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Old Aug 29, 2017 | 2:43 am
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No bourbon in business?!

Disappointed to see Emirates do not have a bourbon in business.

You only get it in first class

Can't see one at the bar either on the A380 from photos.
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Old Aug 29, 2017 | 3:02 am
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Originally Posted by GentleGiant
Disappointed to see Emirates do not have a bourbon in business.

You only get it in first class

Can't see one at the bar either on the A380 from photos.
Would they bring you some if you asked politely?
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I've no idea

Maybe they would?

I'm hoping so.....

I guess I was just surprised as Emirates is the only airline I know that doesn't have bourbon in business.

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Originally Posted by GentleGiant
I've no idea

Maybe they would?

I'm hoping so.....

I guess I was just surprised as Emirates is the only airline I know that doesn't have bourbon in business.
EgyptAir, Saudia, ...
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Old Aug 29, 2017 | 3:54 am
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Glenfiddich 18 is aged in Bourbon casks
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Old Aug 29, 2017 | 4:24 am
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Originally Posted by GentleGiant
I've no idea

Maybe they would?

I'm hoping so.....

I guess I was just surprised as Emirates is the only airline I know that doesn't have bourbon in business.
It's not like you're asking for Louis XIII. Good luck ^
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Old Aug 29, 2017 | 3:43 pm
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Three solutions.
1/ Bring a (concealed) small bottle by yourself.
2/ Fly F.
3/ Lobby EK until they correct this unacceptable deficiency.
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Old Aug 29, 2017 | 10:37 pm
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They make Manhattans, they should have bourbon
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Old Aug 30, 2017 | 3:50 am
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Originally Posted by Stratheden
They make Manhattans, they should have bourbon
Perhaps they steal the Woodford from F to make it - that said, their menu itself says Bourbon so perhaps they are making the cardinal sin of Jack Daniels as Bourbon...
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Old Aug 30, 2017 | 4:09 am
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Will order one next week and report back.
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Old Aug 30, 2017 | 5:19 pm
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Originally Posted by eternaltransit
Perhaps they steal the Woodford from F to make it - that said, their menu itself says Bourbon so perhaps they are making the cardinal sin of Jack Daniels as Bourbon...
Technicallly, based on the language of the NAFTA agreement, which provides the only legal documentation of what Tennesee Whiskey is (yes, I know, it's the Lincoln County Process)...
Annex 313.

Canada and Mexico shall recognize Bourbon Whiskey and Tennessee Whiskey, which is a straight Bourbon Whiskey authorized to be produced only in the State of Tennessee, as distinctive products of the United States. Accordingly, Canada and Mexico shall not permit the sale of any product as Bourbon Whiskey or Tennessee Whiskey, unless it has been manufactured in the United States in accordance with the laws and regulations of the United States governing the manufacture of Bourbon Whiskey and Tennessee Whiskey.
So, yes, EK has a Bourbon in J. But do they have a Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey, which is probably what most people mean when they talk about bourbon? Nope, just in F.

</pedantry> #whisk(e)ygeek

On another note, Martini & Rossi sweet vermouth is terrible and ruins manhattans. I might bring a miniature of Carpano Antica for the bartender for my next flight.
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Old Aug 30, 2017 | 5:22 pm
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Originally Posted by ioto1902
Three solutions.
1/ Bring a (concealed) small bottle by yourself.
Don't have to conceal in J, the crew has said that they'll serve you anything you bring to them, as long as they do it (and you haven't been cut off...)!
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Originally Posted by Metanoia
Technicallly, based on the language of the NAFTA agreement, which provides the only legal documentation of what Tennesee Whiskey is (yes, I know, it's the Lincoln County Process)...


So, yes, EK has a Bourbon in J. But do they have a Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey, which is probably what most people mean when they talk about bourbon? Nope, just in F.

</pedantry> #whisk(e)ygeek

On another note, Martini & Rossi sweet vermouth is terrible and ruins manhattans. I might bring a miniature of Carpano Antica for the bartender for my next flight.
The question is whether EK recognises the NAFTA agreement on non-US flights

I mean if they are making Manhattans with corn based whiskey I'm pretty sure alcohol purism isn't high on their list of priorities

They should not allow you to open your own bottles on board. I tried with just the same bottle as you are going to try
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on the A380 flights, there is usually a 1st class passenger who can be coaxed to demand being served some bourbon, Dom Perignon or Paradis at the bar ;-)

on a recent DXB to HK flight I enjoyed a few glasses of Paradis Imperial (USD 1000 a bottle) cognac with a friendly 1st class passenger
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