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About to open a 1970
Posted: 01:04 Sat 22 Nov 2008
by keytohwy
I'm about to crack open a bottle of 70. I want to serve this to friends, if possible, at it's finest.
What do you all recommend as a good benchmark time for decanting? Again, I'd like to decant in advance, and serve the best port I can.
Thanks in advance,
keytohwy
Re: About to open a 1970
Posted: 02:57 Sat 22 Nov 2008
by g-man
first question would be which port house are you opening?
Re: About to open a 1970
Posted: 03:20 Sat 22 Nov 2008
by keytohwy
g-man wrote:first question would be which port house are you opening?
Croft.
Re: About to open a 1970
Posted: 03:24 Sat 22 Nov 2008
by g-man
viewtopic.php?p=14693
uncle tom recommends what seems like 22 hours for a less spirity taste.
if you like the spiciness you might want to aim for 5-6 hours decanting.
Re: About to open a 1970
Posted: 04:36 Sat 22 Nov 2008
by keytohwy
g-man wrote:viewtopic.php?p=14693
uncle tom recommends what seems like 22 hours for a less spirity taste.
if you like the spiciness you might want to aim for 5-6 hours decanting.
Maybe this...
22 hours or so before consumption, open the bottle and immediately pour half into a 375 and seal that bottle. A few hours before serving, decant the 375 bottle and serve them both side by side.
Thoughts?
keytohwy
Re: About to open a 1970
Posted: 05:02 Sat 22 Nov 2008
by g-man
sounds like a great experiment =)
Re: About to open a 1970
Posted: 18:23 Sat 22 Nov 2008
by jdaw1
Keep the short-decant decanter cool.