17 March 2010

Cultural history and The Mark of Mahmud

For a person who, like I, is confusing Azerbaijan and Uzbekistan by now, while definitely having visited both places in his murky past, The Mark of Mahmud came like a light gust of wind, scented by a plethora of Eastern spices and other bewildering aromas. Enjoy.

Er... a word of caution, though: wine in both places was invariably atrocious at the time. But today - who knows?

2 comments:

no good boyo said...

Cheers for the link, Snoop. Azerbaijani wine is mighty fine if you buy it from the man. There's a chap who keeps wolves in the mountains whose potions I can recommend. Uzbeks have been making decent wine at home for centuries, but the stuff in the shops will make you piss blood. Not necessarily your own.

SnoopyTheGoon said...

Yeah, then I got to dring the one from the shops. Don't remember what exactly was the stuff I pissed due to general weakness and inability to concentrate enough to see...