The **Now Drinking** Thread

[SeraphX]

Jura Superstition again. lol

 

[MisChief]

Five Valleys sloe & raspberry cordial with hot water. Tis nice

 

[Gribs]

Ardbeg!

Which one? I'm going to poor myself a Corryvreckan shortly

 

[BRIGGBOY81]

Just had my first slippery nipple but onto Woodford reserve and coke now

 

[Storm3y]

Onto the Magners pear cider.

 

[Cosimo]

A glass of milk.

 

[_lecro_]

Glass of paracetamol solution

 

[randal]

Tea. First of many today.

Feeling surprisingly good today given the volume of boozes consumed last night however.

Still need bacon.

 

[the_running_man]

Franziskaner Weissbier

 

[InfiniteNoise]

Rekorderlig: mixed berry earlier and right now, Kopparberg mixed fruit.

 

[Regy53]

When I was born my granddad bought me a Portuguese vintage port.

supposed to give it to me when I was 18. however it only made it to me last xmas when i was 27. Looking for a opportunity to open it and for the first time in many years we had a family get together in a rented hall. Seemed a great time to share. I have around half a bottle left. It really is the bee's knees..

decanted a few days ago. Once I broke the seal the cork was actually fairly lose and past its best, as soon as I offered it a cork screw it popped straight into the bottle


1985 vintage port



IMG_3737 by regy53, on Flickr

 

[airwave99]

Châteauneuf-du-Pape. It's boxing day after all

 

[marc2003]

stella. my first alcoholic beverage of the week so i don't care that it's 23 minutes past 8 in the morning.

 

[Maccapacca]

When I was born my granddad bought me a Portuguese vintage port.

supposed to give it to me when I was 18. however it only made it to me last xmas when i was 27. Looking for a opportunity to open it and for the first time in many years we had a family get together in a rented hall. Seemed a great time to share. I have around half a bottle left. It really is the bee's knees..

decanted a few days ago. Once I broke the seal the cork was actually fairly lose and past its best, as soon as I offered it a cork screw it popped straight into the bottle


1985 vintage port

Spoiler

IMG_3737 by regy53, on Flickr

Question, was that re bottled or did they print 'Vintage Port' on a new bottle in 1985?

 

[Regy53]

Question, was that re bottled or did they print 'Vintage Port' on a new bottle in 1985?

I think it was printed vintage port when bottled in 1985. IT will be to do with something they used being vintage I suppose.

 

[Maccapacca]

I think it was printed vintage port when bottled in 1985. IT will be to do with something they used being vintage I suppose.

Ports a good investment if you have time and storage space, I suppose they may have just assumed this batch were for time and not drinking now.

How did it taste? what's it like compared to a taylors 10 year tawny or similar?

 

[Maccapacca]

I love the internet, I'm now a Port expert

Vintage: Made from the very best grapes of a single year, the declaration of a vintage is a sign of an outstanding harvest. The wines are kept for just two years in wood and then bottled unfiltered. Great vintages can be kept for years, even decades.

 

[taB]

I think it was printed vintage port when bottled in 1985. IT will be to do with something they used being vintage I suppose.

They would have printed it when bottled then yes. It is unlikely to have been bottled until 1987 though. Borges isn't seen much in the UK so I can't be totally certain on that.

My guess is that the cork almost falling out means that the bottle was stored standing up. If you keep it on its side the liquid will keep it moist and it won't dry out. Generally you'll get a bit of seepage op the cork over time doing this but not too bad if the temperature it's stored in is correct.

I would look to consume the remaining half over the next couple of weeks as it will deteriorate.

I had a delicious bottle of '77 Grahams over Christmas and used a Butler's friend to open it rather than a corkscrew. If using a corkscrew you want a really long helix for an old cork. It didn't last more than the day.

 

[Rojin]

Lots of stuff from Gloucester Brewery, really liking their Cascade.


Cheers! by jj_glos, on Flickr

 

[Regy53]

They would have printed it when bottled then yes. It is unlikely to have been bottled until 1987 though. Borges isn't seen much in the UK so I can't be totally certain on that.

My guess is that the cork almost falling out means that the bottle was stored standing up. If you keep it on its side the liquid will keep it moist and it won't dry out. Generally you'll get a bit of seepage op the cork over time doing this but not too bad if the temperature it's stored in is correct.

I would look to consume the remaining half over the next couple of weeks as it will deteriorate.

I had a delicious bottle of '77 Grahams over Christmas and used a Butler's friend to open it rather than a corkscrew. If using a corkscrew you want a really long helix for an old cork. It didn't last more than the day.

My granddad got it the year I was born when on a trip to Portugal its a genuine 85, I am not sure how it was stored though I think it was actually lying on its side for a big chunk of its life in my granddads wine garage lol.. (hes a huge collector) Since I have had it, I have stored it up right.

IT really is nice, I haven't really tasted to much of it as I gave a lot away at the xmas meal. Over the next few days I will try to appreciate it and drink it up as mentioned before it goes downhill.


IMG_4066 by regy53, on Flickr