I would happily post the HKG-ICN sector, but 1) I didn't get a menu, and 2) the FA who confirmed that I wanted my Chef on Call meal served promptly disappeared until we were landing.
Great wines are like a flight with Thai Airways International – Smooth as silk.
It is our pleasure to search among the finest vineyards, vintages and producers of the world to obtain the very best wines and spirits for your drinking pleasure.
THAI's carefully chosen wine list features superb champagnes, fine wines as well as excellent liquors from master winemaker's, Cuvée Dom Perignon, beautiful Bordeaux and richly fruity Burgundy; subtle white wines including outstanding examples of Chardonnay and Gewürztraminer all to please your palate and flying experience. And, what could be more enticing to round off your THAI dining experience than a glass of Otard, the Extra Cognac 1795. Distinguished port, aged whiskies, sherries and excellent chilled beers are also here to tempt you, wherever you fly with THAI.
The Art of Fine Wines
Our wines have been deliberately chosen from recent vintage years, as these will better retain their qualities when consumed at high altitudes and ensure a most enjoyable dining experience.
May the wines included in this list give you as much pleasure to drink, as they have given us in selecting them.
White Wine
Château De Cruzeau, Pessac-Léognan 2003
Pale gold, brilliant in colour. Intense and complex aromas of lychee, pineapple, white peach grilled and smoked notes. Lively attack fleshy wine with persistant aromas smoked final notes.
Chablis Premier Cru, Fourchaume 2006
It has a pretty and bright gold colour. Mineral and enjoyable, it has notes of white-fleshed fruit and citrus fruits. On the palate, it has a smooth body and is well rounded. (Available after Château De Cruzeau, Pessac-Leognan 2003 has been depleted)
Santenay 1er Cru, Beaurepaire 2003
Pale yellow and brilliant. Expressive minerality and vegetal aromas, with a light woody touch. Roundness and richness are the characteristics of this wine. The structure is solid, vividness is also present.
Rully 1er Cru, 2000
The robe is gold and brilliant. Expressive nose of exotic fruits with white flowers scent. A rich and fleshy texture, a good lingering white wine. This wine will be the best appreciation if open one hour before serving and good accompaniment with sole, snail wine-colour, calf, boiled-beef, quenelles, white meat in cream sauce. (Available after Santenay 1er Cru, Beaurepaire 2003 has been depleted)
Red Wine
Château Haut-Sarpe Grand Cru Classé St.Emilion 2004
Full bouquet where matured tannins are mixed with a rich woody note. Nice length in the mouth.
Pommard 2002
It has a full and bright ruby red colour. Fresh and young, it is delicate and floral with strong hints of red fruit. Its body is very fleshy and full with very good balance.
BOLLINGER1999
Bollinger is a Champagne house, a producer of sparking wines from the Champagne region of France. Founded in 1829, the house continues to be run by member of the Bollinger family.
Before being a great champagne, Bollinger is a great wine, and the quality of our grapes is a determining factor. Pinot Noir is the basis of our blend and contributes vinosity, complexity and strength. Bollinger favours Grands and Premiers crus. Chardonnay adds a touch of elegance and refinement. Meunier imparts freshness and lightness.
In Champagne, a millésime, or vintage, refers to a year of exceptional quality, when the grapes reach perfect ripeness, and the composition of blend is made up exclusively of wines of that year. Those years are rare, but the wines that result from them, simply vintage or prestige cuvées, express all the qualities of the champagne terroir and its prestige. In those exceptional years, bollinger, ever faithful to the region's winemaking tradition, produces only one vintage blend : La Grande Année, a prestige cuvées. This blend expresses the House's excellence and is the fruit of the style, the exceptional terroir and winemaking methods particular to Bollinger.
La Grande Année develops a majestic vinosity, intense, rich and complex aromas whose tonality varies according to the nature of the millésime.
La Grande Année ages a minimum of five years (and often more than six in the cellar under cork, prior to shipping.
Bollinger Grande Année 1999 has more perfume, with aromas of flower petals, rose water, and a trace of toffee-caramel richness. A lovely palate, surprisingly light and elegant in view of that evolving maturity on the nose. Still a little plump at present, youthful, although with a soft and clean character at the finish.
