Quinta dos Malvedos: 22nd March 2010

JacobH · Post by **JacobH** » 23:14 Thu 18 Mar 2010

On a boring financial side, please remember to bring the necessary cash to the tasting if you still owe some (I currently have down Alex, Christopher and Andy and small sums from Chris and Derek) so I can transfer it over to those who I think should be receiving some (currently the RAF Club, Axel and Uncle Tom), without it becoming a horrible confused mess...

If any of this comes as a surprise please let me know by PM or email!

JacobH · Post by **JacobH** » 23:16 Thu 18 Mar 2010

DRT wrote:
JacobH wrote:
DRT wrote:
jdaw1 wrote:Are there enough glasses?
The number of glasses is being checked, but the RAF Club coped with the 35 bottle 1970 tasting so this should be possible.
The last request for glasses (made by me via Axel to the RAF Club was) 14 × 24 = 336 glasses, so am I right in thinking we need another 56?
Yes, but the decanting team will waste some so best to ask for 400

That would only give you 8 spare...How many are you planning on breaking?

Post by **DRT** » 23:19 Thu 18 Mar 2010

JacobH wrote:
DRT wrote:
JacobH wrote:
DRT wrote:
jdaw1 wrote:Are there enough glasses?
The number of glasses is being checked, but the RAF Club coped with the 35 bottle 1970 tasting so this should be possible.
The last request for glasses (made by me via Axel to the RAF Club was) 14 × 24 = 336 glasses, so am I right in thinking we need another 56?
Yes, but the decanting team will waste some so best to ask for 400
That would only give you 8 spare...How many are you planning on breaking?

I wasn't thinking of breakages. When I said "waste some" I meant "use some for quality assurance purposes"

JacobH · Post by **JacobH** » 23:20 Thu 18 Mar 2010

DRT wrote:
JacobH wrote:
DRT wrote:
JacobH wrote:
DRT wrote:
jdaw1 wrote:Are there enough glasses?
The number of glasses is being checked, but the RAF Club coped with the 35 bottle 1970 tasting so this should be possible.
The last request for glasses (made by me via Axel to the RAF Club was) 14 × 24 = 336 glasses, so am I right in thinking we need another 56?
Yes, but the decanting team will waste some so best to ask for 400
That would only give you 8 spare...How many are you planning on breaking?
I wasn't thinking of breakages. When I said "waste some" I meant "use some for quality assurance purposes"

Well, I suppose if you are volunteering to bring back-up bottles in case some are off...

Post by **jdaw1** » 23:28 Thu 18 Mar 2010

Updated current draft of the placemats, now at 208 sheets and 1,284,218 bytes:

Don’t ask.

Aside: an average of 6175 bytes per page is quite tight.

Post by **jdaw1** » 23:46 Thu 18 Mar 2010

DRT wrote:
JacobH wrote:
DRT wrote:
jdaw1 wrote:Are there enough glasses?
The number of glasses is being checked, but the RAF Club coped with the 35 bottle 1970 tasting so this should be possible.
The last request for glasses (made by me via Axel to the RAF Club was) 14 × 24 = 336 glasses, so am I right in thinking we need another 56?
Yes, but the decanting team will waste some so best to ask for 400

Ask for 400 recently washed glasses. Or, better still. arrive early and supervise washing.

Post by **jdaw1** » 07:40 Fri 19 Mar 2010

Please, whoever is printing the placemats (presumably today), don’t forget to set ‟No automatic page scaling”, or equivalently to set the scaling to 100%.

Axel P · Post by **Axel P** » 08:37 Fri 19 Mar 2010

Roy Hersh wrote:I wish you all a wonderful tasting, filled with perfect bottlings that all show beautifully!

