The year of gin! Spirit enjoys record sales as drinking habits change
About 40m bottles were sold over the past 12 months – enough to make 1.12bn gin and tonics – as Spain and US become key markets
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Moët Hennessy has unveiled first vintage of Ao Yun Chinese wine
Ao Yun, the new Chinese wine from Estates & Wines, produced in the foothills of the Himalayas, unveils first vintage. The name of the Ao Yung’s wine means “flying above the clouds”, a reference to the clouds that cap the summits of the Himalayan mountains, the region of provenence of the wine. The vineyards, which … Read more
The best thing I ate in 2016
From a homemade birthday cake to wild pig in the Yucatán, the big names in food, including Nigella Lawson, René Redzepi and Nadiya Hussain, recall their favourite eating experiences of 2016
The Macallan x El Celler de Can Roca. One you’ve been waiting for, welcome Edition No.2
The Macallan is combining knowledge of whisky making with Roca brothers’ creative culinary expertise. The result – a single malt that challenges expectations. After 40 years at The Macallan, Bob Dalgarno knows a thing or two about our whisky. Each year, a special selection of oak casks is hand-picked to craft a new Edition, co-created … Read more
Osteria Francescana: does the world’s best restaurant live up to the hype?
Tanya Gold goes very, very fine dining in Modena, Italy
design miami/: Perrier-Jouët x Andrew Kudless take the organic relationship with champagne to the limit
Champagne Maison Perrier-Jouët is making an exciting contribution to the 2016 Design Miami/ global art forum via an exclusive partnership with American designer and architect Andrew Kudless. Kudless is presenting visionary works founded on the notion of digital craftsmanship. Maison Perrier-Jouët has just embarked on a new creative collaboration with designer Andrew Kudless for the … Read more