Macallan distillery review – whisky and spectacle galore

Easter Elchies, Craigellachie, Moray
Macallan’s new £140m distillery and visitor centre, by Richard Rogers and co, is a suitably subtle blend of hi-tech and theatre designed to put the beautiful business of whisky production centre stage

Back to the Futuro: the spaceship house that landed in Yorkshire

Dreamed up in Finland and shaped like a flying saucer, Matti Suuronen’s ‘house of the future’ turned out to be an impractical curio – but its atomic-age aesthetics are still alluring

The sixth iteration of the Bowers & Wilkins 600 Series is ideal for vinyl enthusiasts

  Improve your 5.1 surround sound experience with the new Bowers & Wilkins 600 Series. The sixth iteration of Bowers & Wilkins 600 Series dramatically improves the range’s legendary combination of outstanding value and audio performance. For the growing number of young vinyl enthusiasts and hi-resolution audio fans, British loudspeaker company Bowers & Wilkins introduces … Read more

Escheatment: Maltese Cat Book Series. Chapters 33 – 34

“Escheatment”, Book 1 in the Maltese Cat Book Series continues with new chapters. Enjoy: Chapters 1 & 2, 3 & 4, 5 & 6, 7 & 8, 9 & 10, Chapter 11, Chapters 12 & 13, 14-16, 17, 18, Chapters 19 & 20, Chapter 21, 22 & 23, 24, 25, 26, Chapters 27-29 Chapter 30, 31-32. Chapter 33 Roxwell’s Dilemma Carter Roxwell considered himself very lucky. He had a girlfriend who could … Read more

Joël Robuchon obituary

French chef whose creative genius and drive for perfection brought him 32 Michelin stars

The best foundations for summer

In hot weather, I prefer to lighten things considerably