Thanks, Roy

JacobH · Post by **JacobH** » 10:05 Fri 19 Mar 2010

Roy Hersh wrote:
Sorry, I disagree on having the older ports after dinner. Palate fatigue is a certainty at this event and I would rather be tasting young wines when that happens than 50 year old gems that I may never taste again.
I have no horse in the race, but believe Derek's way is right on. I also prefer older ones first but rarely see it done that way, as often time people like to end with the great oldies. But, I think the tannins of young VPs affect how the old ones show, if done later on. With a meal in between it is not as much an issue, but I'd rather be sharpest for the oldies and make sure my notes were crisp, while the young ones are very likely to be had again another day.

I think I've been quite well persuaded by Roy and Derek's comments and would also tend towards having the older ones first.

Roy Hersh wrote:I wish you all a wonderful tasting, filled with perfect bottlings that all show beautifully!

Thanks!

Post by **jdaw1** » 10:42 Fri 19 Mar 2010

Updated current draft of the placemats, back at 193 sheets, and now 1,278,218 bytes:

Change of mind: ‘old’ session not paged by decade.

jdaw1 wrote:Please, whoever is printing the placemats (presumably today), don’t forget to set ‟No automatic page scaling”, or equivalently to set the scaling to 100%.

Chris Doty · Post by **Chris Doty** » 11:24 Fri 19 Mar 2010

I am terribly sorry to report that due to a family event, I will no longer be able to attend the Malvedos tasting.

I'm sure you guys will have a wonderful time, and I wish you all dry trousers and a happy tasting.

Post by **jdaw1** » 11:39 Fri 19 Mar 2010

Updated current draft of the placemats, now 182 sheets and 1,258,020 bytes:

Chris Doty ✠˜.

jdaw1 wrote:Please, whoever is printing the placemats (presumably today), don’t forget to set ‟No automatic page scaling”, or equivalently to set the scaling to 100%.

Post by **jdaw1** » 17:11 Fri 19 Mar 2010

Updated current draft of the placemats, now 193 sheets and 1,288,412 bytes:

Giles Wigoder ✠”;
Still awaiting news on the Graham’s Malvedos 1999.

Please, whoever is printing the placemats, presumably on Monday, don’t forget to set ‟No automatic page scaling”, or equivalently to set the scaling to 100%.

Axel P · Post by **Axel P** » 19:38 Fri 19 Mar 2010

First time that I booked BA and now the cancelled my flight. That demands some serious re-booking and a bottle of Delaforce 1994 to ease the stress a bit.

Axel

uncle tom · Post by **uncle tom** » 21:29 Fri 19 Mar 2010

This has got to be the longest thread for a tasting session by miles..

..Jacob, you're doing a fantastic job pulling all this together

Tom

Andy Velebil · Post by **Andy Velebil** » 21:43 Fri 19 Mar 2010

uncle tom wrote:
..Jacob, you're doing a fantastic job pulling all this together

Tom

Yes sir, Jacob certainly has done a fantastic job

WS1 · Post by **WS1** » 22:09 Fri 19 Mar 2010

Jacob,

thank you very much for organising this event. Looking fwd to it.

regards

WS1

Post by **jdaw1** » 22:12 Fri 19 Mar 2010

uncle tom wrote:This has got to be the longest thread for a tasting session by miles..

Including this post, we’re at 218 posts.

Wednesday October 8, 2008 at 218 posts;
Deeper Underground at 249 posts;
F-Plan at 283 posts.

Post by **DRT** » 22:31 Fri 19 Mar 2010

jdaw1 wrote:
uncle tom wrote:This has got to be the longest thread for a tasting session by miles..
Including this post, we’re at 218 posts.
Wednesday October 8, 2008 at 218 posts;
Deeper Underground at 249 posts;
F-Plan at 283 posts.

Hmmm? Perhaps this is a sign that we haven't yet found enough bottles?

Chris Doty · Post by **Chris Doty** » 08:53 Sat 20 Mar 2010

Hi guys --

I will arrange for my admin to bring the 99 to the lobby of my office so that cookie can pick it up as scheduled on Monday morning.

As for the placemats, as I am in currently in NYC, I am afraid I am no longer able to print them and bring them to the tasting.

