For those who were wondering, YES there is alcohol in Qatar (I do not know if we would have come otherwise ...).
It is found in the bars and hotel restaurants and a few other restaurants.
importantly there is a store (one for all of Qatar) that sells! But as long as you're holding a "liquor permit". To get it you need permission from your employer (if the employer is a Western society, no problem, whenever a box Qatar is sometimes more difficult, not impossible). Of course no question of having this card if you are Muslim (in fact, to my knowledge, the only time in Qatar officially asked for your religion). Not worth not more chance of success if you are a truck driver .... In short once provided the required documents and the payment of a deposit (?) Of approximately 200 euros you get back your credit card entitling you to purchase every month until 10% of your base salary ; alcoholic products. No sale of alcohol on Friday or during Ramadan (but your allowance is doubled the previous month, should do well in stocks).
The store, located right next to the curiously Ministry of Islamic Affairs, is very well stocked with wines, liquors correctly (I do not care not drink) but a little fishing on beer (there are still the Kingfisher associated with an Indian take-away takes us back 15 years ago ;-))
As you can imagine the prices are exorbitant because there are customs duties (or any tax) 100% ... Even without that VAT is the single bottle of French plonk
It seems that in Saudi Arabia when you get it one of the first things that other expats have to offer: a manual of "wine", usually accompanied one or more cylinders that house you can wait until your wine is done .... then there is more to go to the supermarket to buy gallons of grape juice, yeast, the sugar, a plastic barrel and wait a few weeks.
Alcohol is permitted in Qatar but that is not at all it is the drunkenness and driving or even in the street. Zero tolerance! If
worldwide "drink and drive you must choose" here we should not even begin to ask themselves: insurance does not cover in case of positive breath test, there may be a "price blood "to be paid and we risk license suspension, fine or even imprisonment (fortunately not as flogging in Saudi Arabia! ") irrespective of the degree of alcohol. It is even recommended to hide the bottles in the trunk and get back as quickly at home after making purchases at QDC.
So when we go to a restaurant is San Pellegrino or Perrier for the whole family and when we are invited there is only one of two who drinks and one who leads (and as I hate driving at night ...).
And if one day we will dine in one of the ultra-chic restaurants of Doha we take a taxi.
Finally, if you're lucky enough to have good bouteille de tequila sous la main, voici une recette de cookies à la tequila qui n'a pas l'air mal ...
Jose Cuervo Tequila Cookies
1 cup of water
1 tsp baking soda
1 cup of sugar
1 tsp salt
1 cup of brown sugar
4 large eggs
1 cup nuts
2 cups of dried fruit
1 bottle Jose Cuervo Tequila
Sample the Cuervo to check quality. Take a large bowl, check the Cuervo again, to be sure it is of the highest quality, pour one level cup and drink.
Turn on the electric mixer. Beat one cup of butter in a large fluffy bowl.
Add one peastoon of sugar. Beat again. At this point it's best to make sure the Cuervo is still ok, try another cup just in case.
Turn off the mixerer thingy.
Break 2 leggs and add to the bowl and chuck in the cup of dried fruit.
Pick the friggin fruit off the floor.
Mix on the turner.
If the fried druit gets stuck in the beaters just pry it loose with a drewscriver.
Sample the Cuervo to check for tonsisticity.
Next, sift two cups of salt, or something. Who geeves
a shit ..... check the Jose Cuervo. Now shift the lemon juice and strain your nuts.
Add one table.
Add a spoon of sugar, or somefink. Whatever you can find.
Greash the oven.
Turn the cake tin 360 degrees and try not to fall
over.
Don't forget to beat off the turner.
Finally, throw the bowl through the window, finish the Cose Juervo and make sure to put the stove in the wishdasher.
Enjoy ;-)
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