I originally posted this with a silly mistake in the total. A kind reader corrected me. The revised score of 280 positions Singapore Airlines equal in first place to Cathay Pacific.
The following report is based on a flight SQ25 from New York (JFK) to Frankfurt (FRA) which I took on December 7, 2005. Comments on this flight can be found by clicking here.
Again, I am applying the same approach that I described in my earlier post. (Click here to see the approach.)
Champagne: Krug Grande Cuvee $140
White Wine: Joseph Drouhin, Meursault, 2000 $30
Red Wine: Cos d'Estournel, 1998 $60
Dessert wine: Warre's Twenty Year Old Tawny. $50
TOTAL SCORE: 280
Singapore Airlines, which is often regarded as the "gold standard" for a First Class airline product scores a very good 280 This is oustanding, and it places SQ in first place equaling Cathay Pacific's score.
I really appreciated being offered Dom Perignon and Krug on this flight and enjoyed tasting them side by side. I concluded that I much prefer the Krug.
3 comments:
140+30+60+50=280 no?
You are absolutely right! Sorry about the silly mistake.
That makes Singapore the equal of Cathay Pacific -- neck and neck leaders.
Thank you for pointing that out.
Moyey.
I fly often from singapore to jakarta and they serve krug on their short flights too. I tasted the krug 04 and the krug nv at the same time.....i even ask the air somm to do a short wine tasting lesson too.... its a pity that they THROW any unfinished bottles! Very sad....
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