[Dog Gone]

It's a private business transaction. If muslims want to decline business, that's fine.

I'm not sure how any travelers could have a big bottle of alcohol available to be seen, given the flight restrictions on liquids.

This sounds like a pretty bogus story to me. Who's going to have three ounces of whiskey in their baggy of carryon liquids that a taxi driver would notice?

[pompelmous]

It is typically a case of wine bought in Napa.

[El Gato]

I'm not sure how any travelers could have a big bottle of alcohol available to be seen, given the flight restrictions on liquids

Maybe you shipped in your checked baggage, or bought it in the airport?