Celebrity Life

With all of us spending more time indoors, there’s the rise of the home-bar, or at the very least, we’re expanding our drinks cabinets. So if you need some drinks inspiration, here are some recently-launched spirits that’ll surely perk you up. Bombay Bramble A new offering by the Bacardi-owned Bombay Sapphire – The Bombay Bramble, this […]

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On the island of St. Kitts & Nevis in the West Indies, sits the RUM BAR, a small but light in décor bar, which exudes elegance and sophistication. Located within the Four Seasons Nevis in the West Indies, this bar boasts some of the finest rums and spirits from around the world and just announced […]

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When it comes to limited-edition whiskey, collectors and connoisseurs are aware of the rarity and high price associated with any release. When the oldest Japanese whiskey to date is announced on the market, it gets even tougher to get your hands on a bottle. And that is precisely what happened when Suntory announced the launch […]

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It was May 24, 1976, when a simple, blind wine-tasting changed the world of wine forever. Organized by an English wine merchant in celebration of the American Bicentennial activities in Paris, the tasting, known as the Judgment of Paris, pitted high quality French red Bordeaux and white Burgundies against California Cabernet Sauvignons and Chardonnays. The […]

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Move over William Wordsworth. And Beatrice Potter. An Indian whiskey-maker has produced “The World’s Best Vodka” and turned the UK’s Lake District into a very spiritual and even more creative and artistic region. Dhavall Gandhi, the head distiller at the Lakes Distillery in Setmurthy near Bassenthwaite Lake in Cumbria, topped the judges poll at the […]

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Few Napa Valley wineries – or any throughout the world for that matter – can claim history and proprietorship as compelling as that of Palmaz Vineyards. With its combination of Argentinian roots, 19th century California history, depth and breadth of fine wines, an ambitious culinary program, and show-stopping architecture and technology, Palmaz Vineyards can easily […]

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Would you pay 35,000 Euros for a bottle of whiskey? Or even E1,200 for a shot. Also, is it the oldest Irish peated whiskey ever released?  Would you splash out on something some connoisseurs think smells of old furniture? Along with peat, toffee pennies, blackcurrant jam, sultanas, grapefruit peel, and sweet cherries. “Silent Distillery Collection […]

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For unparalleled luxury, unrivaled extravagance, and the ultimate in gin-upmanship, this Christmas and  New Year, your drinks cabinet must showcase the work of  British master distiller, William Lowe. He produces some of the world’s most expensive and innovative gins. His Cambridge Distillery in Grantchester makes “Truffle Gin” ($107), the world’s first digestif gin, “Anty Gin” […]

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“We have resurrected a nineteenth-century business model for the 21st century,” says Louise McGuane, founder of Co Clare’s award-winning  Chapel Gate Irish Whiskey Company on Ireland’s Wild Atlantic Way. “We wanted to bring back the lost flavors of Irish Whiskey. JJ Corry was an innovator and entrepreneur. And my inspiration, He was a whiskey bonder […]

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Napa Valley winery tasting rooms might currently be closed to the public, but that doesn’t mean each hasn’t found new ways in which to connect with members, fans, and the community. At Theorem Vineyards, owners Kisha and Jason Itkin are focusing on kindness and community. In partnership with their favorite Calistoga caterer, Chef Josh Mitchell […]

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When times are uncertain, guests can always rely on their favorite tipple to lift their spirits. While we are currently unable to visit our trusted hotels in person right now, Upscale Living magazine has rounded up some of the finest wanderlust-inducing cocktails from a selection of the world’s most exceptional hotels for you to create […]

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“Botanicals” have almost become a cliché. With hundreds of artisanal distillers producing hand-crafted field-to-bottle spirits and trying to out-botanical, out-locally source and out eco-friendly each other, a new gin boast a real U.S.P. As well as a unique provenance and flavor profile. Compared to “Canaima Gin”, most gins seem urban, domestic and their choice of […]

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