The Choice Micklethwaite was very liberally examining the contents of a cask of sherry, carefully tasting and savouring the contents preparatory to delivering a verdict on the quality of those very contents and on the difficulty of telling the real from the false article.
Slipshod work benefits no one.
I'm almost there, too. That's right, to the brim. A shame to spoil the test for want of an adequate sample. I 'opes you 'eld out for good value there. You 'ave a good article there, it's true.