• Life is Golden — Havana Club 7

    Life is Golden — Havana Club 7

    Life is no doubt a serious affair, but at times I feel we take life a little bit too seriously. I’m not talking about the non-negotiable issues of health and political unrest—of which there are many—but more about those little spaces in life where we can actually afford to let our hair down and enjoy.…

  • Glenfiddich Rare Collection Cask No. 20050

    Glenfiddich Rare Collection Cask No. 20050

    The whisky industry is a sector that has little room for innovation due to the constraints that make a whisky, a whisky. Stray too far from the parameters, then you are no longer making whisky, or even worse still, you actually create a whisky — but one of inferior quality. Having said that, it doesn’t…

  • Limited Edition Mud Mask by Jeep

    Limited Edition Mud Mask by Jeep

    The idea of a car brand launching a ‘mud mask’ – especially one of the ilk of Jeep – is pretty much unthinkable. I mean, next they’ll be telling us that Leicester City can win the Premier League. Think ‘mud mask’ and what comes to mind in a luxurious skincare treatment in delicate packaging, but…

  • Midleton Very Rare Pearl Edition

    Midleton Very Rare Pearl Edition

    As a journalist, there are certain, shall we say anomalous privileges set upon me during my various press trips and travels. I use the word anomalous somewhat conservatively, as what I really mean is that these little snippets of outlandish luxury, not necessarily in keeping with my particular taste or bankroll, can be above and…

  • Midleton Very Rare Pearl Edition (continued)

    Midleton Very Rare Pearl Edition (continued)

    Now, the whiskey itself: for three decades now, Midleton Very Rare has marked the passage of time with an annual vintage release. To celebrate the 30th anniversary of the first bottling in 1984, Irish Distillers has produced a very, very rare Midleton Very Rare Pearl Edition. It’s a collaboration between Master Distillers present and former,…

  • The Glenlivet Winchester Collection: Vintage 1964

    The Glenlivet Winchester Collection: Vintage 1964

    In the world of whiskey every now and then something ‘special’ emerges from the cellars – this was one of those times. Being present when The Glenlivet unveiled The Winchester Collection was pleasing in itself, but be introduced to the collection by Matser Distiller Alan Winchester himself was certainly a coup. “I can get cherry…

  • Jean Paul Gaultier + Piper-Heidsieck

    Jean Paul Gaultier + Piper-Heidsieck

    JEAN PAUL GAULTIER + PIPER-HEIDSIECK Champagne Piper-Heidsieck has collaborated with French fashion designer Jean Paul Gaultier for the second time to create two new sensual and alluring gift sets perfect for adding an avant garde experience to any occasion. A name synonymous with fashion and popular culture, Jean Paul Gaultier has joint forces with Grande Maison…