If you’re lucky enough to secure a coveted barstool at the elegant bar at London’s Dorchester Hotel overlooking Hyde Park this summer, be sure to try a tantalizing “Old Tom Cobbler”, the recipe for which was created by ultra-talented mixologist and industry legend Giuliano Morandin utilizing Old Tom Gin, fresh …
Armed with the mission to “bring quality whisky to the those who are unable to afford the rising prices of the spirit globally,” drink writers Joel Harrison and Neil Ridley have launched Exile Casks: “The writers turned detective as they took on the role of cask hunters on a journey …
Andreas Versteegh and David Bromige co-founded Martin Miller’s Gin (“English Distilled, Iceland Chilled”) back in 1999 along with the late Master Distiller Martin Miller who sadly succumbed to cancer in 2014. Martin Miller’s is a multi award-winning contemporary style gin that’s earned plenty of respect within the industry, so when …
The name for Glenmorangie’s sherry cask-aged whisky ‘Lasanta’ is derived from the Gaelic for warmth or passion. Considering the enticing aromas of warm spices, chocolate, and toffee that seduce the olfactory senses from this bottle as well as the lush butterscotch, walnut, and hazelnut on the palate, Lasanta certainly seems an …
Gông, the upscale cocktail bar on the 52nd floor of the Shangri-La Hotel on St Thomas Street in London, may be the most atmospheric spot in The Big Smoke to sip a sunset cocktail. One can watch the city dramatically illuminate below one’s highly coveted viewpoint at the edge of …
With the summer sun appearing over London, and blossom in the trees, thoughts may turn from the darker spirits of winter to the bright flavours of springtime. But wait just a second as the new premium range of Park cognacs from celebrated Distillerie Tessendier & Fils has just reached these …
British spirits industry writer Jim Murray, who literally wrote the Bible on whisky (Jim Murray’s Whisky Bible) describes the successful Sauternes-finishing of Glenmorangie Nectar d’Or in the following enthusiastic terms: “Great to see French casks that actually complement a whisky-so rare! An exercise in outrageously good sweet-dry balancing.” Nectar d’Or is …
Louis XIII’s L’Odyssée d’un Roi Cognac is the product of an inspired collaboration amongst the revered Louis XIII Cognac house and three luxury French maisons—Hermès, Puiforcat, and Saint-Louis. Only three bottles will be released for auction, each one-of-a-kind masterpiece representing over 1000 hours of work by specialized artisans. Hermès created the …
During Chicago’s World Fair of 1893, Wild Turkey Bourbon Whiskey was used to represent the state of Kentucky, just a mere 24 years after the Ripy Brothers first opened their distillery. Fast forward a few years to Jimmy Russell, the world’s longest-tenuered active master distiller, began in 1954 as a …
Elysian: of, relating to, or characteristic of heaven or paradise. The word stems from the Elysian fields of Greek mythology, a utopian paradise reserved for heroes after death. Synonyms include heavenly, paradisiacal, and divine. The Elysian Collection, then, seems an appropriate agnomen for British designer Jo Sampson’s sublime collection of …
The four woods in question in Woodford Reserve’s Frosty Four Wood Kentucky Straight Bourbon are the American oak barrels in which the bourbon was aged as well as the port wood, sherry wood, and maple wood barrels in which the whiskey was slowly, meticulously finished. “Frosty” refers to the polar …
Edge your nose towards the glass as you’re hit with a fresh citrus burst, soothed in a syrupy orange marmalade. The juniper plays a part as it subtly flows into the background with a slight floral, almost violet lingering into the distance. On taste the floral elements come to …