Whisky galore !
#1
Whisky galore !
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.
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.
Last edited by MacScot; Aug 1st 2009 at 12:23 pm. Reason: sp.
#2
Re: Whisky galore !
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.
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.
#4
Re: Whisky galore !
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.
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.
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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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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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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Hi. Could you keep us posted of any Wine tasting events in dubai?? thanks a tons..
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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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