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This was a serious vertical of seriously mature Taylor’s Port, 1878 to 1948, on Monday 13^th October 2025 at Noble Rot, Mayfair, as arranged by Alex Bridgeman of BFT fame.

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• Review of the event as a whole;
• 1878 Taylor (AHB);
• 1884 Taylor (MSC+TC);
• 1890 Taylor (AHB);
• 1896 Taylor (MJRM);
• 1900 Taylor (AHB);
• 1908 Taylor (CEM);
• 1912 Taylor (CEM);
• 1917 Taylor (AHB);
• 1920 Taylor (AHB);
• 1924 Taylor (MJRM);
• 1927 Taylor (TC);
• 1935 Taylor (CPR);
• 1942 Taylor (MSC);
• 1945 Taylor (HTWH);
• 1948 Taylor (NAC);
• Planning and arangements;
• Placemats.

At the start had a little heat this took around half an hour to disappear. Good rich red fruit, great balance, mid to long finish. Just lacked a little power to make it a great. Excellent to outstanding. Hon Mention

1927 Taylor, Audouzed for 2 hours and then decanted for a further 2½ hours. Bottled by Hankey Bannister and sealed under a yellow foil with only the bottler and vintage embossed on it. Dark red bronze colour, 70% opaque. A lovely caramel and strawberry nose. Raspberry caramel on the palate with a lovely freshness from the balanced acidity. Lovely texture on the palate. Lovely complexity and a great finish. Really gorgeous. 94/100.