Category: Cigars & Spirits
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Ardbeg Supernova 2014 celebrating the outer limits of whisky maturation
To celebrate the return of Ardbeg space experiment, the Ardbeg house is bringing back a Committee edition of a dram “that is out of this world.” The re-entry of Supernova heralds the return of one of the most explosively flavoured, peatiest and sweet Ardbegs ever, said the Islay distillery. Supernova commemorates the return of Ardbeg’s pioneering…
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Women chefs can handle the heat in the kitchen but have no appetite for sexism
Blaming a lack of female chefs on archaic assumptions about their capabilities is as weak as perpetuating the excuses that allow certain chefs to behave so badly
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Balvenie’s collectable expressions with extremely limited availability
Collectable expressions for passionate whisky enthusiasts to enjoy. Unique and unrepeatable, The Balvenie Tun 1509, The Balvenie Single Barrel Traditional Oak Aged 25 Years, and The Balvenie Fifty, Cask 4567 are the three extremely rare and collectable whiskies from Balvenie legendary warehouses. Following the release of nine batches of the highly-acclaimed Tun 1401—arguably one of…
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The world’s coolest cocktail-making machine to take mixing the perfect cocktail to new heights
Tanqueray No. Ten Imperial Shaker by spirits expert Jason Crawley. Mix one part superb craftsmanship with a jigger of history and splash of style and what do you get? The world’s coolest cocktail-making machine. Recreated from a nineteenth- century drawing under the guidance of spirits impresario Jason Crawley, the 6’-tall Imperial Shaker oozes authenticity,…
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Bloody Mary cocktail turns 80
Famed bartender Fernand Petiot of the St. Regis hotel perfected his recipe for the beloved Bloody Mary, St. Regis’ signature cocktail, at the King Cole bar in 1934. The St. Regis Hotel claims to have invented the tomato-vodka cocktail, called “the world’s most complex cocktail”. Deemed too racy a name for the hotel’s clientele, it…
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Epicurean Journeys of 2014: Spice blending is all about storytelling
The Luxury Collection Assouline Epicurean Journeys Book (Limited Edition). The Luxury Collection Hotels & Resorts unveiled its latest collaboration with Assouline, the publisher of the most sophisticated books in the world: Epicurean Journeys, a hardcover collection of original recipes by renowned chefs, including: Chef Jose Andres, Geoffrey Zakarian, Stephanie Le Quellec, Daniele Turco, Manjit Gill…