I had been to club Stadel quite a number of times for
several get-togethers and parties, but this time I was invited for tasting at
their premises at the Mirage, and to have some lovely poolside dining experience. Also
this invitation included one Art of blending session which was extremely rich
in knowledge as well as very interactive and enjoyable. It was on a weekday
evening and I was only there to accompany my beloved foodie brother Rajdeep
Bhattacharya and I thank him for urging me to come here since it was such a lovely
event.
To reach Mirage you need to get into Stadel (Saltlake
Sector-3) and come to Club Stadel. You can of course park your car inside
Satdel, no issues with that. Food and drinks at Mirage is always amazing. We
were greeted and presented the welcome drinks along with some lovely chicken kebabs and paneer shashlik. The chicken in there was extremely juicy and tender
but could have been bit more flavorful. Also there was live barbeque in the
open lawn beside the pool which was an added advantage for food lovers like us.
We often enjoy the company of some vintage scotch but rarely
do we think about the art and skill involved in making such a rich golden
liquor. The skill of that master blender is beyond our comprehension, and years
of practice only help him master that skill set. United Spirits in association
with Stadel presented this very unique Scotch tasting event. But this was not
only a scotch tasting event but also a session where we were taught the theories
behind blending and of course tasting. The session was presented by Brand
Ambassador of the United Spirits, Mr. Shantanu Sengupta, he is one very amiable
and friendly person with some really amazing knowledge about his subject. He
had a lovely chat with each one of us before starting the session. Below is a picture where Rajdeep Bhattacharya caught me posing with Shantanu, thanks for clicking this pic, it's lovely!
In the
tasting event there were several brands like Vat69, Black Dog (Triple Gold
Reserve), Black & White, Johnnie Walker Red Label and Black Label. Now
handful of people only has idea about scotch tasting, it is an art very hard to
master. It is nothing related to getting drunk, infact you have to be very
alert to make out the difference. It involves – (a) deep smelling the spirit
three times along with (b) taking a sip of it and then ‘chewing’ it so that it
gets spread all over your tongue, and then (c) finally you gulp it.
A master
blender does all the tasting following this method which we tried to follow this
at the event.
It was one very enjoyable and interactive evening at Mirage,
with top class service, food and drinks.
Kudos to the entire team. Hope to be
back soon to live the ambiance, with my friends and family.
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