The Macallan 62 Year Old in Lalique

The Macallan 62 Year Old in Lalique . ‘The Macallan in Lalique V: The Spiritual Home’. They say ‘home is where the heart is’ and that is certainly the case with this decanter inspired by Easter Elchies House on our Speyside Estate, and the penultimate in our collection. The precious whisky encased in beautifully engraved crystal is an exquisite and very rare 62 years old Macallan single malt whisky, sure to steal hearts.

Lalique’s Marc Larminaux interpreted the harled surface applied to the sandstone walls of Easter Elchies House by creating a textured frosted surface on three sides of the decanter. One of the frosted sides features the bold initials, JEG, replicating the initials which are incorporated in the original date stone. These initials belong to Captain John Grant, who oversaw the building of the Jacobean manor house in 1700.

Limited to only 400 individually numbered decanters, the Spiritual Home edition will be highly desired and eagerly anticipated. It is valued at USD$25,000 and available now from specialist whisky retailers. 

The Dalmore Paterson Collection

The Paterson Collection is the masterpiece of a lifetime, comprised of twelve unique whiskies from the visionary Richard Paterson, Master Distiller of The Dalmore. The collection is housed within a magnificent bespoke cabinet, along with twelve handcrafted crystal decanters, each adorned with a sterling silver collar and stag. These works of art are accompanied by Paterson’s own handwritten ledger, offering a rare insight into his craft.

To purchase this product, or book an appointment to view, please contact The Wine Shop at Harrods on +44 (0)20 7893 8777.  

Absolut Watkins

Absolut Watkins described as a reflection of “the excitement, glamour and star quality of the globetrotting fashion world.”

“Having my name on the Absolut bottle is crazy and fantastic,” said Watkins, who is based in Stockholm and Milan. “I’m Swedish, so the brand has always been there for me, and looking back at previous Absolut collaborations, it’s truly a great honour to be in that company.

“With my bottle decor and the campaign imagery, I wanted to convey something of my own vision regarding the archetype of cosmopolitan glamour,” Watkins added. “The flavour is a traveller’s exclusive and travelling is one of my great passions. Everything I do is all about people and places, travelling and new experiences.”

Bar Boy by Verner Panton

Bar Boy by Verner Panton, with black lacquer coating and leather interior specially edited for Moet & Chandon. The lower compartment has a capacity for 3 bottles of Grand Vintage Moet & Chandon and can cool them at a time to 10° C in 15 minutes. The middle compartment has 4 flutes inside, designed for Grand Vintage by Riedel.

Chivas Regal 18 Year Old by Christian Lacroix

Fashion designer Christian Lacroix has teamed up Chivas for a special edition Chivas Regal 18 Year Old release.

This is the second release for the relationship. The new edition of Chivas 18yo will be available in selected travel retail outlets from November.

Chivas Regal 18 Year Old by Christian Lacroix features a lavish, brocade presentation box in French jacquard, with a mirrored interior, while the familiar Chivas label on the bottle is also embroidered in jacquard.

Only 3,000 bottles of the Lacroix 18yo will be available. $495.

Black Fig Vodka

Phillips Design Group relaunch of Black Fig Vodka, the only natural fig infused vodka in the world. Black Fig is produced locally in Boston from select wheat grain, naturally infused with figs, and bottled by hand in small batches. Phillips developed the Black Fig brand including naming, brand identity, packaging, launch strategy/materials and website."

Highland Park 50 year old

Highland Park distillery, creators of The Best Spirit in the World , has unveiled the oldest ever island single malt whisky - Highland Park 50 year old – launched exclusively at Harrods, London.

Maple Wood Finish

Woodford Reserve has announced the release of Maple Wood Finish.

Maple Wood Finish is the fifth in the Woodford Reserve Master's Collection series following the Four Grain, Sonoma-Cutrer Finish, Sweet Mash and Seasoned Oak offerings. Released periodically at the master distiller's discretion, the Master's Collection whiskeys are extremely limited in quantity and bottled only once in a proprietary package inspired by the copper pot stills of The Woodford Reserve Distillery reports Luxist

The Maple Wood Finish will go on sale throughout the United States on Nov. 1 in limited quantities with a suggested retail price of $89.99.

Bols 1575 Vodka

Mash concepts for the "Bols 1575 Amsterdam" Bottle revamp

Mash designed a series of classic and elegant bottles based on vintage French perfume packaging."

Perrier Jouët - Makiko Takehara

To celebrate the release of Belle Epoque 2002, Japanese art photographer Makiko Takehara has interpreted 20 legendary Perrier-Jouët vintages, from the oldest in Champagne, the PJ 1825, to the first of the new millennium.

Her compositions provide a uniquely artistic perspective of each vintage, turning champagne into a work of art.

The works of Makiko Takehera include interpretations of Victor Hugo, Man Ray, Dan Flavin, Ettore Sottsass, Pedro Almodovar, Alexander Calder…

Happy Effen Holidays Party/Cocktail Menu at Redemption NYC

Redemption Bar and Grill (53rd St. and 2nd Ave) wants to say “Happy Effen Holidays” to hardworking New Yorkers who’ve been “scrooged” out of their company holiday parties – again!


