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The Horizontal of 1970s, definite article, was held over two days and five flights, Thursday 2^nd and Friday 3^rd October 2025, at the Boot & Flogger, as organised by Mike who was assisted by Julian.

Links:

• Review of the event as a whole;
• Bottle pictures;
• Planning, flight 0, Thu 2^nd Oct 2025;
• Planning, flights 1–4, Fri 3^rd Oct 2025;
• Placemats;
• Flight 0 (Thu 2^nd Oct 2025):
  • Andresen;
  • Hutcheson;
  • Martins (Hutcheson);
  • Dalva (C. da Silva);
  • Dalva;
  • Borges;
  • Barros;
  • Cabral;
  • Diez Hermanos;
  • Feist;
  • Osborne;
  • Santos Júnior;
  • Dolamore;
  • Hunt Roope (Tuke Holdsworth);
  • Maia;
  • Pousada;
  • Thienpoint (Butler Nephew);
  • Mackenzie;
  • Messias Quinta do Cachão;
  • Royal Oporto Quinta das Carvalhas;
  • Graham tregnum.

Martins 1970 (Hutcheson): orange, 20% opaque; nose not right sour aniseed; palate intensely acidic at end and actively disliked.

Very much browning. Murky. Dried apricot nose and palate. Not really right, I thought. Heat damaged?

1970 F. Martins, from Hutcheson - from the back label of the bottle this is a brand used by Hutcheson for the German market. Pale olive brown with a green rim; lots of sediment settled in the glass but rather pale at about 20% opacity. Very light, very gentle, tasting light a thoroughly inoffensive tawny. Modest but decent aftertaste and finish. 80/100.