Kangan the specialty Indian venue at The Westin Mumbai Garden City played host to a curated evening providing its Starwood Preferred Guest® (SPG®) members with an unforgettable whisky appreciation session by none other than Sandeep Arora, India’s only certified Whisky Ambassador. Sandeep along with Executive Chef Ajay Chopra crafted a special menu paired with the finest Glenlivet single malts that complemented the robust flavors of Indian food.
The Starwood Preferred Guest (SPG) program is an innovative, award-winning frequent traveler program uniting each of Starwood’s 9 distinctive hotel brands across the world. SPG is creating a series of Whisky appreciation sessions across Starwood Hotels in Bangalore, Chennai, Hyderabad and Mumbai offering its valued members an opportunity to interact with Sandeep Arora and enjoy the coming together of the finest Glenlivet with robust flavors, in a way that connoisseurs do.
The Starwood Preferred Guest (SPG) program is an innovative, award-winning frequent traveler program uniting each of Starwood’s 9 distinctive hotel brands across the world. SPG is creating a series of Whisky appreciation sessions across Starwood Hotels in Bangalore, Chennai, Hyderabad and Mumbai offering its valued members an opportunity to interact with Sandeep Arora and enjoy the coming together of the finest Glenlivet with robust flavors, in a way that connoisseurs do.
Sandeep Arora enlightening the guests on Whiskey |
Connoisseurs of Whisky and gourmet lovers braced themselves as the evening commenced with appetizers like Sigdi waali boti served with pineapple chutney and bharwan bhavnagri mirch, Crisp amristsari red mullet served with raw mango and onion puree kedgree. This was followed by Five spice duckonfit for the main course among other dishes, concluding the revelry with Cardamom and orange chocolate molleux as dessert. Each of these courses was paired with the perfectly aged Glenlivet whisky ranging between 12, 15 and 21 years to further enrich the flavors and tantalize the taste buds.