1795 Extra Cognac
OTARD
1795 Extra Cognac was born in the royal Château de Cognac. Stand proudly on the banks of the Charente river. It was here, in 1494, that François 1er, famous king of France, was born. In 1795, Baron Jean Baptiste Antoine Otard, of Norwegian and Scottish ancestry, chose to craft his cognac in this royal château, in the depths of its unique, vaulted cellars.
Otard Cognac symbolises all the richness of their cognacs in the tear-drop shape of their carafes, the distinctive and unique hallmark of the brand for decades.
Otard 1795 Extra Cognac offers a rich, complex bouquet of dried fruit (plum, grape and hazelnut), orange peel and cigar box. This profusion of aromas further explodes on the palate providing incomparable pleasure thanks to the mellowness of the old Champagne eaux-de-vie.
Its gold and ruby colour is the sure sign of its long years of maturing.
APERITIFS
Campari
Gin Martini
Screwdriver
Bloody Mary
Black Russian
Vodka Martini
Warre’s Warrior Port
Bristol Cream Sherry
SPIRITS
Rum
Gin
Bourbon Whisky
Whisky
Vodka
LIQUEURS
Otard Extra
Kahlua
Drambuie
Grand Marnier Cordon Rouge
BEERS
Heineken
Chang Beer
Singha Beer
SOFT DRINKS
Fruit Juices
Diet Soft Drinks
Perrier Mineral Water
A Range of Soft Drinks
BEVERAGES
Espresso
Cappuccino
Decaffeinated Coffee
Special Blended Coffee
Ceylon Tea
Oolong Tea
Earl Grey Tea
Japanese Green Tea
English Breakfast Tea
Peppermint Tea
Camomile Tea
Chocolate Malt 3 in 1
Hot Savoury
Chicken Satay
Peanut Sauce, Cucumber Relish Sauce
Oscietra Caviar with Garnitures
First Course
Wing Bean with Smoked Duck Thai Style
Duo of Marinated Halibut and Smoked Salmon
Rolled Grilled Zucchini with Porcini Mushroom Italian Style
Main Course
Pan-fried Australian Veal Loin, Three Peppercorn Sauce, Roasted Potatoes with Rosemary, Grilled Vegetables
or
*Roasted Duck Breats with Duck Juice, Apple Compote with Rosemary, Duchess Potatoes, Vegetables
or
Pork Mignon in Curry Pa-naeng, Stemaed Thai Hom Mali Rice, Sauteed Kalian with Oyster Sauce
or
Stir-fried Scallops with Yee Heong Sauce, Egg Noodles, Vegetables
First Course
Duck Foie Gras with Cepes Chutney, Celeriac Salad, Marinated US Sea Scallops on Avocado Mousse and Sun-dried Tomato
Main Course
Lobster Thermidor, Duchess Potatoes, Carrot, Green peas in Tomato Cup
or
Roast Pork with Crackling, Pork Juice, Roast Potatoes, Apple Puree, Braised Red Cabbage
or
Chicken with Chilli Paste and String Beans, Steamed Thai Hom mali Rice, Thai Omelet
or
Stewed US Beef Short Rib with Turnip and Chu Hou Sauce, Egg Noodles, Sauteed Mixed Vegetables
Bread Selection / Butter
Assorted Cheese / Fresh fruits
Dessert
Assorted Cakes
Tea, Coffee, Espresso, Cappuccino
* * *
Second Serving
Fresh Fruits
Plain Yoghurt, Fruit Yoghurt
Cereals
Main Course
Mediterranean Ricotta Tart, Grilled Back Bacon, Schweinswurstel Sausage, Mushroom Panoche with Fresh herbs, Pan-fried Prawns with Oregano
or
Scrambled Egg with Smoked Salmon in Tartlette, Three Mushrooms with fresh herbs, Grilled Back Bacon, Breakfast Cheese Sausage, Oven Roasted Tomato with Olive Oil and Herbs
or
Cold Cuts Platter
(French Salami, Bierschinken, Easter Ham, Guyere Cheese)
or
Noodle Soup with Fish and Shrimp Balls
Assorted Breads, Butter, marmalade, Jam, Honey
Tea, Coffee, Hot Chocolate
*Additional Choice of Meal Service
Boiled Rice with garnitures (Oriental style)
available for Supper or Breakfast
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