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 … Read more
Bombay Sapphire Distillery wins international BREEAM Award for sustainability. The botanical glasshouses designed by Thomas Heatherwick and Heatherwick Studios taking centre stage at Laverstoke Mill Bombay Sapphire Distillery. Bombay Sapphire, the world’s number one premium gin by value, unveiled the unique glasshouses where the 10 botanicals – juniper, lemon peel, grains of paradise, coriander, cubeb berries, … Read more
For a more enjoyable cruise journey, cruise travel companies outfitted their ships with several high-tech innovations. The new technologies coming to the Quantum of the Seas, for example, include “Sidewalk to Ship” in 10 Minutes, real-time luggage tracking; the first of 40,000 free windows tablets for crew, exceptional variety and choice – oh, and a … Read more
A 1954 Ferrari 375 MM Scaglietti Coupe with a famous life is the Best Of Show winner at the 2014 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance. Postwar Car Takes Top Award at the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance for the First Time in Nearly 50 Years. Excited cheers echoed across the 18th fairway of Pebble Beach Golf Links when … Read more
Alen 68 by Foster+Partners. Beneath the surface of the new Alen 68, her advanced technology confirms that land architects and boatbuilders are a potent combination. Turkish boatyard Alen Yacht has joined forces with renowned international architects Foster + Partners to create the new 68. Merging innovative technology from land construction with boatbuilding expertise has created … Read more
The new Oyster 675 – set to be the centre of attention. With its lower profile, stretched deck saloon window visually triggering a sense of power and purpose in a manner akin to the more tasteful of performance road cars, this Oyster 675 joins the latest ‘Coupé’ range. Defining a new phase in Oyster’s development, … Read more