ThomasM[PuristS]
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Audemars Piguet watchmaking roadshow...
Oct 25, 2014,03:04 AM
Audemars Piguet high watchmaking roadshow, including actual bench time for guests!
Anthony will have more pictures and commentary shortly, but be sure to check with your local authorized Audemars Piguet dealer if there is a session near you still available!
In the meantime, I had to rush off for this...
A dead winemakers' tasting dinner...yep, that's 1795 on that bottle...
The Denis Mortet Gevrey-Chambertin and Robert Mondavi Opus' were standouts, the 1990 Cristal the most surprising.
And of course, all accompanied by and marked by this, my constant companion through all of life's greatest moments:
By the way, proof exists that watch PuristS don't have the exclusive on fetishistic phototaking...
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Audemars Piguet watchmaking roadshow...
By: ThomasM : October 25th, 2014-03:04
Audemars Piguet high watchmaking roadshow, including actual bench time for guests! Anthony will have more pictures and commentary shortly, but be sure to check with your local authorized Audemars Piguet dealer if there is a session near you still availabl...
The 90 cristal
By: drgiggles : October 25th, 2014-03:55
Sorry, slightly off-topic Surprisngly good or bad?
Haven't had pre-hip hop Cristal in years...
By: ThomasM : October 25th, 2014-04:15
So I was a bit shocked and surprised upon first opening, and thought it was corked. But once my palate settled down from pre-conceptions and the champers calmed down and opened up a bit, it became glorious, developing a warm complexity seldom experienced ...
strong lineup
By: drgiggles : October 28th, 2014-10:46
i won't ask for clarification on whether "krug-like" is good or bad. =) thanks for the feedback on the '90 cristal. i've recently been exposed to aged champagne. tried an aged cristal (89) for the first time a few weeks back and it was a complete eye-open...
Two excellent events
By: MichaelC : October 25th, 2014-07:05
I myself have yet to attend an AP Watchmaking session but have heard they are quite awesome. Looking forward to Anthony's report. And your dinner / wine tasting event... wow. I wish I knew more about wines. A few special bottles I have acquired over the y...
Lol! [nt]
By: AnthonyTsai : October 25th, 2014-10:55
Cool...
By: patrick_y : October 25th, 2014-12:06
Chateu Mouton Rothschild, I see a Lafite in there too. Seems like some really nice wines were opened up. Which one was your favorite?
Great event
By: ED209 : October 25th, 2014-15:55
Cool to see AP do this. Reminds me of the JLC watchmaking event a few years ago. That was a lot of fun. Regards, ED-209