Re: FTLOP 9th Anniversary Party - Update 7/18/14
Posted: Sat Jul 19, 2014 11:19 am
What, is the hallway crowded? :-PEric Ifune wrote:Traffic is a bear!
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Re: FTLOP 9th Anniversary Party - Update 7/18/14
Posted: Sat Jul 19, 2014 11:36 pm
Must be rush hour check out traffic.Bradley Bogdan wrote:What, is the hallway crowded? :-PEric Ifune wrote:Traffic is a bear!
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Re: FTLOP 9th Anniversary Party - Update 7/18/14
Posted: Sun Jul 20, 2014 8:44 pm
Ugh, what an awful Sunday tasting 
. No one missed anything of importance.
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Re: FTLOP 9th Anniversary Party - Update 7/18/14
Posted: Sun Jul 20, 2014 9:11 pm
Nothing to see here. Move along.Bradley Bogdan wrote:Ugh, what an awful Sunday tasting
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Oh did anyone see the 1935 bottle?
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Re: FTLOP 9th Anniversary Party - Update 7/18/14
Posted: Sun Jul 20, 2014 10:11 pm
Shush, you. That bottle was from 1985... half the 3rd digit was obscured. I'm sure of it.Andy Velebil wrote:Nothing to see here. Move along.Bradley Bogdan wrote:Ugh, what an awful Sunday tasting
Oh did anyone see the 1935 bottle?
Perfectly normal tasting. Very consistent showings. Everything fit within a 5-point range. Don't believe the wild rumors that the range began at 93 and went up...
Re: FTLOP 9th Anniversary Party - Update 7/18/14
Posted: Sun Jul 20, 2014 10:32 pm
Nope, thats a wild exaggeration. It would be more accurate to say it began at 92...Glenn E. wrote:Shush, you. That bottle was from 1985... half the 3rd digit was obscured. I'm sure of it.Andy Velebil wrote:Nothing to see here. Move along.Bradley Bogdan wrote:Ugh, what an awful Sunday tasting
Oh did anyone see the 1935 bottle?
Perfectly normal tasting. Very consistent showings. Everything fit within a 5-point range. Don't believe the wild rumors that the range began at 93 and went up...
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Re: FTLOP 9th Anniversary Party - Update 7/18/14
Posted: Mon Jul 21, 2014 8:03 pm
Oh and a huge thank you to Roy and Vic and Lisa. My hats off to you all for making it such an awesome weekend!!!
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Re: FTLOP 9th Anniversary Party - Update 7/18/14
Posted: Mon Jul 21, 2014 8:42 pm
And also a big thank you to Andy and Glenn!
Re: FTLOP 9th Anniversary Party - Update 7/18/14
Posted: Tue Jul 22, 2014 10:46 am
What a "portacular" weekend! A tasting the likelihood of which being replicated anywhere is rare. I am so privileged to have been a part of it. As a mere thank you seems inadequate, I am bowing and scraping to Roy, Andy, Vic, Lisa, Glenn, and thanking all others who shared their knowledge and awesome ports.
FTLOP RULES!!!
FTLOP RULES!!!
Re: FTLOP 9th Anniversary Party - Update 7/18/14
Posted: Tue Jul 22, 2014 4:57 pm
Yes!
Thanks to everyone. It was a very great and memorable weekend!
Thanks to everyone. It was a very great and memorable weekend!
Re: FTLOP 9th Anniversary Party - Update 7/18/14
Posted: Sat Jul 26, 2014 6:05 pm
A big thanks to everyone for being very considerate of the requests of the "novice" to your tastings. I learned so much. Both tastings were unbelievable.
Re: FTLOP 9th Anniversary Party - Update 7/18/14
Posted: Sun Jul 27, 2014 3:06 am
Thanks to all of the participants for their willingness to travel and ante up great bottles and especially to the FTLOP staff who went out of their way to assist with so many of the dynamics that made the weekend such a huge success. Having Andy stay at our home to help with bottle duty was an enormous help and was truly appreciated. Vic and Lisa offering up their home and museum on Sunday gave a bit of something completely different for everyone. Agree that tasting with every bottle showing up to its true potential was just phenomenal. 
What a stellar day into night! 
Now to figure out how to top this in 2015, when I attempt to put something together that will blow the socks off of any other year ... I have lots of good ideas, but plenty of time to worry about that later this year. Thanks again for those that came from Canada and other states to join us. Next time, same city and approx. the same time of year too!
What a stellar day into night! Now to figure out how to top this in 2015, when I attempt to put something together that will blow the socks off of any other year ... I have lots of good ideas, but plenty of time to worry about that later this year. Thanks again for those that came from Canada and other states to join us. Next time, same city and approx. the same time of year too!