[Leica] WAS: Party pics and such... NOW: PORT! ;-)

[tedgrant at shaw.ca (Ted Grant)]

Nick Roberts offered:
Subject: Re: [Leica] WAS: Party pics and such... NOW: PORT! ;-)


> My parents moved out of the house they had been in for over 30 years about 
> 3 years ago. They had two bottles of 1947 vintage port in the wine cellar 
> (yes, it had a genuine one!), and so we drank them. They needed 
> considerable filtering, but the port was sublime - a real intensity of 
> flavours coupled with an incredible smoothness - better than single malt, 
> I swear. The best alcoholic drink I have ever tasted.

>> With single malt, once it's bottled, it starts to deteriorate (however 
>> slowly!) - it might improve in the cask for many years, but after 
>> bottling it's decaying. Port, however, improves after bottling, as with 
>> most fine wines; so I reckon you did yourselves a favour, Ted!<<<<
>
> Must say that port never lasts long enough to improve in my house - I 
> adore the stuff, so don't buy it often!<<<<

Hi Nick,
Thank you and I don't suppose this one will last very long around here as it 
was excellent, smooth as silk! :-)

Oh and your heads-up on the Single malt..........>>> With single malt, once 
it's bottled, it starts to deteriorate (however slowly!) - it might improve 
in the cask for many years, but after bottling it's decaying.<<<<

Trust me with our single malt it doesn't have much time to deteriorate as we 
keep changing bottles before "it goes bad!" ;-)

ted