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You may have heard about the 1882 Magazine written and printed by Symington Family Estates as the first in a once-every-two-years series of magazines which they plan to use to record key events in the life of the company as it transitions from the fifth generation to the sixth generation of ownership.

It's 150 A4 pages of glorious pictures and interesting articles.

The Symingtons have very kindly sent me a couple of dozen copies to share with members of the Port Forum.

If you'd like one, please say so in this thread. If you'd like one sent to you, I'm happy to do so but will need to ask you for £5 to cover costs (within the UK) otherwise I will hold on to them and bring them with me when we are next able to meet together in person.

Requested by:

1. Alex - deliver in person
2. Julian - deliver in person
3. Derek - deliver in person
4. Simon - deliver in person
5. Ian - deliver in person
6. Zak - deliver in person
7. Jacob - deliver in person
8. Charles - paid and delivered
9. Justin - deliver in person
10. Mike M - deliver in person
11. Mike C - check my emails
12. Neil - deliver in person
13. Harry - deliver in person
14. Honestjon

Yes please... happy to wait until we meet.

Doggett wrote: ↑14:51 Thu 04 Feb 2021 Yes please... happy to wait until we meet.

Same approach for me as well please Alex-thanks.

Would love a copy if you have one spare. Happy to wait until we next meet up.

Yes please on the same basis for me. Thank you very much!

yes please - and thank you Alex

Yes and thanks Alex.

Yes please Alex. Same basis as above thanks!

I would like a copy - but I'm from Denmark

Great Graham's Tawny fan - especially their single harvest collection

JKristiansen wrote: ↑06:01 Sat 06 Feb 2021 I would like a copy - but I'm from Denmark

Great Graham's Tawny fan - especially their single harvest collection

I'd ask the Danish importer if you could have a copy.

Yes please, Alex. I’ve emailed you separately in re delivery - I’ve got quite a bit of reading time at the moment... Thanks.

Yes please - happy to wait until I see you.

Yes please, happy to wait until we can catch up.

This is now available online (also in Portuguese) for those of us who don’t feel like we spend enough time staring at screens...

I'm planning on having a nice evening with the 1882 magazine and SH90 and a nice chocolate..

Great Graham's Tawny fan - especially their single harvest collection

That’s a good selection! I’m very envious! Interesting that the Symington’s are doing another chocolate range. I’ve had the chocolate truffle bars made by Chocolataria Equado with either Graham’s Six Grapes or Cockburn Special Reserve (both of which are excellent) but the Royal Warrant on the box suggests this is by someone else.

It's a very good chocolate - with the Graham's LBV 2015 ganache.. Made to celebrate the 200 years of Graham's..

This is also made by Chocolataria Equador

Great Graham's Tawny fan - especially their single harvest collection

Ah. That’s what I’ve tried (albeit made with the Six Grapes and CSR). As you say, it’s excellent. The shops are also rather nice if you are in Porto and fancy a coffee with a piece of chocolate.

I thought the Royal Warrant on the box was for the chocolates rather than the Port! This could have been Charbonnel et Walker who I also really like or, if not, a descending scale through Prestat, Cadbury’s and then Bendicks...

Ah, Charles! The bump in the thread reminds me I need to post your copy to you. I’ll do so tomorrow.

I also got some for our German based friends. Sendet mir einfach eine private email.

Alex Bridgeman wrote: ↑08:24 Mon 22 Feb 2021 Ah, Charles! The bump in the thread reminds me I need to post your copy to you. I’ll do so tomorrow.

Went in the post today.

Oooh any left, I'd like a copy of you've still got any?

Honestjon wrote: ↑17:32 Sun 28 Feb 2021 Oooh any left, I'd like a copy of you've still got any?

Jon! What a pleasant surprise to hear from you again. Hope you're well during these bizarre times.

I've got plenty of copies left left. If you'd like one posted to you, drop me a PM with your address (or say you'd like me to deliver it in person when we have a tasting if you're in London). Postage and packing is £5.

The latest edition is out:

https://issuu.com/symingtonfamilyestate ... 0_eng/1?ff

Hey, I'm in it!

Yes please Alex but bring it with you when you’re collecting your T70’s

It’s a great read and the new edition looks excellent. Does anyone know how to get a physical copy please?
Many thanks

The link Mike posted is to the edition which came out in 2022. I don’t think there’s a third edition out yet.

Have you got any of your original hard copies left ?

mcoulson wrote: ↑07:20 Fri 19 Apr 2024 Have you got any of your original hard copies left ?

I don’t think so, but I’ll check.

It might be worth asking at the SFE stand on Tuesday.

Alex Bridgeman wrote: ↑06:23 Fri 19 Apr 2024 The link Mike posted is to the edition which came out in 2022. I don’t think there’s a third edition out yet.

If I remember well the second edition came out in May, 2023. The third one is expected to come out around december this year!

Alex Bridgeman wrote: ↑06:23 Fri 19 Apr 2024 The link Mike posted is to the edition which came out in 2022. I don’t think there’s a third edition out yet.

I wonder why it took a while for this edition to be made available electronically - SFE’s blog (https://www.symington.com/post/read-now ... zine-vol-2) put this up only yesterday.

M.Charlton wrote: ↑10:03 Fri 19 Apr 2024

Alex Bridgeman wrote: ↑06:23 Fri 19 Apr 2024 The link Mike posted is to the edition which came out in 2022. I don’t think there’s a third edition out yet.

I wonder why it took a while for this edition to be made available electronically - SFE’s blog (https://www.symington.com/post/read-now ... zine-vol-2) put this up only yesterday.

It's a little bit confusing indeed: edition 2 was available electronically in May, 2023, I'm sure about that. Now if I look back in the post-history it disappeared, but I haven't the slightest idea why!

Almost missed this but yes please Alex and can pick up next week. Thanks!

I don't think Alex was offering anything.

MigSU wrote: ↑15:31 Fri 19 Apr 2024 I don't think Alex was offering anything.

You are of course correct, a case of more haste less speed;I should have looked more closely at the date the topic originated!

This reminds me that I never got the first issue… Alex, don’t still have any spare copies?

Doggett wrote: ↑15:42 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!

Not sure if I received mine either!

Sorry peeps, if you didn’t request a copy first time round, I don’t have any left.

If you did request a copy first time round, my records indicate that everything requested was successfully delivered…

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