Category: Cigars & Spirits
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Takashi Murakami goes back to the very beginnings of Japanese sake
Takashi Murakami creates two limited edition bottle designs for the pure Junmai Daiginjo Sake. Takashi Murakami × NEXT5 is a brewing collaboration between famed artist Takashi Murakami and Akita brewers in Japan. The project saw the creation a fresh sake that goes back to the very beginnings of Japanese sake. Kimoto-zukuri – a method of making…
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World Premiere: The world’s first 6l Crystal Decanter for Cognac
Louis XII Le Mathusalem is truly a monumental edition. This is the very first time that a cognac will produce a mathusalem edition in crystal. Made by the legendary crystal manufacturer Baccarat, it requires over 20 master craftsmen to produce. Each of these decanters is blown by the craftsmen of La Maison Baccarat. “As old…
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The 20 best wines for summer
What’s the perfect white or rosé to go with grilled fish? Where can you get a bargain red or fizz for the barbecue? Observer Food Monthly guides you through the season
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Mission accomplished: Mumm’s Daring Delivery
Watch Cellar Master Didier and Kellan Lutz go to great lengths to deliver the new Mumm bottle to NYC. Maison Mumm officially unveiled its revolutionary bottle Mumm Grand Cordon at Lightbox, the premier creative tech space in New York. The new bottle was presented in a breathtaking sequence that segued from a digital film to…
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Man v machine: can computers cook, write and paint better than us?
Artificial intelligence can now win a game, recognise your face, even appeal against your parking ticket. But can it do the stuff even humans find tricky?
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Luxury Scotch Whisky embassy. Were to visit it
The airports are the best places offering access to some of the world’s finest Scotch Whiskies. Diageo is immersing visitors in something totally different from the norm in travel retail, giving them an exclusive insight into the Johnnie Walker with a “Johnnie Walker House.” If you are travelling through Lounge 2 of Amsterdam Airport Schiphol you…