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My scotch whisky selection

28 January 2019 By Avinash Meetoo 5 Comments

Yeah. I know. I’m getting old and I (probably) like drinking whisky more than beer now. Who knew this would happen one day!?!

Anyway, here is my current (January 2019) selection of whisky. I already have some of them and I still need to buy a few:

Single Malt Tier 1: Lagavulin 16 Year Old (already have) andÂ Glenlivet 15 Year OldFrench Oak Reserve (need to buy)
Single Malt Tier 2: Glenfiddich 15 Year Old Solera (need to buy) andÂ Glenfiddich Select CaskÂ (already have one since yesterday!)
Blended Tier 1: Johnnie Walker Green Label 15 Year Old (need to buy) andÂ Nikka Blended WhiskyÂ (need to buy)
Blended Tier 2: Johnnie Walker Double Black (already have) andÂ Johnnie Walker Black Label 12 Year OldÂ (not really needed as I already have the Double Black but I’ll get a bottle just in case…)
Blended Tier 3: Ballantine’s Finest (already have) andÂ Teacher’s Highland Cream (apparently better than Ballantine’s so I need to get a bottle)
Blended Tier 4: The Famous Grouse (much better than the King Robert II and I’ll get a bottle soon) andÂ King Robert IIÂ (already have)

So I’m looking forward to experience theÂ Glenfiddich Select Cask.

And I’ll definitely get one bottle each ofÂ Teacher’s Highland Cream andÂ The Famous Grouse to replace myÂ Ballantine’s Finest.

Of course, I’m also looking forward to buy aÂ Glenlivet 15 Year OldFrench Oak Reserve, a Glenfiddich 15 Year Old Solera, aÂ Johnnie Walker Green Label 15 Year Old and a Nikka Blended Whisky when I travel.

What do you think? What about you? Are you a fan of whisky as well?

Happy 19th wedding anniversary to Christina and I

8 January 2019 By Avinash Meetoo 1 Comment

Time flies.

Christina and I got married exactly 19 years ago and it still feels like yesterday. We did everything on the same day: a quickÂ saffran in the morning with the close family, a Hindu wedding in the afternoon and an occidental reception afterwards.

The interesting part was that the Hindu wedding was not only Indian. In fact, in addition to a pandit, we also have a Catholic priest and they both took turns. At the end, we did the Hindu wedding sacrament (the seven steps) which the Catholic church recognised as a Catholic wedding sacrament. In other words, Christina and I did aÂ Hindu and a Catholic weddingÂ at the same time.

After the wedding, we had a great reception which is still quite vivid in our minds. We danced, ate and drank until late at night.Â The next day, we took a flight to Rodrigues for our honeymoon.

19 years later,Â things are pretty much the same. Christina and I now have two big kids, Anya and Kyan, and the four of us are, pretty much, always having fun. In fact, we are well-known among our circle of friends and relatives are formidableÂ partygoers. For us, singing (the sÃ©ga) and dancing (everything!) are fundamental parts of our lives.

And, to be honest with you all, I think that we’ll always keep this spirit and life philosophy.

Beautiful Moments of 2018

31 December 2018 By Avinash Meetoo Leave a Comment

Here is a small selection of photos we took during important events in 2018. You’ll find all our photos on Flickr.

8 January: We celebrated our 18th wedding anniversary. Time flies!

24 February: We rented a bus and toured the south of Mauritius with my dad’s family, Matchuk & Co and Jinny & Co.

12 March: Our country, Mauritius, celebrated the 50th anniversary of its independence. And we were part of the celebrations too…

1 April: We went to Bras d’Eau for Easter with Christina’s family. The sea there is absolutely fantastic.

5 May: Christina and I were in Athens. We loved the food and, of course, the historical monuments such as the Parthenon in the Acropolis.

11 May: Christina and I discovered a fabulous city, Istanbul. Here we are in Hagia Sophia, a church which became a mosque then a museum.

15 July: An outing with Christina’s family in the north, most notably at Cap Malheureux.

25 August: Christina’s birthday celebration in an Indian restaurant in Ã‰bÃ¨ne.

4 September: Anya wanted to celebrate her 16th birthday with her uncle, Christian.

15 September: Kyan turned 14 and we had a party at home.

25 September: On my 45th birthday, we went to Dragon Vert, one of our favourite Chinese restaurants in Mauritius.

1 October: Anya starts her Form V / Cambridge School Certificate exams.

8 October: Kyan starts his Form III / Mauritius National Exams.

25 November: Another picnic in the bus with my mum’s family.

28 November: Georges Chung and I speak with Sophia, the robot, during the World AI Show in Mauritius.

https://flic.kr/p/2b3JDr3

25 December: Father Christmas has come during the night and has left a few gifts for us!