• Havana Club Máximo Extra Añejo

    Havana Club Máximo Extra Añejo

    “A special drink for a special occasion” That was what I was always led to believe but for some reason I never had this same approach to drinking rum. For me rum has always been a drink that I associate with having fun; a sweet elixir capturing a moment of enjoyment between friends. It’s a…

  • Father’s Day — 2023

    Father’s Day — 2023

    The mysterious and forgotten art of buying gifts for one of the most auspicious figures in our lives.   Hard-Edge Lighter by Tsubota Pearl “Initially released in 1999, the Hard-Edge Lighter has been an iconic staple of mods, rockers, crybabies, high-power boardroom executives, sous-chefs, or anyone with discerning taste.” ☟ ABOUT Founded in 1952 in…

  • A Customer’s Perspective — Heesen Yachts

    A Customer’s Perspective — Heesen Yachts

    The nature of my work means that I’m often thrust into surreal situations, but even with that in mind, my recent experience was particularly surreal. It’s one thing sitting on a superyacht, it’s another thing altogether going through the process of designing your own. Normally if you get the opportunity to go on a yacht,…

  • Wiesmann — Project Thunderball

    Wiesmann — Project Thunderball

    The race to electrify has intensified as the hard deadline of 2030 swiftly nears on the horizon – and I have to say I’m slowly warming to the idea. It’s not that there is anything wrong with electric cars, rather that green credentials aside, there’s not much to look forward to from a purely driving…

  • Maserati x St. Moritz — Dancing on Ice

    Maserati x St. Moritz — Dancing on Ice

    I’m not often in Switzerland, often travelling through rather than to it, but from those brief experiences, I already knew that I would love it here. I had landed in Zurich, awaiting my mode of transport to my next destination. The vehicle? A Maserati Grecale Trofeo, a cool younger brother to the Maserati Levante, with…

  • Glenfiddich — Archival Rendition

    Glenfiddich — Archival Rendition

    The idea of a whisky archive collection is a somewhat strange notion when you think of it, as whisky in its very nature is archival.   Every bottle represents a time capsule, a moment in yesteryear when that then clear liquid was poured into an oak cask to begin its transformation. Each bottle represents an…

  • Bamford 80 — Time to reconsider?

    Bamford 80 — Time to reconsider?

    The current watch space is very interesting to say the least, with the purist’s logical viewpoint of value challenged by the rising popularity of the smart watch. These hyper-function aesthetic-phobic watches have become a mainstay of health and habit tracking in almost every aspect of life. Fully customisable they have changed the very meaning of…

  • Rolls-Royce Syntopia — Textile Ambition

    Rolls-Royce Syntopia — Textile Ambition

    The idea of a bespoke Rolls-Royce will not immediately come across as revolutionary… because every Rolls-Royce in its essence is bespoke. The plethora of options, finishes — and now even models — means that trying to replicate another Rolls-Royce in its entirety would be a near impossible task. Your choice of thread on the indicator…

  • The Black Label — Masterfully Blended

    The Black Label — Masterfully Blended

    As with most things in modern life, your choice of whisky can be a very divisive topic. To blend or not to blend, that is the question — or at least a question I regularly ask myself. My approach has always been taste-led; an appreciation of flavour and variety in curation, and the techniques that…

  • Procera — Native Ambition

    Procera — Native Ambition

    “Doing the right thing creates better gin.” This is the Procera ethos. It means resisting the urge to take the easy route. Procera is beholden to nature’s course and they never stray from it to expedite their process. Procera’s equatorial, high altitude, sun-drenched junipers are what create the distinctive flavours it is renowned for, and…

  • Drinks Worth Gifting ’22

    Drinks Worth Gifting ’22

    30 Years Old by The Glenturret “A limited edition launch by Scotland’s oldest working Distillery, The Glenturret 30 Years Old was created exclusively for the new web3 platform “Amber Island”; a web3 membership community focussing on high-end spirits.” ☟ Taste Notes  30 year aged with a final year in European Oak sherry cask before being…

  • AEHRA — Design without limits

    AEHRA — Design without limits

    Those that know me well know that I’m not exactly enthralled about the idea of electric cars, but perhaps I may just have been a touch hasty. What the electric vehicle powertrains have brought is a performance standard that is more easily obtained as electric motors are able to recreate beloved combustion engine metrics with…

  • SPIRIOCAST — As if by Magic

    SPIRIOCAST — As if by Magic

    Throughout history, music has always had the magical ability to shape the world around it by conducting, emotion, feeling and sentiment.   That said, in a world where the digital streaming favours efficiency over quality, the idea of not only championing traditional formats of music, but progressing them, may seem a touch… alien. For Steinway &…

  • In Retrospect — House of Hazelwood

    In Retrospect — House of Hazelwood

    There is something about Speyside that has a magical air to it, an almost mystical quality – and no, it’s not just the whisky. Known to many as the home of many world-famous distilleries, for me it’s more of a tranquil escape from the noise that is life. A glimpse at a yesteryear, a time…