New Delhi, March 9 -- "Come quickly, I am tasting the stars" is a quote often attributed to Benedictine monk Dom Perignon, when he serendipitously created the sparkling wine and changed celebrations forever. It's probably apocryphal but what's true is that I am looking at the stars-the Scorpio constellation to be precise on the ceiling of Dubai's Galaxy Bar.

The eye-catching marble rings behind the bar combined with the stars give a customer at this small, intimate bar the sense of being in a beautiful jewel box. The stars are there for good reason-this is probably one of the world's few bars to feature a Metaxa-heavy cocktail menu. Stars are found on each bottle of Metaxa, with the story being that they refer to the number of years of a...