Whisky galore !

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Last week, I Went to Dubai Marina Yacht Club for a malt whisky presentation and tasting evening sponsored by MMI A&E and Barracuda. First hour was free up-market wines. The slide show was good, the six malts tasted great, and there was a lot of camaraderie. 1 st prize was a 1,500 Dhs bottle of a new Glenmorangie, the winner shared it with the 30 guests present. Spugsy would have loved that one !

Free food was also supplied including prawns, foie gras etc. Must have consumed at least 1,000 Dhs of booze and food all for free. A great evening...ended playing pool with a few of the guys and girls present.

The next one will be held at The Address and will be on gin. What was a surprise to me was that nearly all the gin in the UK is made in Scotland (Gordons, Tanquray, McKendricks etc)...only Beafeater gin was made in London.

Ask at MMI, A&E or Barracuda about these frequent events throughout the year.

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Last week, I Went to Dubai Marina Yacht Club for a malt whisky presentation and tasting evening sponsored by MMI A&E and Barracuda. First hour was free up-market wines. The slide show was good, the six malts tasted great, and there was a lot of camaraderie. 1 st prize was a 1,500 Dhs bottle of a new Glenmorangie, the winner shared it with the 30 guests present. Spugsy would have loved that one !

Free food was also supplied including prawns, foie gras etc. Must have consumed at least 1,000 Dhs of booze and food all for free. A great evening...ended playing pool with a few of the guys and girls present.

The next one will be held at The Address and will be on gin. What was a surprise to me was that nearly all the gin in the UK is made in Scotland (Gordons, Tanquray, McKendricks etc)...only Beafeater gin was made in London.

Ask at MMI, A&E or Barracuda about these frequent events throughout the year.
tell me when the Vodka one is on
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tell me when the Vodka one is on
OK..I thinks that's after the gin one. I'm not going to the gin one...don't want to be like my grandmother ! Though, I must admit, during the summer months in England I quite like a G&T - refreshing !
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Last week, I Went to Dubai Marina Yacht Club for a malt whisky presentation and tasting evening sponsored by MMI A&E and Barracuda. First hour was free up-market wines. The slide show was good, the six malts tasted great, and there was a lot of camaraderie. 1 st prize was a 1,500 Dhs bottle of a new Glenmorangie, the winner shared it with the 30 guests present. Spugsy would have loved that one !

Free food was also supplied including prawns, foie gras etc. Must have consumed at least 1,000 Dhs of booze and food all for free. A great evening...ended playing pool with a few of the guys and girls present.

The next one will be held at The Address and will be on gin. What was a surprise to me was that nearly all the gin in the UK is made in Scotland (Gordons, Tanquray, McKendricks etc)...only Beafeater gin was made in London.

Ask at MMI, A&E or Barracuda about these frequent events throughout the year.
Oh man I would have LOVED to have been there with you,

what was the winning bottle of mccallan then? 25 year old? 30?
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we bought a bottle of the hendricks gin when we were in Pitlochry recently. Have it with ice, cucumber and tonic..bliss..
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That sounds gorgeous, I love malt whisky!
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Oh man I would have LOVED to have been there with you,

what was the winning bottle of mccallan then? 25 year old? 30?
Nah...it was a Glenmorangie - 20 yr old (I think) and they are only releasing 1,000 bottles a year to airports ! One of the malt tastings was a McCallan though. There will be another malt whisky tasting next year.
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Nah...it was a Glenmorangie - 20 yr old (I think) and they are only releasing 1,000 bottles a year to airports ! One of the malt tastings was a McCallan though. There will be another malt whisky tasting next year.
mate give me a shout for anything like that in future, it's right up my street.

I'm running out of nice whiskies at the moment, I need a wee trip away so I can hit the airport for some more.
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mate give me a shout for anything like that in future, it's right up my street.

I'm running out of nice whiskies at the moment, I need a wee trip away so I can hit the airport for some more.
No worries...will do !
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Hi. Could you keep us posted of any Wine tasting events in dubai?? thanks a tons..
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Hi. Could you keep us posted of any Wine tasting events in dubai?? thanks a tons..
OK I have been to a few. Will keep you posted.

I wondered who had resurrected this thread !
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It sounds great! Thanks for sharing.
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Even the very, very best (and I've had the best) hard liquor taste like gasoline. Non of it is enjoyable to drink
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This was a gift to me from a Casino- They said it's worth $5000-$8000..It's rare or a very limited edition. I could barely get it down without wretching. I'm filling it back up and selling it on EBAY because nobody would no the difference

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Even the very, very best (and I've had the best) hard liquor taste like gasoline. Non of it is enjoyable to drink
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