers and mash with extra sausage
Brownie

thanks

hadge

yes please, some how i thought there was 2 of the same tastings on different dates. ops that is why i was late for this one.

hadge · Re: 66 @ 60 - Tuesday 17 March 2026 yes please

yes please

hadge

Alex Bridgeman wrote: ↑13:59 Mon 12 Jan 2026 Harry, Alex H - you both have seats at the table. Please confirm if you want them.

yes please, i'm good for this.

hadge

yes please

hadge

I think that you are missing how much port do we consume in a year and what the impact of this is on our bodies.

hadge

at some point i would love to taste the Quevedo’s 2014 closure comparison. very sadly i can't make this date, January is very busy for me.

hadge

very sadly, i'm going to have to drop out of this tasting. what a great lineup and enjoy.

hadge

for me please.

Scotch Egg
Sausage & mash with the extra sausage
Cheese (no Stilton)

hadge

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Picture of ports. The glasses off the placemat, large glass on very back right is the barolo and port glass on very right is the sweet wine.

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Yes i did put my 1945 in a large glass as we were one glass short, due to the sweet wine.

hadge

After a 2 hour decant this needed a little long to get to peak but happy with decant time. Great rich red fruit with power, great balance, long finish. Very enjoyable port. Outstanding. 1 point

hadge

After a 2 hour decant this needed a little long to get to peak but happy with decant time. Great rich red fruit with power, great balance, long finish. Very enjoyable port. Outstanding. 1 point

hadge

Pictures post

hadge

Sadly, this was faulty, took a sip of this and it was very dirty. N/A

hadge

the 2 hours decant seemed to be perfect for this. wonderful rich red fruit with power, perfect balance, fantastic long finish. This was a wow port, a complete joy to drink. Truly outstanding. 2 points

hadge

At the start had a little heat this took around half an hour to disappear. Good rich red fruit, great balance, mid to long finish. Just lacked a little power to make it a great. Excellent to outstanding. Hon Mention

hadge

Good rich red fruit, great balance, a touch of tannins (for a short time), mid to long finish. Just preferred to the 1920. Excellent

hadge

Lovely rich red fruit with good balance and a mid length finish, just didn’t have the staying power in the finish for that next step. Lovely drinking. Excellent.

hadge

Red old fruit, good balance but a little bit of bitterness in the short finish. Good

hadge

Rich red fruit, lovely balance, great long finish. This was a change in style with a touch of sweetness coming in, more red fruit showing. Classical modern Taylor in style Got better and better as the evening went on. Excellent to outstanding. Hon Mention

hadge

Took 30mins to open up and lose the heat. Then had lovely fruit with good balance, mid length finish, very enjoyable, Excellent.

hadge

Lovely dry fruit with perfect balance, what a long finish, no heat. Just wow! Has this really been in bottle for 123 years. No sweetness, dry style again. What really surprised me was how long this lasted a good 2 hours. A complete joy to drink. Outstanding 2 points

hadge

Got heat overpowering whatever fruit was left. This heat never went away. It was just a little odd. Average

hadge

Had dry old fruit, not really balanced, there was a bit of bitterness in the finish. This was just old, past it best and was no longer interesting. Did not get better with time but didn’t fall away quickly. No faults for me, just too old. Average

hadge

The cork had broken in half at some point, general view was most likely on the travel up or when tonging. The bottle had very thick glass, once the cork was pushed out there was nothing on it. This was a very odd port for me, darker in colour to the rest of the 19th century ports, I high hopes on fi...

hadge

Needed 30 mins in the glass to really open up, lovely dry old fruit, good balance with a mid length finish. This did not have the sweetness of that you normal expect from modern Taylor’s it was a little more like Dow’s. a complete wine, very good, just a little too old for me, to make it excellent. ...

hadge

After a challenging journey into town, I arrived at the Noble Rot in Mayfair, the venue for big question of is this the Swankiest Port Tasting Ever by The Port Forum Taylor 1878 to 1948? The private room is downstairs and has a great little decanting area in it. When I arrived downstairs to see the ...

hadge

I like blind, therefore I will go and look for an unknown bottle!

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