This Sunday, I’m going to take part in a blind tasting of a mystery bottle of wine, in the virtual company of some Cork (and now Galway) twitter-ers. Our plan is simple. We all open the bottle at about the same time, taste it, describe it as best we can, and then make wild claims about its origins, hopefully to howls of derision and claims of cheating.
The good people of Bubble Brothers have prepared a suitable bottle, wrapping or otherwise anonymising it to preserve the mystery.
So far, the participants in this event are
We’d love it if some more people joined in. All you need is to go to one of BubbleBrothers shops, either in the Marina or the English Market. Explain that you want the bottle for the “twitter blind tasting”. They may look at you strangely but they will know what you’re talking about 
The bottle will cost less than €15 euro. You’ll need a twitter account, follow everyone on the list above and watch for the hashtag.
The time and the hashtag are TBC.
if you’ve any questions drop me an email to brian at brianclayton.ie
I’m not entirely sure who’s idea it was, but credit to everyone mentioned above, particularly whoever in BubbleBrothers is getting in early christmas present wrapping practise. Thanks also to Mortons of Galway for bringing Galway in on the act. In the future we hope to try this again, with enough notice that we can arrange a country wide event.
Tags: blind tasting, twitter, wine
That’s perfect Brian. Looking forward to it!
What’s “cheating”? Isn’t it that spotted African big cat?
it is Paul, and it’s our duty to protect endangered species.
Good job Brian, lets get as many involved as possible.
Obviously we hope to get around to the other Cork based Twittering Wine Merchants; Curious Wines and Karwig Wines who I’m sure will be as accomadating as Julian from Bubble Brothers.
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