Sorry to have to miss out on this -- looks sensational

Post by **DRT** » 08:57 Sat 20 Mar 2010

Chris Doty wrote:Hi guys --

I will arrange for my admin to bring the 99 to the lobby of my office so that cookie can pick it up as scheduled on Monday morning.

As for the placemats, as I am in currently in NYC, I am afraid I am no longer able to print them and bring them to the tasting.

Sorry to have to miss out on this -- looks sensational

Chris,

Thank you, that is very generous of you. No worries about the placemats, brother Jacob has it all in hand

Derek

Post by **Alex Bridgeman** » 00:03 Sun 21 Mar 2010

JacobH wrote:On a boring financial side, please remember to bring the necessary cash to the tasting if you still owe some (I currently have down Alex, Christopher and Andy and small sums from Chris and Derek) so I can transfer it over to those who I think should be receiving some (currently the RAF Club, Axel and Uncle Tom), without it becoming a horrible confused mess...

If any of this comes as a surprise please let me know by PM or email!

Jacob

Could you make sure you bring a list of who owes what, since I won't remember how much I owe you.

Thanks.

Post by **DRT** » 00:07 Sun 21 Mar 2010

What AHB said.

Post by **Alex Bridgeman** » 00:10 Sun 21 Mar 2010

DRT wrote:What AHB said.

Stop trying to needlessly increase the post count for this offline compared to the others.

Post by **DRT** » 00:24 Sun 21 Mar 2010

I agree. That would be childish.

Post by **jdaw1** » 00:57 Sun 21 Mar 2010

Updated current draft of the placemats, now 221 sheets and 1,304,734 bytes:

Two copies of the pre-pour sheets, in case glasses poured one place and then transferred to another. The two copies are slightly different.

When printing the placemats don’t forget to set ‟No automatic page scaling”, or equivalently to set the scaling to 100%.

Deleted_User_1 · Post by **Deleted_User_1** » 01:53 Sun 21 Mar 2010

Axel P wrote:First time that I booked BA and now the cancelled my flight. That demands some serious re-booking and a bottle of Delaforce 1994 to ease the stress a bit.

Axel

Would you liked to be picked up from RAF Lakenheath...I believe they have facilities there for your company vehicle!!

Cookie

Post by **DRT** » 02:12 Sun 21 Mar 2010

Whilst creating the tasting note threads and links I couldn't help feeling slightly sympathetic towards the Malvedos 1968:

The links:

Organisation thread;
Placemats;
1955 Graham;
1957 Graham's Malvedos;
1958 Graham's Malvedos;
1962 Graham's Malvedos;
1964 Graham's Malvedos;
1965 Graham's Malvedos;
1966 Graham;
1968 Graham's Malvedos;
1970 Graham;
1976 Graham's Malvedos;
1978 Graham's Malvedos;
1979 Graham's Malvedos;
1982 Graham's Malvedos;
1984 Graham's Malvedos;
1985 Graham;
1986 Graham's Malvedos;
1987 Graham's Malvedos;
1988 Graham's Malvedos;
1990 Graham's Malvedos;
1992 Graham's Malvedos half bottle #1 and; half bottle #2;
1995 Graham's Malvedos half bottle #1 and; half bottle #2;
1996 Graham's Malvedos;
1998 Graham's Malvedos;
1999 Graham's Malvedos;
2001 Graham's Malvedos;
2004 Graham's Malvedos;
2006 Graham's Malvedos;
2008 Cask Sample (work in progress)*;
Review of the evening as a whole.

*Please note that the 2008 Cask Sample was donated to this tasting by the Symington family before the final blend was complete so this may not accurately represent what the 2008 Graham's or Graham's Malvedos will be, should either of these be approved and declared later in 2010.

Post by **jdaw1** » 08:57 Sun 21 Mar 2010

DRT wrote:Whilst creating the tasting note threads and links I couldn't help feeling slightly sympathetic towards the Malvedos 1968

Thank you. This child of 1968 feels the same, caught between the fabulousness of wife and of daughter.

