1927 Cockburn

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Tasting notes:

Note: on the evening, we opened what was expected to be a 1935 Cockburn and discovered it to be a 1950 Cockburn, hence two entries for 1950 Cockburn in the tasting notes.

• 1908 Cockburn (Magnum);
• 1912 Cockburn;
• 1920 Cockburn Crusted;
• 1924 Cockburn;
• 1927 Cockburn;
• 1947 Cockburn;
• 1950 Cockburn;
• 1950 Cockburn;
• 1955 Cockburn;
• 1960 Cockburn;
• 1963 Cockburn;
• 1967 Cockburn;
• 1970 Cockburn;
• 1975 Cockburn;
• 1977 Cockburn (original);
• 1977 Cockburn (recorked);

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25% opacity, brown, yellow rim, slightly cloudy. Ripe red fruit on the nose. Dry entry, still some strawberry there. Lively, good balance. Long dry strawberry finish. Little bit flabby though, on the fade.

[Alex Bridgeman]

Dark olive brown with a slight red hint; 50% opaque but slightly murky. Not much showing on the nose, very muted. Perfumed entry, full of rose-water and icing sugar. Smooth brown sugar entry with good levels of acidity lead to a very smooth and pleasant palate but showing none of the power normally expected from this vintage. Gentle flavours of caramel smooth over the heat that shows on the aftertaste before a long finish of scorched sugar and Seville Orange marmalade. 88/100.