Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/10/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Ted, I believe that some Vintage Ports are aged for 30 years or more before drinking, so it is extremely long lasting stuff. Cheers Jayanand Walt Johnson wrote: > Absinthe.......Rimbaud.....................very cool and > destructive......where can I get some? > > Ted Grant wrote: > >>>> absinthe << >>> >>> >> >> Cool stuff.... big headache! ;-) Very wild in between!;-) >> >> However, my dear wife this evening opened a bottle of Port after >> dinner that she was presented with by the Secretary to the Ambassador >> of Portugal ..... ready?..... January 1975! :-) >> >> >> TRUE! :-) My wife was the attending nurse to the Secretary and >> because she was so kind to her, the Secretary gave her this bottle of >> Port and it sort of got lost as we moved from one side of our country >> to the other 26 years ago and it never got opened, but lay in a wine >> rack until this evening.:-) >> >> Big question between us was ....... "do you think it's still OK?" >> "You go first." " No you try a sip!" I of course being the head of >> the family, well OK for this taste testing moment only :-) I tried it >> and it was fine.... 31 years after my wife was presented with the >> bottle.:-) Actually it was very good! :-) >> >> Now of course if you should not ever hear from me again you'll know >> it wasn't OK! ;-) >> >> But it tasted excellent. Unfortunately it does seem kind of a crime >> to have had this bottle these many years and now we have to continue >> drinking it until it's gone. :-( Oh well what the hell, I think I can >> suffer through it to the end! ;-) >> >> ted >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >