• Drinks of Note — Christmas ’24

    Drinks of Note — Christmas ’24

    It is undoubtedly better to give than to receive, but if you gift a choice bottle to the right person—you can be both giver and recipient. Choose wisely…   King Alexander III by The Dalmore “A spectacular example of the Highland distillery’s of multi-cask maturation; a one-of-a-kind assemblage of six noble cask finishes.” ♱ TASTE NOTES…

  • 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…

  • The Gift of Time: Punkt. MP01

    The Gift of Time: Punkt. MP01

    It is the time of year when many requests will be made for gifts to improve – at least in perception – their daily existence. But ask many what the greatest gift they can receive is and they will tell you “more time”. Time is getting away from us at an alarming rate, and this…

  • Joyeux Noël: G.H.MUMM Protocoles Gift Box

    Joyeux Noël: G.H.MUMM Protocoles Gift Box

    This time of year is always one of joy and reflection of the months gone past, with Christmas serving as the pinnacle event. The colour red is one – thanks to St Nicklaus – associated with Christmas, but also a colour that stimulates a sense of occasion and gifting. Experts in fine wine and owners…

  • Tumi + Ketel One Vodka: Limited Edition Mixology Set

    Tumi + Ketel One Vodka: Limited Edition Mixology Set

    Holiday making and alcohol consumption always tend to go hand in hand – for better or for worse. That said, add a process behind the pursuit of drinking and you get a much more fruitful purpose; rather than solely to drink, it becomes a almost culinary pursuit with the goal being to decipher the subtleties…

  • Seiko Astron GPS Solar

    Seiko Astron GPS Solar

    The thought of a travelling lifestyle is driven by an inherent desire to explore that exists in all of us, albeit to varying degrees. To cater to these aspirational travellers Seiko have developed their own, patented, low-energy-consumption GPS receiver, which allows a watch that can receive GPS signals and identify time zone, time and date data using…

  • The Parajet Paramotor

    The Parajet Paramotor

    What do you give a man that has everything…? An apt question, and one no doubt being asked as these very words are being commited to type. The answer is quite simple really – nothing. However for the times when the gift of “nothing” is not permissible in danger of offending without reprieve, it’s good to…

  • Gifts of Note

    Gifts of Note

    The word ‘gift’ means many things to many people but at this time of year one particular meaning tends to surface more than most. Despite Christmas being a religious occasion – the hint being in the name – the ceremonial opening of gifts on the 25th seems to take precedence. In accordance with this ritual,…

  • Diane von Furstenberg 2013 evian Limited Edition Bottle

    Diane von Furstenberg 2013 evian Limited Edition Bottle

    While we pondering on the topic of our health – or at least how healthy we aspire to be – Evian made their timely announcement of their latest collaborative edition, this time with the lauded Diane von Furstenberg. Admittedly, this it’s one of those collaborations which is clear in it’s ambitions to target the female…