JD and Oak – the perfect mix. At least it is when the wood in question has been in the form of one very special Jack Daniel’s barrel. Not just any barrel of Jack Daniel’s is granted the status of Single Barrel. Every so often, the Jack Daniel’s Master Tasting Panel discover a barrel of…
This is one empty bottle of booze that you’ll need to keep from your bleary-eyed partner when they go to do the recycling, the morning after. Proving once and for all that tequila does, in fact, make us happy, Patrón Tequila has teamed up with historic crystal makers, Lalique, to produce Patrón en Lalique: Serie…
With family festivities approaching, you’d be wise to bring some ammunition with you to impress the in-laws. Perfect timing because Lusso is offering you the chance to win a bottle of The Macallan Rare Cask, an appropriately complex whisky with a level of clout that will sway the most stiff necked of fathers-in-law. Just as the name implies, Rare Cask isn’t your everyday single malt. Crafted from…
Members clubs across the world should take note, because when it opens its doors in 2016, Club Thirty-Nine will be the retreat to beat. Set on Avenue Princess Grace, Monte Carlo’s Club Thirty-Nine launches in Spring 2016 <img width="110" height="110" src="https://i0.wp.com/lus.so/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/YuW_xnu5tDVS1Ar2PymnuFaEAPDuzhPr-khigqXtkE.jpg?resize=110%2C110" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail" alt="" aria-describedby="gallery-20-21902" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/lus check my reference.so/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/YuW_xnu5tDVS1Ar2PymnuFaEAPDuzhPr-khigqXtkE.jpg?resize=110%2C110 110w, https://i0.wp.com/lus.so/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/YuW_xnu5tDVS1Ar2PymnuFaEAPDuzhPr-khigqXtkE.jpg?resize=40%2C40 40w, https://i0.wp.com/lus.so/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/YuW_xnu5tDVS1Ar2PymnuFaEAPDuzhPr-khigqXtkE.jpg?zoom=2&resize=110%2C110 220w,…
‘Life Begins at 40’ said American psychologist Walter Pitkin in his 1932 self-help book of the same name. ‘This is the revolutionary outcome of our New Era. Today it is half a truth. Tomorrow it will be an axiom.’ Life expectancy in medieval England was around 25 years and only reached forty sometime around the…
Last week saw the reopening of the eagerly anticipated private member’s club pop up at 19 Greek Street. La Maison Rémy Martin is back, slicker and sexier than ever. Exploring hidden talents of those involved, the opening party saw the delicious actress Gemma Chan pick up (and play) a violin for a captive audience, whilst…
Through the unassuming entrance and down the gilded stairway, the dark mezzanine bar at Quaglino’s is the perfect setting for its Prohibition-themed afternoon Tea. The black trays delicately balanced on a gold frame offer a selection on classic tea-time favourites hop over to here. Think mini sandwiches, scones, berry tarts and macaroons. All to be…
Cosy tavern, gin parlour and salon styled in the period when Phileas Fogg set off around the world, the new cocktail bar from Inception Group brings their famously eccentric touch to London’s Covent Garden. Sister venue to the award-winning Mr Fogg’s Residence in Mayfair, Mr Fogg’s Tavern is the latest quirky bar to come from Charlie Gilkes and…
In the immortal words of J.R.R Tolkien, deep roots are not reached by the frost, and the site of Chelsea’s very first Indian restaurant may well reap the benefits of its age-old heritage. Where Chutney Mary once stood, down the gilded stairway, through the richly encrusted décor with the signature central tree remaining sprawls…
Some things go off quicker than others. House guests, like fish, go off after three days (or so Benjamin Franklin advised), whilst an opened tin of yellow bean paste I have in my fridge has been prodigiously enhancing my Chinese stir-fries for the past year. Earlier in the summer a friendship with an Antipodean blogger…