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It’s a fortified wine, a port, so it’ll be drinkable for sure.
If it was a tawny port it would be more than drinkable.

A quick look for 1990 Angoves port, regardless of label doesn’t show a lot. But it does show prices low enough that I’d drink it rather than sell it.
Forgetting the Collingwood label, it seems to be worth about $15.


With the label it’s worth what someone will pay as a collectable. So ask a memorabilia specialist.

If you’re considering drinking it, remember this is 33 years old. Don’t expect it to taste like a bottle of port bought recently at Dans.
Wine flavour profile changes drastically with that much age. It needs be appreciated for what it is.
I recently drank a Draytons Port of similar age and it was pleasant but thin and with a lot of sediment.
I also had a 1944 Para Port in January that was superb and syrupy. Just yum. But its aged character won’t suit everyone.

So as a wine, it’s worth $15.
As a collectable x10 would be a dream at $150.
For $25-50, I’d just drink it.

Or, I’ll swap you for a good bottle of contemporary port, wine or a dozen beers to your taste.
It's been sold thanks.
 

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I've got a couple of bottles of the 90 premiership port. Also a Jock McHale Port from Kaiser Stuhl. Numbered "bottle 02". Guessing it was a limited edition - limited to how many they could sell. Lord knows how old that is.
I just got gifted a cheap whiskey from a nephew. Blended in Thailand 🤣
43%
Likely tastes average. I can't complain.

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Being drunk and weary
I went to Molly's chamber
Takin' Molly with me
But I never knew the danger
For about six or maybe seven
Yeah, in walked Captain Farrell
I jumped up, fired my pistols
And I shot him with both barrels
Yeah, musha rain dum a doo, dum a da, ha, yeah
Whack for my daddy, oh
Whack for my daddy, oh
There's whiskey in the jar, oh
Yeah, whiskey, yo, whiskey
Oh, yeah, yeah, oh, go
Oh, oh, yeah
 
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I just got gifted a cheap whiskey from a nephew. Blended in Thailand 🤣
43%
Likely tastes average. I can't complain.

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Being drunk and weary
I went to Molly's chamber
Takin' Molly with me
But I never knew the danger
For about six or maybe seven
Yeah, in walked Captain Farrell
I jumped up, fired my pistols
And I shot him with both barrels
Yeah, musha rain dum a doo, dum a da, ha, yeah
Whack for my daddy, oh
Whack for my daddy, oh
There's whiskey in the jar, oh
Yeah, whiskey, yo, whiskey
Oh, yeah, yeah, oh, go
Oh, oh, yeah
I’m not religious. I know Jesus was resurrected. But after drinking that. I’m not sure if you will be resurrected again 😄
 
But it's an "International Quality Award Winning Whisky"!
Yeah funny how just about every whisky is award winning.
Gold medals all around the bottle.
They have in-house awards and taking the piss.
 

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I mentioned my Thai neighbour with the Collingwood cap. Classic.
Today I met an old bloke with a Hawks cap.
Genuine AFL cap and like new.
I explained to him it's from Australia and very cool.
They get them from the market second hand for around $2.00.
I need to keep an eye out.
 
I mentioned my Thai neighbour with the Collingwood cap. Classic.
Today I met an old bloke with a Hawks cap.
Genuine AFL cap and like new.
I explained to him it's from Australia and very cool.
They get them from the market second hand for around $2.00.
I need to keep an eye out.
I taught English in Japan in the 80s. I had a young English mate, Steve, who was about to teach his first ever class. He had done no preparation other than put on his Liverpool FC tie.

His first class was a one on one with a middle aged Japanese man. Into the room strode Steve, and as his lesson introduction, wrote the names of the Liverpool starting line-up on the white board.

What seemed the most unlikely lesson preparation worked like a charm. The man he was teaching was a mad Liverpool fan. Though his English was limited, he knew all the players and a great deal more about the club.

From a nervous start, Steve was brimming with confidence by the end, and headed out with his student to a bar, where they got drunk at the student's expense and spent much of the night entertaining the other patrons by singing the club song.

Sometimes luck can work in your favour in the most unlikely place and circumstances.
 
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I taught English in Japan in the 80s. I had a young English mate, Steve, who was about to teach his first ever class. He had done no preparation other than put on his Liverpool FC tie.

