Celebrity Life

Here is how how a father’s shrewd investment in cask whisky resulted in a 4,600% return and £225,000 windfall to pay off his mortgage and look at early retirement. Roger Parfitt, a 59-year-old bank manager and father-of-two from Coventry, has earned himself the chance of early retirement as a result of a shrewd decision to […]

When dreaming up luxury renovations in the home, swimming pools and hot tubs, walk in wardrobes, gyms and cinema rooms are surely up there on most people’s wish lists, but the oenophiles among us will most certainly be envisioning a luxurious wine cellar in their abode. Designed to house their precious bottles of wine, cellars […]

With summer finally upon us, it’s the perfect time to get out in the garden and enjoy those long, hot days we’ve all been yearning for. Of course, you’ll want a refreshing summer drink on hand to cool you off, and from Pimm’s and lemonade to the humble Aperol Spritz, options are aplenty. But if […]

No one needs reminding of how difficult life has been at times since the unexpected events that landed us all in an unthinkable situation last March, and as we look to the future with vaccine-filled arms, we can only hope for brighter and better times ahead. Though the worse restrictions have been lifted, there are […]

When a London legend turns 90, who do you ask to help with the celebrations? Why, another London legend of course! For the iconic five-star luxury hotel The Dorchester’s 90th birthday this year, master mixologist and bar manager Giuliano Morandin concocted a new cocktail, The 90th, with ingredients that evoke the spirit of the 1930s. […]

From Mai Tais to Martinis and Mojitos to Margaritas, there is little reason, with sunny days and long nights in full swing, that you shouldn’t pop open a bottle of your favourite spirit and get mixing. From the finest gins for those refreshing tipples to tequila, rum and vodka that makes up some of your […]

The GlenAllachie, headed up by award-winning veteran master distiller Billy Walker, have revealed the inaugural bottlings released within their new Wine Cask Series. Billy carefully selected premium barriques formerly used to age fine wines across France, Italy, and Spain to create three expressions to kick off the limited edition range. After initial aging in American […]

Words by Chandreyi Bandyopadhyay Celebrating World Gin Day today, let us discuss the rise of new age gin makers and some world class gin development that is happening in India. Like many other items, gin found its way to the South Asian sub-continent with the British in the early 19th century. Recent reports from the […]

Celebrate World Gin Day today and toast the summer with the seasonal flavours in Whitley Neill’s mouth-watering Rhubarb and Ginger Gin. Inspired by ingredients from the Whitley family’s ancestral English gardens, real tangy rhubarb extract complements a warm ginger bite in this award-winning gin and is the perfect tipple for this time of year. For […]

Words by Émilie Steckenborn, certified sommelier, foodie, and host and creator of the Bottled in China podcast and blog. If you’ve made some Thai curry, ordered Peking duck or fried chicken for takeaway, or even joined your kids for some milk chocolate ice cream – you may have been unsure how this could all possibly […]

Words by Roshna Chandran After expanding to its recent location in Dindori, Nashik, Maharashtra seven years ago, Chandon India has been consistently innovating new experiences and this time with a new identity. Sophia Sinha, marketing head at Moët Hennessy and the driving force behind the successful launch of Chandon India, talks to LLM – Luxury […]

The wine business is a popular one. Though the UK might be a small wine producer compared to its neighbours in the Old World, the most recent data on wine consumption shows that Brits do love their wine with 32% listing it as their drink of choice, just 3% below beer. And we’re not just […]