Tue 28 Feb 2023, B&F, Decanting Experiment
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Re: Tue 28 Feb 2023, B&F, Decanting Experiment
Hummus and Melba Toast as starter
Chicken main
Fries
Thank you
Chicken main
Fries
Thank you
Re: Tue 28 Feb 2023, B&F, Decanting Experiment
Soup then Bangers & Mash for me!
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Re: Tue 28 Feb 2023, B&F, Decanting Experiment
I've taken the liberty of updating the attendee list to add DGR
Top Ports in 2023: Taylor 1896 Colheita, b. 2021. A perfect Port.
2024: Niepoort 1900 Colheita, b.1971. A near perfect Port.
2024: Niepoort 1900 Colheita, b.1971. A near perfect Port.
Re: Tue 28 Feb 2023, B&F, Decanting Experiment
- Alex Bridgeman
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Re: Tue 28 Feb 2023, B&F, Decanting Experiment
CEM will be joining us. I’ve added him to the list of attendees.
His meal choice is:
Mackerel starter
Chicken with a side of chips as main
Cheese plate for dessert
He will be bringing a bottle of full bodied red.
His meal choice is:
Mackerel starter
Chicken with a side of chips as main
Cheese plate for dessert
He will be bringing a bottle of full bodied red.
Top Ports in 2023: Taylor 1896 Colheita, b. 2021. A perfect Port.
2024: Niepoort 1900 Colheita, b.1971. A near perfect Port.
2024: Niepoort 1900 Colheita, b.1971. A near perfect Port.
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Re: Tue 28 Feb 2023, B&F, Decanting Experiment
DGR food order
Smoked salmon
Sirloin steak blue (really extremely extremely rare, pat the steak warmly as it walks out of the kitchen), bearnaise sauce, fries, salad
Smoked salmon
Sirloin steak blue (really extremely extremely rare, pat the steak warmly as it walks out of the kitchen), bearnaise sauce, fries, salad
Re: Tue 28 Feb 2023, B&F, Decanting Experiment
Please:
Duck liver pâté
Sirloin rare with a fried egg
Fries
Green beans and shallots
Many thanks.
Duck liver pâté
Sirloin rare with a fried egg
Fries
Green beans and shallots
Many thanks.
Re: Tue 28 Feb 2023, B&F, Decanting Experiment
Food order done and sent.
Re: Tue 28 Feb 2023, B&F, Decanting Experiment
Alas team I must apologise, due to logistical difficulties I can not provide the Cr77 Magnum. As a replacement I can offer a magnum of F77 if that is acceptable to the team?
If so I will split this 3 ways given we are 8
1 decanted with nothing other than a funnel
2 decanted through new muslin
3 decanted with nothing and put straight in fridge
If so I will split this 3 ways given we are 8
1 decanted with nothing other than a funnel
2 decanted through new muslin
3 decanted with nothing and put straight in fridge
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Re: Tue 28 Feb 2023, B&F, Decanting Experiment
I am sure I speak for all attending when I say that I do not believe any of us will object to a magnum of Fonseca 1977, in any guise you care to produce it.
Re: Tue 28 Feb 2023, B&F, Decanting Experiment
I have never, and I suspect that none of us have ever, in any way, objected to a magnum of Fonseca 1977.winesecretary wrote: ↑22:46 Sat 25 Feb 2023I am sure I speak for all attending when I say that I do not believe any of us will object to a magnum of Fonseca 1977, in any guise you care to produce it.
Placemats updated.
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Re: Tue 28 Feb 2023, B&F, Decanting Experiment
Please could we also have placemats to keep track of the full bodied red wines.
CEM will bring a bottle of full bodied red wine
CEM will bring a bottle of full bodied red wine
Top Ports in 2023: Taylor 1896 Colheita, b. 2021. A perfect Port.
2024: Niepoort 1900 Colheita, b.1971. A near perfect Port.
2024: Niepoort 1900 Colheita, b.1971. A near perfect Port.
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Re: Tue 28 Feb 2023, B&F, Decanting Experiment
Are we sighted on the red wine?
Re: Tue 28 Feb 2023, B&F, Decanting Experiment
Slight preference for the administrative simplicity of sighted.
Are there three reds (GEAG, CEM, AHB)?
Re: Tue 28 Feb 2023, B&F, Decanting Experiment
Done.Alex Bridgeman wrote: ↑22:57 Sat 25 Feb 2023Please could we also have placemats to keep track of the full bodied red wines.
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Re: Tue 28 Feb 2023, B&F, Decanting Experiment
Four reds as DGR is also bringing one.
Re: Tue 28 Feb 2023, B&F, Decanting Experiment
Placemats updated — please could somebody check.
Re: Tue 28 Feb 2023, B&F, Decanting Experiment
CPR 1 wrote: ↑19:56 Sat 25 Feb 2023 Alas team I must apologise, due to logistical difficulties I can not provide the Cr77 Magnum. As a replacement I can offer a magnum of F77 if that is acceptable to the team?
If so I will split this 3 ways given we are 8
1 decanted with nothing other than a funnel
2 decanted through new muslin
3 decanted with nothing and put straight in fridge
Can I just check what the finally agreed decanting protocol is?
Julian suggested a protocol here, where bottle is gently swirled to distribute sediment, then split x ways, then each split is decanted in a different pre-determined fashion.
Alex here suggested freepour until sediment appears, discard sediment part for the purposes of the experiment, then split the freepoured juice x ways, then each split is decanted in a different pre-determined fashion.
Charles in the post I'm replying to doesn't clearly specify "swirl first" or "freepour and discard sediment"
I venture my preference for the Julian protocol, as I was thinking that the experiment was to explore how to best decant a bottle of port that has sediment in it. Fully accept that Alex's protocol is for an experiment for how to best decant a port that has been freepoured first, to exclude heavy sediment. And Charles's protocol has all the tight definition of a Pfizer trial.
Re: Tue 28 Feb 2023, B&F, Decanting Experiment
Each bringer of a magnum does their own version of the experiment. So there will be variations of protocol.
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Re: Tue 28 Feb 2023, B&F, Decanting Experiment
I wasn’t planning to bring one, although I can if required.
Top Ports in 2023: Taylor 1896 Colheita, b. 2021. A perfect Port.
2024: Niepoort 1900 Colheita, b.1971. A near perfect Port.
2024: Niepoort 1900 Colheita, b.1971. A near perfect Port.
Re: Tue 28 Feb 2023, B&F, Decanting Experiment
Not required.Alex Bridgeman wrote: ↑21:09 Sun 26 Feb 2023I wasn’t planning to bring one, although I can if required.
Placemats updated — please could somebody check.
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Re: Tue 28 Feb 2023, B&F, Decanting Experiment
GEAG CEM DGR bringing reds.
Julian you already have mine in your possession. Darrel's is 2001 McGregor Vineyards Black Russian Red, Finger Lakes, NY.
Julian you already have mine in your possession. Darrel's is 2001 McGregor Vineyards Black Russian Red, Finger Lakes, NY.
Re: Tue 28 Feb 2023, B&F, Decanting Experiment
Placemats printed.
Re: Tue 28 Feb 2023, B&F, Decanting Experiment
F77
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Re: Tue 28 Feb 2023, B&F, Decanting Experiment
Hello, beautiful.