Cigars & Spirits

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“True luxury is about pushing boundaries to boldly define a way of life,” Sean Combs about the tequila ambition

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Sean Combs launches six ultra-premium and luxury Deleon tequilas. Sean Combs’ Deleon Tequila introduced new Platinum and Reposado variants. This launch marks the first release from the Diageo and Combs Wine & Spirits joint venture since the Deleon Tequila acquisition was announced in January 2014. Leading the Deleon Tequila line-up is the new Platinum. Un-aged and … Read more

Modern Kings of Culture

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Premium brand vodka Grey Goose commissioned New York-based portrait painter Kehinde Wiley to create a series of custom portraits honoring today’s “modern kings” who have charted extraordinary paths to achievement. The exciting finale of a unique collaboration between Grey Goose Le Melon flavored vodka and renowned artist Kehinde Wiley will culminate in a series of events during Miami’s … Read more

Love cheese? British Bath Blue crowned world champion 2014

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Cheese in all its magnificence: Bath Blue collected the World Champion trophy at the 26th edition of the World Cheese Awards. Imagine 3,000 cheeses all in one place. The 2014 World Cheese Awards, the largest gathering of cheeses under one roof and UK’s biggest and most cosmopolitan cheese festival, took place at BBC Good Food … Read more

The First Chardonnay from Bordeaux. 36-year-old winemaker Benoit Trocard breaks away from the region’s Merlot tradition.

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2013 Dubreuil Chardonnay by Winemaker Benoit Trocard. The Trocard Family, pioneering winegrowers since 1620, announced a rare new wine to the famed Clos Dubreuil portfolio and surprisingly it’s not a Grand Cru Merlot. Winemaker Benoit Trocard, 15th generation of his family-owned business based in Saint-Emilion, Bordeaux, France has gone against the grain and taken a … Read more

Bûche Beige by Karl Lagerfeld

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This Christmas log made by Tokyo’ Beige Pastry Chef Julien was sold out in no time. The one-of-a kind Christmas cake for Tokyo-based eatery Beige’s 10th anniversary was designed by German fashion legend Karl Lagerfeld. The head designer and creative director of Chanel, Fendi and his own label fashion recreated Chanel’s iconic lipstick shape. The … Read more

Regal Apple flavored whisky

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Crown Royal Regal Apple. Flavoring whiskies is not a completely outlandish concept. Following the honey-flavored or maple syrup whiskies, Canada’s Crown Royal has come out with Crown Royal Regal Apple, an apple-flavored whisky with an extract of fall. The apple extension is a great option for those fun-loving whisky drinkers looking for a high-quality flavored … Read more