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Well there are a lot worse things you could do on a Saturday night than deal with a decanter of V90 within close proximity.

mcoulson

jdaw1 wrote: ↑19:56 Fri 10 Apr 2026
mcoulson wrote: ↑19:26 Fri 10 Apr 2026Shall I print then ??
Please do so on Tuesday. Monday-evening changes are not impossible.

really ?? further changes ?? now that would be a first !!!

mcoulson · Re: 60 @ 66 - Tuesday 14 April 2026 Shall I print then ??

Shall I print then ??

mcoulson

My food choice:
Ham hock terrine
Burger + cheese, fries
Dessert to be decided on the night.

Thank you

mcoulson

Either date works for me ....

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It's in the diary ....

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Yes please ... I have a couple of bottles of 63 ...

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Christopher wrote: ↑09:52 Sun 05 Apr 2026 opening it may have been an error.

If I have learnt anything from this group it is that opening port can never be 'an error'

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Alex Bridgeman wrote: ↑21:47 Fri 27 Mar 2026 No starter
Medium rare tomahawk shared with Martin plus skinny fries and a portion of roasted carrots.
Dessert tbdotd

Oh and green beans .. just show them water ... No butter please

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mcoulson wrote: ↑11:06 Mon 16 Mar 2026 Food order please:
- Starter: Welsh Rabbit
- Main: Filet Steak (med-rare) + fries + green beans - just show them to hot water for 2 mins and no butter please
- Dessert: TBD on day.

I'll be bringing a bottle of 1957 Khron's which was the year HM QEII first visited Portugal

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Alex Bridgeman wrote: ↑11:17 Fri 27 Mar 2026 Anyone want to share a medium rare tomahawk steak?

I'll share that with you with a Welsh rabbit for starters please

mcoulson

I'll bring a bottle of 1952

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Picture is very nice .. cellar is excellent ... Only issue I can find is your clearly running out of port and wine as I can find at least 9 empty slots in the picture.

I would advise buying more port immediately to avoid a disaster !!

mcoulson · Re: 60 @ 66 - Tuesday 14 April 2026 Printer on standby

Printer on standby

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nac wrote: ↑17:24 Sat 21 Mar 2026 An enjoyable evening, but not really blown away by anything.
Will probably continue to buy 66s when they're good value but unlikely to actively seek them out.

I agree with that lot ... WOTN for me was the company which as always was brilliant

mcoulson

It appears to be working

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Mandy says it's looks like it's resting quite nicely, in fact she says that it might even be asleep

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Can you bring me the cork next week ??

Looks a lot like a champagne cork

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Ever had that embarrassing situation at the Easy Jet gate while trying boarding your plane to Porto where the airline staff try to charge you an extra £500 because your hand luggage is 5 grams overweight? Yes, but it was British Airways and I was headed back to Seattle from Porto. Rather than payin...

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Alex Bridgeman wrote: ↑20:50 Thu 19 Mar 2026 Is there a cork rest for the caged mushroom corks that come out of bottles of sparkling Port?

How odd - I was just thinking about that .....

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Ever had that embarrassing situation at the Easy Jet gate while trying boarding your plane to Porto where the airline staff try to charge you an extra £500 because your hand luggage is 5 grams overweight? Or perhaps your partners' shoe collection has taken you over the 50Kg weight allowance in Emira...

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That was my last bottle I'm afraid else I would have swapped it out ...

I am resolved to accept the fact I've had a brilliant run for my money untill now .....

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nac wrote: ↑08:51 Tue 17 Mar 2026 Capsule says "Taylor"?

well spotted ...

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disapointing

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As a result of overwhelming demand from the Port drinking world Muppet Labs Inc (who never sleep at night) are proud to release on the unsuspecting world the limited edition 'Dirty Harry' .44 Magnum cork stand. . Limited Edition 44 magnum.jpg . Produced in a strictly limited edition of 44 units, eac...

