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jdaw1 wrote: ↑20:44 Mon 23 Jun 2025 Tony: please update your bottle situation. Rumour is it that the RP is actually Fr, but Cliff is bringing Ferreira. You’re already bringing Warre, so if you like you can merely withdraw the Fr.

jdaw1 wrote: ↑21:36 Mon 23 Jun 2025

jdaw1 wrote: ↑21:44 Thu 19 Jun 2025Current version of the placemats; pictures in the first post.

Updated:

• +Neil, −Christopher;
• +Tuke Holdsworth, −Avery, −Ramos Pinto (@Tony to confirm);
• /FillTextMinFontSizeProportionLargestTitleAboveBelowOver 0 def, as sort-of requested by Phil; and /FillTextMinFontSizeAbsolute {SheetNum 0 eq {8} {6.5} ifelse} def, not having been requested by Phil.

jdaw1 wrote: ↑21:36 Mon 23 Jun 2025/FillTextMinFontSizeProportionLargestTitleAboveBelowOver 0 def, as sort-of requested by Phil

PhilW wrote: ↑06:43 Tue 24 Jun 2025looking good.

jdaw1 wrote: ↑23:04 Mon 23 Jun 2025 Standing is a Taylor which is 3mm into neck.

The first-drawn bottle, Hennecky bottler, is high shoulder. Can we be bothered with both? Or does it die at home in my company?

PhilW wrote: ↑19:36 Tue 24 Jun 2025What's the colour like? If it looks as good as the first or better, then why not compare them. If not as good, then suggest no need for second lesser bottle and it would perhaps serve better as warm-up at the weekend solo rather than in significant quantities of better company.

jdaw1 wrote: ↑23:20 Tue 24 Jun 2025 @Martin: should you and I, during setup, quickly scoff 97% of a bottle of tired T55? What could go wrong?

mcoulson wrote: ↑06:46 Wed 25 Jun 2025 On the N55 front ......

rather a nice colour

1955 N 01.jpg

1955 N 02.jpg

BRPetrie wrote: ↑13:21 Thu 26 Jun 2025 Cockburn also showing good redness with a very promising fill!

PhilW wrote: ↑15:31 Thu 26 Jun 2025

BRPetrie wrote: ↑13:21 Thu 26 Jun 2025 Cockburn also showing good redness with a very promising fill!

Is that Cockburn definitely a '55?
Asking because I recognise that as the Cockburn '60 capsule - which is the only vintage I've seen it on to date.
(VPID set of Cockburn capsules 1955-60 for reference).

PhilW wrote: ↑15:31 Thu 26 Jun 2025

BRPetrie wrote: ↑13:21 Thu 26 Jun 2025 Cockburn also showing good redness with a very promising fill!

Is that Cockburn definitely a '55?
Asking because I recognise that as the Cockburn '60 capsule - which is the only vintage I've seen it on to date.
(VPID set of Cockburn capsules 1955-60 for reference).

• CEM: Sandeman magnum, Smith Woodhouse, Ferreira, Niepoort, Hooper;
• NAC: Mackenzie, Tuke Holdsworth;
• THRA: Graham, Taylor magnum
• CPR: Dow, Martinez;
• PW: Morgan, Sandeman single;
• AHB: Fonseca, Gonzalez Byass;
• TC: Warre;
• HTWH: Gould Campbell;
• BRP: Cockburn;
• MSC: Noval;
• IDJ: Croft;
• MPM: Offley;
• JDAW: Taylor single.

jdaw1 wrote: ↑10:14 Sat 28 Jun 2025 Proposal:
• Taylor and Sandeman be decanted late the night before (Mon 30^th June).
• All others be decanted early morning on the day (Tue 1^st July).

Objections?

PhilW wrote: ↑14:23 Sat 28 Jun 2025

jdaw1 wrote: ↑10:14 Sat 28 Jun 2025• Taylor and Sandeman be decanted late the night before (Mon 30^th June).
• All others be decanted early morning on the day (Tue 1^st July).

… observation that Monday is due to be >30C in the late afternoon.

• Review of the event as a whole;
• Tasting notes, lunch:
  • 1955 Taylor single;
  • 1955 Taylor magnum;
  • 1955 Sandeman single;
  • 1955 Sandeman magnum;
  • 1955 Hooper;
  • 1955 Gonzalez Byass;
• Tasting notes, dinner:
  • 1955 Graham;
  • 1955 Warre;
  • 1955 Dow;
  • 1955 Gould Campbell;
  • 1955 Cockburn;
  • 1955 Martinez;
  • 1955 Smith Woodhouse;
  • 1955 Quinta do Noval;
  • 1955 Niepoort;
  • 1955 Fonseca;
  • 1955 Croft;
  • 1955 Morgan;
  • 1955 Offley;
  • 1955 Ferriera;
  • 1955 Tuke Holdsworth;
  • 1955 Mackenzie;
• Planning and arrangement;
• Placemats.

Alex Bridgeman wrote: ↑08:57 Sun 29 Jun 2025@jdaw Can I bring a couple of bottles for the 1970 tasting on Tuesday to pass on to you?

/2alph wrote: ↑19:48 Sun 29 Jun 2025 Will arrive at the RAF Club tomorrow evening around 8 PM. Anyone up for dinner and a preparatory Port? PM me. Thanks.

mcoulson wrote: ↑10:05 Mon 30 Jun 2025 looks like it's going to be hot tomorrow (again) so need to consider this when moving port around ....

BRPetrie wrote: ↑09:56 Sat 28 Jun 2025 Example from an erstwhile Whisky Exchange website listing showing similar capsule/label.

https://www.thewhiskyexchange.com/p/163 ... ntage-port

mcoulson wrote: ↑10:05 Mon 30 Jun 2025 looks like it's going to be hot tomorrow (again) so need to consider this when moving port around ....

jdaw1 wrote: ↑09:05 Tue 01 Jul 2025At 23:30 the night before, cellar-temperature Taylor 1955 single decanted into cellar-temperature decanter, and left in cellar. Colour slightly pale; smell glorious. Transport will be with ice packs.

jdaw1 wrote: ↑22:21 Thu 03 Jul 2025 I left a sharpie, a chalk pen, and multiple biros.