His first class was a one on one with a middle aged Japanese man. Into the room strode Steve, and as his lesson introduction, wrote the names of the Liverpool starting line-up on the white board.

What seemed the most unlikely lesson preparation worked like a charm. The man he was teaching was a mad Liverpool fan. Though his English was limited, he knew all the players and a great deal more about the club.

From a nervous start, Steve was brimming with confidence by the end, and headed out with his student to a bar, where they got drunk at the student's expense and spent much of the night entertaining the other patrons by singing the club song.

Sometimes luck can work in your favor in the most unlikely place and circumstances.
Nice one mate. Sounds to me you've led an interesting life living in several places abroad.
Teaching English is something that makes it possible.
A few of the parents from my daughters kindergarten have asked me if I'd like to tutor the little kiddies. 100 baht per hour.
If I can get 5 to 10 of them it will be worth it.
 
Nice one mate. Sounds to me you've led an interesting life living in several places abroad.
Teaching English is something that makes it possible.
A few of the parents from my daughters kindergarten have asked me if I'd like to tutor the little kiddies. 100 baht per hour.
If I can get 5 to 10 of them it will be worth it.
When I got a job at the British international school in Bangkok in the 90s and moved into a town house off Sukhumvit Rd, because I was feeling real generous on my seriously augmented salary, I offered to run free classes for the local kids. I reckon I had 30 children of varying ages, along with some curious parents and grand parents vying for space in my living room. It was a disaster, with a vast range of ages and abilities spread before me, no text book nor much planning on my part - not that either would have helped in the circumstances. I never offered again.

If you decide to teach the kids, stick to reinforcing whatever they are learning. English is compulsory from first year primary so I am not sure if they learn at kindergarten. I go over my Thai mates 6 year old grandson's schoolwork with him on Facebook messenger - he keeps the phone focused on the page at his end. He is happy to just spell out and say the words and I check his pronunciation. There are a couple of simple questions in the book like 'What is that?' etc to help learn the vocab. He can already fluently count to 100 and beyond. I reckon teaching English to little kids is difficult. Sticking to what they are currently learning at least makes it relevant for them and directly aids with their school work.

I will be back there in May and looking to settle somewhere. Unlike you, I will probably head in the opposite direction to the mountains. Beaches are wasted on me.
 
When I got a job at the British international school in Bangkok in the 90s and moved into a town house off Sukhumvit Rd, because I was feeling real generous on my seriously augmented salary, I offered to run free classes for the local kids. I reckon I had 30 children of varying ages, along with some curious parents and grand parents vying for space in my living room. It was a disaster, with a vast range of ages and abilities spread before me, no text book nor much planning on my part - not that either would have helped in the circumstances. I never offered again.

If you decide to teach the kids, stick to reinforcing whatever they are learning. English is compulsory from first year primary so I am not sure if they learn at kindergarten. I go over my Thai mates 6 year old grandson's schoolwork with him on Facebook messenger - he keeps the phone focused on the page at his end. He is happy to just spell out and say the words and I check his pronunciation. There are a couple of simple questions in the book like 'What is that?' etc to help learn the vocab. He can already fluently count to 100 and beyond. I reckon teaching English to little kids is difficult. Sticking to what they are currently learning at least makes it relevant for them and directly aids with their school work.

I will be back there in May and looking to settle somewhere. Unlike you, I will probably head in the opposite direction to the mountains. Beaches are wasted on me.
Good information TGG. They start kinder early over here. At around 3 years of age. My daughter is now 4 years of age and advanced for her years. Another thing over here is how well behaved all the children are. They go to school to learn which makes it easier for the teachers. You likely know this.

Beautiful mountains in the South brother and never cold as it gets in the North.
It takes me 25 minutes to get to one and swim in the crystal clear waterfalls.
I'd be happy to show you around these parts.
 
Anyone know why the swooping magpie training kit has been taken off the online store? I pre-ordered a couple weeks back; hoping it still gets fulfilled.
 
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TheGreatGrundy this is the province I was telling you about. It's where I'm living.


Looks a nice area. I am very familiar with Samui and Suri Thani as well as Krabi/Phuket which are next door. Wish she had gone further into the mountains given she had her own transport rather than spend so long eulogizing over the food. Lots of Moslems or is this not far enough south?
 
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