Port Ellen Live Tasting - October 4, 2008

[TheTross]

I've got 11 PEs together as well Willie. Just a shame I'll now have to be selective about the ones I'll be able to taste in the limited time I'll have on Sunday morning. That's going to be difficult!

[Jimmy321]

I have now received all samples, more than i expected so thanks everone.

looking forward to the 4th, It's my first tasting so my notes will be basic.

Jimmy.

[Ryguy]

I agree with Willie here, I think the organization for this tasting has gone really well. I just checked out my samples available and it looks like I've got 9 really good ones!!

[Wave]

I have 4 opened bottles for the tasting not to mention the (still unopened) Bladnoch bottling that Williie and I have in common and one more unopened left to be decided. Is anyone else tasting a 2nd Annual Release or a 25yo '82 Signatory cask #2844 (or around about)?

Cheers!

[Willie JJ]

I have annual release 2. Not got the Sig you refer to but have one from Ryan. A 22yo from 1979 cask #5537

[lohssanami]

I might sneak in and participate a little. I have 4 different samples that I have saved from a few members, but I regretfully don't have a bottle of PE to have sent around to anyone else.

[Willie JJ]

The swapping wasn't meant to exclude anyone Tim. All are welcome.

[Ryguy]

I might sneak in and participate a little. I have 4 different samples that I have saved from a few members, but I regretfully don't have a bottle of PE to have sent around to anyone else.

No worries Tim, glad to have you participate, and I'm glad I had some stock I was able to share with you.

After all, you've help feed my AR fettish until I was able to get a bottle, so I at least owe you that much!

[lohssanami]

The swapping wasn't meant to exclude anyone Tim. All are welcome.

Haha...I figured so much, but I still felt like a neighbor kid sneaking in the back door of a birthday party right when they are about to cut the cake.

Here's my lineup:

19yo Spring 1982 McGibbons Provenance 43%
22yo 1979 Sig Vintage Refill Sherry Butt Cask #5537 43%
23yo 1982 Provenance 46%
25yo 1979 Old Malt Cask 50%

Thanks to Nick, Ryan and Mikey for the help...

[Deactivated Member]

I'd love to join in, but I doubt as I'll be around this weekend.

[Willie JJ]

I have 4 opened bottles for the tasting not to mention the (still unopened) Bladnoch bottling that Williie and I have in common?

I meant to say that, assuming that the post hasn't let me down anywhere, there should be 8 of us over here with the Bladnoch bottling now.

Cheers

[Ganga]

Is anyone else excited about Saturday?

[Ryguy]

Is anyone else excited about Saturday?

I am very excited about Port Ellen!! I'm a big fan of the PE to begin with and from the looks of it I have some excellent samples to taste.

I won't be available in the afternoon though, only in the evening. Somewhere in the area of 9PM EST.

[Ganga]

I will be on early and possibly late as I told this morning of an early evening engagement. Geez, I'm sounding like Nick.

[Willie JJ]

I might be on for quite a while.

[TheTross]

I'm still unavailable for much, if not all of the live aspect of the tasting - might possibly be around in the early hours of Sunday morning, though I doubt it - but I'm now not working on Sunday so I'll definitely be around all that day to add notes hither and thither. How many of the eleven samples I have I manage to get through is anyone's guess, though I'm not setting a limit...

[Ganga]

Tross, we will certainly look at what you have to say regarding the PE's. You might try each one first with your own personal thoughts and then retry them after reading everyone else's comments. I'm thinking of trying this with some of the ones I have.

[Ryguy]

I will be on early and possibly late as I told this morning of an early evening engagement. Geez, I'm sounding like Nick.

I'll be around for the late night session too!

[Wave]

I'll try to be on early, at least early enough for our across-the-pond companions, though no telling how long I'll last as most of my PE's I have for the tasting are at cask strength,
....unless I take on C57's philosophy of pouring very small measures!

Cheers!

[daveski]

Dave your's will go in the post today.

This is really good fun.

Received with thanks Willie, (and thank you for the extra sample, very kind of you). You should also have mine by now ( i hope). Can't wait until Sat!!

Dave

[TreacleSponge]

I should be able to make it on Saturday. I have a Bladnoch bottling and I might be able to coax out the last drop of Dewar Rattray if I wring out the bottle.

[Ryguy]

I should be able to make it on Saturday. I have a Bladnoch bottling and I might be able to coax out the last drop of Dewar Rattray if I wring out the bottle.

The more the merrier TS!!

[Leorin]

Can somebody please tell me how I get to the chat room tomorrow night? I looked around but coudn't find it myself so far.

[Ryguy]

Leorin, I'm pretty sure this either this thread will be used for the tasting posting Tasting notes and conversing, or Ganga may start another thread, just for the notes and ongoing conversation.

I'm not sure about that, Ganga what do you think, we do it here, or in a new thread?

[TheTross]

A new thread would make sense to me as it'd be tidier - people won't have to go through 4+ pages of pre-tasting conversation before reaching the actual tasting notes and chat. Of course it's entirely up to Ganga; I don't mind either way, I'm just looking forward to the event!

[Ryguy]

That does make sense Stuart, I didn't realize the thread had gotten so long. So a new thread it is.

It would be nice to have the thread set up like Matt used to do for us, I liked the auto-refreshing posting page that was used.

I tried to figure out how he did it by looking back at other Live Tastings, but Matt used the same url every time, yet it lead to a different and unique spot.

Are there any computer experts out there that can figure that out, or is it a Whisky Mag admin thing only?

[Ryguy]

I think you'll find it's an admin function Ry

Yeah I think you're right Nick. Matt......where are you???

[Ganga]

I'm back from the field. If there is nothing started first thing tomorrow morning (my time), I will set up a new thread. As Stuart has stated, "It's cleaner." This will be by about 7 AM (3 PM London).

[TheTross]

I'm back from the field. If there is nothing started first thing tomorrow morning (my time), I will set up a new thread. As Stuart has stated, "It's cleaner." This will be by about 7 AM (3 PM London).

3pm BST? Woooo, I get to do some PE tastings tomorrow!!

Unless, of course, the tasting strictly starts at 7pm BST, in which case I shall refrain from participating in the tasting until Sunday.

[TheTross]

Start as early as you like Stuart. I don't think it's rigid...

Heh, I suppose if I start at 3pm and go right on through until the time I'm going out I won't be rigid either!




Er, that came out wrong didn't it?

[TheTross]

Yes Nick, it certainly would be!

11 drams in four hours? Possible, if they're very small drams. Oh, and still be able to read a map well enough to get my driver to Welshpool, navigate some white lanes using an Ordinance Survey map whilst there and get us back home safely?

I think I'll taste just the one or two beforehand...