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Are you sure this is enough to blind you from the bottle you brought? After everyone has arrived, there are (say) 18 bottles wrapped in foil with the shipper tag around the neck. That tag is then blanked by someone, and the blank is greeked by someone. There are now 18 bottles in foil with Greek ta...

Some thoughts on blinding and bottles/decanters. The ’58 tasting in 2014 which utilised the blinding method outlined by JDAW , saw bottles arriving and being decanted into identical San Peligrino bottles, with a shipper tag then being hung onto the SP bottle. The use of identical SP bottles being ne...

Yes please Cliff. I have candidates for 55, 66, 70, 77 and 85.

uncle tom wrote: ↑19:54 Mon 20 May 2024 We are of this moment, I think, with Zak unable to make it, only nine strong; so great opportunity to bring friends and relatives..

Sounds like Rich has a couple of potential additional guests.

Yes please Martin.

Yes please Tony. Have a few vintages, will check.

jdaw1 wrote: ↑20:59 Wed 15 May 2024 Current draft of the placemats (which were quite fiddly) added to the first post. Tom: please inspect — is this what you want?

One small snafu in the placemats. The first post mistakenly lists Ben R attending rather than Ben P, and this has carried through onto the placemats.

uncle tom wrote: ↑12:18 Wed 15 May 2024 Need food orders ASAP please - will reference the standard food order in the event of default

Standard order is good for me thanks Tom.

I'll likely get to the B&F for 1715 if any help needed with pouring etc.

Opened at 2215 last night, decanted at 0930 this morning.

Nose has jammy red fruit, perhaps not surprisingly.

And I just noticed that CK77 hasn't been offered yet - I have one of the late release bottles I can offer. Previous examples of this have not woo'd the crowds, so if something needs to give to keep the botlle numbers sensible, this could be a candidate.

flash_uk wrote: ↑19:19 Sat 20 Apr 2024 I am pretty sure I have one bottle left of the Ferreira (dumpy bottle), otherwise I think everything else would be matching things already out there. I’ll check and confirm.

Said bottle located.

I'm planning to follow Julian's lead with the G2000. Audouze’d: opened Monday evening; decanted Tuesday morning.

What a cracking event guys, and a splendid write-up Harry!

Very much enjoyed reading about this fabulous experience!

M.Charlton wrote: ↑11:16 Fri 03 May 2024 Now SFE have released, it’s time to get a date in the diary for this! How about 1 October 2024?

No objections here...

Doggett wrote: ↑20:13 Tue 30 Apr 2024 Good knowledge… but even more important… what was the cork/bottle??

F70. Damn fine.

New discovery for me this morning when using the bagging technique to remove a whole cork from inside a bottle. Compostable food waste caddy bin bags are excellent for the task. Cork out with one pull. IMG_1820-compressed.jpeg The bag surface is slightly grippy which helps grab the cork, and they do...

Alex - could you post a picture of the magazine, next to maybe Port Vintages or something that would show relative size? Trying to get an idea of what I’m searching for in the house…
Cheers

Doggett wrote: ↑16:42 Thu 25 Apr 2024 This reminds me that I never got the first issue… Alex, don’t still have any spare copies?

I’m not sure I did either. Or if I did, not sure which shelf it is now on!

Thanks Martin. Food order for me please:

Potted Devon crab
Sirloin (rare) + fried egg
Fries
Broccoli

Welsh rarebit

mcoulson wrote: ↑07:06 Thu 25 Apr 2024

PhilW wrote: ↑20:30 Wed 24 Apr 2024 For me please:

Starter: Smoked salmon
Main: Steak (Medium-rare), chips, green beans, and Bearnaise sauce (please!)

Arh but which steak ?? there are two to choose from ....

And the green beans have vanished.

This tasting seems to have suddenly crept up!

Food order for me please:

Potted Devon crab
Sirloin (rare) + fried egg
Fries
Broccoli

Welsh rarebit

Thx