Post by **jdaw1** » 15:10 Sun 21 Mar 2010

[url=http://theportforum.com/viewtopic.php?p=34083#p34083]Here[/url] jdaw1 wrote:Updated date and alphabetical indexes such they include the threads from the Malvedos tasting.

Post by **jdaw1** » 17:08 Sun 21 Mar 2010

Updated current draft of the placemats, now 221 sheets and 1,308,621 bytes (so averaging 5921 bytes per sheet):

Change in the variation between the two copies of the pre-pour sheets. (New feature: still being developed.)

When printing the placemats don’t forget to set ‟No automatic page scaling”, or equivalently to set the scaling to 100%.

WS1 · Post by **WS1** » 20:24 Sun 21 Mar 2010

Hi Jacob,

apologies but can you please let me know the timeline of the tasting again? It looks like I canot find it in the thread and am worrying to be in time for the tasting. In my memory a 5:30 PM tells me something but I am not sure.

regards

WS1

JacobH · Post by **JacobH** » 20:28 Sun 21 Mar 2010

The plan is to start tasting at 6pm so I suggested that participants aim to arrive at 5.45pm so we can begin on time.

JacobH · Post by **JacobH** » 20:31 Sun 21 Mar 2010

DRT wrote:Whilst creating the tasting note threads and links I couldn't help feeling slightly sympathetic towards the Malvedos 1968:

The links:
Organisation thread;

Placemats;
...

1979 Graham’s Malvedos;

Thanks for doing this, Derek. One question: I thought 1979 was being served in half bottles, too?

Axel P wrote:22nd is booked. I just got the 79 halves for 50 EUR total and will save it.

JacobH · Post by **JacobH** » 20:33 Sun 21 Mar 2010

AHB wrote:Could you make sure you bring a list of who owes what, since I won't remember how much I owe you.

Certainly. Will do. (Unfortunately, the list is on my work computer so I can’t give you the figure now.)

WS1 · Post by **WS1** » 20:34 Sun 21 Mar 2010

Hi Jacob,

thanks a lot, DrDirk and I will be there.

regards

WS1

JacobH · Post by **JacobH** » 20:35 Sun 21 Mar 2010

WS1 wrote:thanks a lot, DrDirk and I will be there.

Great stuff. Just over 22 hours to go

Post by **jdaw1** » 10:48 Mon 22 Mar 2010

Updated current draft of the placemats, now 223 sheets and 1,325,310 bytes:

DRT, by email, wrote:Graham 03 could not be left on the shelf at F&M.

When printing the placemats don’t forget to set ‟No automatic page scaling”, or equivalently to set the scaling to 100%.

JacobH · Post by **JacobH** » 10:50 Mon 22 Mar 2010

jdaw1 wrote:Updated current draft of the placemats, now 223 sheets and 1,325,310 bytes:
DRT, by email, wrote:Graham 03 could not be left on the shelf at F&M.
When printing the placemats don’t forget to set ‟No automatic page scaling”, or equivalently to set the scaling to 100%.

Too late, I am afraid, by c.48 minutes...

JacobH · Post by **JacobH** » 10:51 Mon 22 Mar 2010

Incidentally, if anyone sees DRT, make sure to restrain him before he adds a full vertical of Graham's to the line-up...

Post by **jdaw1** » 11:24 Mon 22 Mar 2010

JacobH wrote:Too late, I am afraid, by c.48 minutes...

You have, by email, a PDF of just the changes.

Post by **jdaw1** » 11:24 Mon 22 Mar 2010

JacobH wrote:Incidentally, if anyone sees DRT, make sure to restrain him before he adds a full vertical of Graham's to the line-up...

Decanting has started: a full vertical of Graham’s is now unlikely.

Andy Velebil · Post by **Andy Velebil** » 02:17 Wed 24 Mar 2010

JacobH wrote:Incidentally, if anyone sees DRT, make sure to restrain him before he adds a full vertical of Graham's to the line-up...

To late as you now know....the 2003 Graham's was a late addition