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Christopher wrote: ↑21:32 Mon 16 Mar 2026 Has there been any thought to a multi cork rest that could perhaps be put together for a specific tasting with the name of the tasting and date on the side.
A suitable momento

Thats not a bad idea .... all laid out and encased in epoxy ......

mcoulson

Will this come in a variety of wood stains? Harvest stain perhaps? I did try that with the Mk1 and then laser cut the stain away but it was a massive pain .... The Mk3 naming is literally a John Bull Printing set with an ink pad .... How about applying peel off adhesive letters and then stain? Or a...

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Humm not sure what to say about Muppet Labs Inc, but clearly they have never seen a proper sized bottle and only drink halves. Therefore I'm still not happy with limited selection of Mk1, Mk2 or Mk3. Where am I going to put the corks from a real sized bottle the magnum, the perfect size bottle a Ta...

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mcoulson wrote: ↑12:39 Sat 07 Mar 2026 I'll print .....

Printing has now been done so it's too late to change anything !

mcoulson

Food order please:
- Starter: Welsh Rabbit
- Main: Filet Steak (med-rare) + fries + green beans - just show them to hot water for 2 mins and no butter please
- Dessert: TBD on day.

I'll be bringing a bottle of 1957 Khron's which was the year HM QEII first visited Portugal

mcoulson

Mike J. W. wrote: ↑17:04 Sun 15 Mar 2026 Will this come in a variety of wood stains? Harvest stain perhaps?

I did try that with the Mk1 and then laser cut the stain away but it was a massive pain ....

The Mk3 naming is literally a John Bull Printing set with an ink pad ....

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jdaw1 wrote: ↑19:06 Sun 15 Mar 2026 The placemat software has a cork display page type. Does this page type need any improvements to fit better the new rests?

Let's talk about this on Tuesday

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Despite great personal injury from his use of the laser engraver on the Mk1 and 24 hrs in hospital I'm pleased to report that Beaker under the personal direction of Dr. Bunsen Honeydew from Muppet Labs Inc and a trip to Hobby Craft have perfected a scalable solution for Branding the Mk2 Cork Stand. ...

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MigSU wrote: ↑12:24 Sun 15 Mar 2026 Here we can see a cork sans cork rest. As you can see, it runs the risk of rolling and thus falling from the table.

That's a shocking example of wanton disregard for the better things in life ... Are you at the BFT ?

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I did enquire from Dr. Bunsen Honeydew from Muppet Labs Inc as to his plans for product branding on the Mk2 variant, he explained that the Mk1 variant was laser cut but due to the light nature of the wood this solution was not that practical to scale. It also had the down side that Beaker suffered...

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Worried about the performance of your vehicle with the present oil problems when visiting your friends ? You need the latest Mk2 Cork Stand. Muppet Labs Inc constantly strive to provide its ever growing customer base with constantly increasing grades of enhanced performance and reliability. As a re...

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Very interesting reading .... Never too old to learn stuff

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any body like a Mk1 cork rest ??

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mcoulson · Re: 66 @ 60 - Tuesday 17 March 2026 I'll print .....

I'll print .....

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Normally we manage to hover up.left overs from the show ....

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I'll bring a noval along and a suprise bottle that could be good or bad for that matter .....

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Sounds like fun ... May I join in please?

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PhilW wrote: ↑23:08 Fri 27 Feb 2026 Port & wine reduction/jus with duck breast

Gets my vote !!

mcoulson

May I have .....
Starter – Welsh Rarebit
Main - Beef Burger
Dessert-TBD on the day

Thank you

mcoulson

if your helping Alex out at BFT this year then we normally do dinner at the B&F

Let me know if you plan to join in and I'll book a room

1/. Martin
2/. Mandy
3/. Nigel
4/. Neil
5/. John
6/. Mike
7/. Ian
8/. Michael C
9/. Simon
10/. Tony
11/. Julian
12/. Michael M (50/50 chance of making it)

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I would be up for that game but I literally only have de la Rosa

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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...

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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 ....

mcoulson

can you not pick another date ??

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