Post #708191 by VanTiki on Fri, Feb 14, 2014 11:31 AM

Aloha!

My Wife just returned from an extended trip in Nepal, and she brought back this amazing gift for me:

A bottle of Nepalese rum in the shape of a traditional kukri knife (commonly known as a gurkha knife) - simply amazing! I was delighted (to say the least), but just as I was inwardly thinking "this bottle is so amazing, I can't ever drink from it" she produced a second "standard" bottle for actual consumption!

The glass has a Nepalese seal embossed on it (note the crossed kukri knives) - it was a bit tricky to photograph

and a date on the top (of when the distillery was founded)

Haven't tried it yet - but it has a strong oakish aroma. My wife had some in Nepal and she said it had a chocolate flavor. Will provide tasting notes soon! The standard bottle is now on my run shed, and the fancy-pants knife bottle has joined my modest tiki mug collection (never to be opened)

Mahalo,
Henrik "VanTiki"

[ Edited by: VanTiki 2014-02-14 11:32 ]