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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…
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Mr Porter Paperback – Volume One
Mr Porter arrived at a time when online fashion retail struggled to provide that functional stimulus and emotive connection with male consumer. Now over a year into their carnation Mr Porter continues to examine new ways of catering for those that pine for that aspirational lifestyle; a connection deeper than solely the sartorial, with interests…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Meridian Audio DSP3200 Loudspeakers
It was in the early 1970’s that two Cambridge students made their acquaintance; a fated meeting driven by their mutual love of music. Since then Bob Stuart and Allen Boothroyd have spent the last 35 years developing that high-performance audio standard that has become a signature feature of Meridian Audio. Meridian’s progress has been somewhat…
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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…
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Montblanc Black Mystery Notebook
All ideas are worth cherishing in some guise, but that said some much more so than others. Be it that eureka moment that sits you bolt upright at night, or that idea that grows in clarity like light shining through a dispersing fog, they are all seeds that just might germinate. Our advice to you –…
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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,…
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Le Beau Male Perfumer – Francis Kurkdjian
Over the course of nearly twenty years of collaboration with Jean Paul Gaultier, Francis Kurkdjian has created several fragrances of desire, true to the designer’s signature. In anticipation of the arrival of Jean Paul Gaultier’s new fragrance, Francis Kurkdjian talks about Le Beau Male. Isn’t it risky to reinterpret a legendary fragrance? Not at all…
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Le Beau Male by Jean Paul Gaultier
The focus of the Jean Paul Gaultier Le Male fragrances has always been on the sensuality and inherent sexuality embodied in the scent; a celebration of the ‘homme fatal’. The newest and all the more icy incarnation of the record selling Jean Paul Gaultier scent called Le Beau Male has now been unveiled. JOSHUA’s opted…
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The Dalmore Collection
When choosing amongst an array of such quality, you would be hard pressed to go wrong. Nonetheless, JOSHUA’s have provided a breakdown of the extensive Dalmore single malt whisky collection, so you can enjoy the full extent of their intricacies as the Clan Mackenzie intended. THE DALMORE KING ALEXANDER III Crafted to honour the act…
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Luceo Non Uro: The Dalmore
Luceo Non Uro. Three words of significance to many, but none more so than the Clan MacKenzie and their beloved single malt whisky The Dalmore. It is these three words that define The Dalmore heritage, magnificence and ‘speak’: I Shine, Not Burn A poignant philosophy for a multitude of reasons, a philosophy that can be seen imbued…
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The Art of Whisky Creation
JOSHUA’s are advocates of time honoured traditions, not solely, but in the main, based on the premise that there must be a reason that they have stood the test of time. It’s the idea of tweaking rather than wholesale reform, embracing the past yet looking to the future that leads to a truly remarkable outcome.…
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Movember: The Barbershop
MOVEMBER: THE BARBERSHOP The month of November is in danger of being renamed in favour of the mighty and all consuming ‘Movember’ escalating in magnitude each year of its existence. This Crusade against male specific illnesses, has brought a camaraderie to its worldwide participants, with a knowing look, polite smile or abbreviated nod between fellow…
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Penhaligon’s Moustache Wax
Royal warranted perfumery Penhaligon’s have given us another reason to smile this Movember with their lightly scented moustache wax. For JOSHUA’s it is the contemporary interpretive scent of Sartorial imbued in the wax that makes for a particularly pleasant wear on one’s ‘tasche. Penhaligon’s Sartorial: Traditional notes of oakmoss, tonka bean and lavender exquisitely blended…
