The EK Wine Thread
Jan 24, 2018, 3:43 am
#121
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Jan 24, 2018, 1:10 pm
#122
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I'm usually coming off the back of an ex-AU flight by which point I need to warm up to go again. The J progression of drinking from lounge to inflight to transit for me is: Champagne, wine (with dinner), port. Get on the plane; Champagne, cocktail, wine, port, whisky. Lounge in DXB: mimosa, wine (with meal) and whisky (with something to smoke). Then I usually sleep pretty well on the 2nd leg.
Jan 24, 2018, 4:58 pm
#123
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Jan 24, 2018, 8:16 pm
#124
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Jan 24, 2018, 8:47 pm
#125
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I get you... my favorite is passion orange guava on AS flights with the prosecco (no Veuve on AS 
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I learned my second ULH with EK that 16 hours of dehydration is rough and that it's best to slow it down a bit after dinner...
)I learned my second ULH with EK that 16 hours of dehydration is rough and that it's best to slow it down a bit after dinner...
Jan 24, 2018, 11:55 pm
#126
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I'm usually coming off the back of an ex-AU flight by which point I need to warm up to go again. The J progression of drinking from lounge to inflight to transit for me is: Champagne, wine (with dinner), port. Get on the plane; Champagne, cocktail, wine, port, whisky. Lounge in DXB: mimosa, wine (with meal) and whisky (with something to smoke). Then I usually sleep pretty well on the 2nd leg.
Feb 24, 2018, 1:41 am
#128
Join Date: Oct 2017
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Feb 24, 2018, 1:42 am
#129
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Feb 24, 2018, 1:46 am
#130
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Feb 24, 2018, 2:42 am
#131
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Nose of tobacco, menthol, almonds, a bit oxidized. Surprisingly little fading around the edges for such an old wine. On the palate initially a little flabby, dark fruit but then the acid comes back and lingers through a long slightly cedary finish. My guess is the bottle has been open for a while so it’s not showing quite as well as say 30 mins. after opening. I got the last third of the bottle. I’d say the 2012 Amuse Bouche is still my fave EK wine. And the Kapcsandy Endre.
Feb 24, 2018, 3:05 am
#132
Join Date: Jan 2017
Location: London
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Had it last week on the JHB flights. Make sure you ask them for a carafe. Not sure if the carafe thing is recent as never been offered it before but it was a great addition to just have a carafe of the Ducru to enjoy in your own time without having to ask for topups. Then again they left me a bottle and a carafe so I was a happy man! Enjoy!
Feb 24, 2018, 6:31 am
#133
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Nose of tobacco, menthol, almonds, a bit oxidized. Surprisingly little fading around the edges for such an old wine. On the palate initially a little flabby, dark fruit but then the acid comes back and lingers through a long slightly cedary finish. My guess is the bottle has been open for a while so it’s not showing quite as well as say 30 mins. after opening. I got the last third of the bottle. I’d say the 2012 Amuse Bouche is still my fave EK wine. And the Kapcsandy Endre.
Feb 24, 2018, 6:54 am
#134
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Had it last week on the JHB flights. Make sure you ask them for a carafe. Not sure if the carafe thing is recent as never been offered it before but it was a great addition to just have a carafe of the Ducru to enjoy in your own time without having to ask for topups. Then again they left me a bottle and a carafe so I was a happy man! Enjoy!
Carafes have been a great addition in F!
Feb 24, 2018, 6:55 am
#135
Join Date: Oct 2017
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Nose of tobacco, menthol, almonds, a bit oxidized. Surprisingly little fading around the edges for such an old wine. On the palate initially a little flabby, dark fruit but then the acid comes back and lingers through a long slightly cedary finish. My guess is the bottle has been open for a while so it’s not showing quite as well as say 30 mins. after opening. I got the last third of the bottle. I’d say the 2012 Amuse Bouche is still my fave EK wine. And the Kapcsandy Endre.