{"id":2275,"date":"2015-01-03T13:37:00","date_gmt":"2015-01-03T12:37:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thewhiskylady.net\/2015\/01\/03\/where-to-enjoy-a-good-dram-in-dubai\/"},"modified":"2015-03-06T20:49:11","modified_gmt":"2015-03-06T19:49:11","slug":"where-to-enjoy-a-good-dram-in-dubai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thewhiskylady.net\/where-to-enjoy-a-good-dram-in-dubai\/","title":{"rendered":"Where to enjoy a good dram in Duba\u00ef ?"},"content":{"rendered":"
As some of you may have noticed reading my Facebook and Twitter updates, I was off to Middle East for a couple of days over the Christmas period. Before leaving, I asked some of my whisky buddies if they had heard of any great place in Duba\u00ef to enjoy a good dram<\/b> but unfortunately the blingbling paradise didn’t seem like a whisky-friendly place.<\/span><\/div>\n
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I decided to do some researches by myself and to ask locals (taxi drivers are always happy to share their knowledge) and found a few interesting spots.\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n
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Here is my top 3<\/b> addresses in Duba\u00ef to sip a good dram (and other spirited drinks)<\/span><\/div>\n
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1. The Uptown Bar – Jumeirah Beach Hotel<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

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Duba\u00ef being a skyscrapers city, what best way to enjoy a dram there than sipping it on a somptuous terrace located at an upper floor of a 5-star hotel with direct view over the famous Burj al Arab ?<\/span><\/div>\n
Head to The Uptown Bar for astonishing cocktails but also a nice selection of whiskies, from mainstream blends to refined single malts.<\/span><\/div>\n
Along with the scenic view, the cheese platter offering 5 different cheeses happened to be one of the highlights of my 2-hours stay up there (I might sounds a bit too French but I really like pairing my whisky with some quality cheese).<\/span><\/div>\n
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Dress code : Smart casual<\/span><\/div>\n


\n<\/span>2. The Cigar bar – Fairmont Hotel<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

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For those who like pairing whisky with cigars, The Cigar Bar is definitely the place for you. The bar features a cosy atmosphere within the luxury Fairmont hotel (All the spots I am mentionning in this article are located in hotels as they are the only place where alcohol is allowed in Duba\u00ef, which remains a Muslim territory) and is a real must when it comes to chilling.<\/span><\/div>\n
This bar offers an exclusive experience where you will be provided with a personnalised approach thanks to a dedicated “cigar sommelier”. Top-class selection of Cognacs and whiskies.<\/span><\/div>\n
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Dress code : Smart casual<\/span><\/div>\n


\n<\/span>3. Girders – Ocean View Hotel<\/b><\/span>
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If you’re more the casual type of person and would appreciate to enjoy your dram in a relaxed atmosphere, head to Girders pub. Happy hours, reasonnable prices and sport playing on TV… I think this place is really refreshing for Duba\u00ef where the amount of luxury might sometimes be a bit too much for me. Let’s be honest, the whisky selection is not over the top but still enough to be mentionned here.<\/span><\/div>\n
Girders is said to be the “Gaelic Sport bar” of Duba\u00ef and is runned by a really friendly staff which has made my stay really pleasant and enabled Girders to appear on my top 3 whisky addresses of Duba\u00ef !<\/span><\/div>\n
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Do you know any other whisky-spots in Duba\u00ef ?<\/b><\/span><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

As some of you may have noticed reading my Facebook and Twitter updates, I was off to Middle East for a couple of days over the Christmas period. Before leaving, I asked some of my whisky buddies if they had heard of any great place in Duba\u00ef to enjoy a good dram but unfortunately the blingbling paradise didn’t seem like a whisky-friendly place. \u00a0 I …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2631,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[5],"tags":[95,94,31,36],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thewhiskylady.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2275"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thewhiskylady.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thewhiskylady.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thewhiskylady.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thewhiskylady.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2275"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/thewhiskylady.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2275\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2604,"href":"https:\/\/thewhiskylady.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2275\/revisions\/2604"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thewhiskylady.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2631"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thewhiskylady.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2275"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thewhiskylady.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2275"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thewhiskylady.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2275"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}