In addition to a special holiday cocktail menu featuring Effen vodka, Redemption will be hosting a Happy Effen Holiday Party for everyone on Monday, Dec. 14th from 5-8pm. Your business card gets you a free cocktail and a room full of fellow New Yorkers to share the holiday spirit with. Event details and cocktail menu items include below.

Dalmore £10,000 Malt Whisky

Dalmore released a rare 1951-vintage single malt whisky with a RSP of £10,000 per bottle.

Only 12 decanters of the Sirius expression from premium whisky brand The Dalmore will be produced. Sirius will only be available to private buyers and through a limited network of World Duty Free (WDF) stores.



“The international market for high-end luxury products which have an investment value is buoyant - and the finest whiskies are playing an increasingly dominant role in this sector,” says The Dalmore’s Brand Director, David Robertson.



“Our partnership with World Duty Free allows us to reach an elite group of investors and whisky aficionados across the globe. We will be focusing on key target markets in Taiwan, USA and France.”



Sirius will be launched in the flagship WDF store at Heathrow Terminal 5. Nigel Sandals, Category Buying Manager for Liquor at WDF, adds: “Our customer base contains some of the most knowledgeable investors in spirits in the world.



“Being able to offer the absolute best-quality luxury goods is a very strong incentive for buyers to use travel retail and World Duty Free - as they would a specialist retailer - to get exceptional value and to see a real return on their investment.”



The Dalmore’s 1951 Sirius Vintage is a single-cask, single malt whisky, with a cask strength of 45%.



The Dalmore Master Distiller, Richard Paterson, says: “Distinguished and elegant, age has gracefully finessed this brilliant expression. Sirius is, quite simply, one of the world’s most perfect whiskies.”

Effen Vodka

EFFEN Vodka is an ultra-premium luxury vodka that is distilled 5 times from Dutch wheat, and Imported From Holland.

Pepsi Natural

PepsiCo is launching three new beverages, all sweetened with natural sugar instead of corn syrup.

Pepsi Natural, a premium cola made with sugar, natural caramel and kola nut extract, will be sold in glass bottles in the premium or natural food aisles of stores in 10 markets including New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, San Francisco and Seattle.

The Taste : Perrier-Jouët Vintage 1825, Perrier-Jouët Millesime 2002

12 of the world’s top wine and champagne experts flew from all corners of the globe to the boutique Champagne House Perrier-Jouët for the chance to taste 20 historic vintages from the House’s own cellars, including the oldest champagne in the world: Perrier-Jouët Vintage 1825.

The tasting also included the renowned “PJ 1874” – heralded as the most expensive champagne in the world when it was sold at a world famous auction in 1885.

The private event was organized in Epernay – Reims (France) to mark the future release of the House’s inaugural vintage of the 21st Century, Perrier-Jouët Millesime 2002.

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Veuve Clicquot champagne bar and boutique

Veuve Clicquot has opened its first champagne bar and boutique at London's Harrods store. The Veuve Clicquot boutique is located on the first floor and will stock the full range of Veuve Clicquot Cuvees, from Yellow Label and Veuve Clicquot Rose to Vintages and La Grande Dame. All are available by the glass and by the bottle. Prices start from £13.00 ($20.00) per flute.

The Dalmore 50

The Dalmore has announced the launch of one of the world's "oldest" whiskies onto the UK market report JD

The 50-year-old expression of The Dalmore, contains whisky first distilled 140 years ago, and is a limited edition launch, with only 191 Portuguese crystal decanters being released through the travel retail sector.

The whisky retails in the region of GBP700 (US$1,077) per unit.

Balblair Whisky

Balblair Highland Single Malt Scotch whisky is a super-premium malt, distinguished by its use of hand-selected vintages and devotion to detail.


Renowned for its contemporary appeal and sumptuous taste, Balblair is firmly focused on international luxury markets and is enjoying continued global success amongst discerning consumers.


At Balblair Distillery, on the shores of the Dornoch Firth in Edderton, Tain, each vintage is carefully chosen by distillery manager John MacDonald. Great attention is paid to the selection process and only the most excellent whiskies – those that have reached the peak of their perfection – are picked and named after the year of their casking. Those vintages currently available - Balblair 1975, Balblair 1989 and Balblair 1997 – are each unique but share the whisky’s core style: vanilla notes, rich fruit characters, spicy tones and a creamy, smooth finish.



To complement its mantra of ‘originality, good taste and fine quality’, Balblair has been building partnerships with outward-looking, like-minded brands including Mackintosh Rainwear, wall-paper and textile designers Timorous Beasties and Scottish, contemporary artist, JoLoMo in an effort to shift traditional stereotypes of Scotland both in the UK and abroad.


Furthermore, Balblair’s innovative approach and commitment to excellence has been recognized with a plethora of awards, including Gold and Gold Best in Class at the International Wine and Spirits Competition 2008 and Gold at the Scotch Whisky Masters 2008. Balblair also contributed significantly to Inver House (its parent company)’s win as “Distiller of the Year” at this year’s Icons of Whisky awards, beating hundreds of regional and global finalists.



Balblair - visit www.balblair.com

Windfall cocktail

The Windfall cocktail, is a new $6,200 cocktail that was introduced as part of Mohegan Sun’s Casino of the Wind grand opening events.

Lipstick Jungle’s Lindsey Price unveiled this luxurious libation, garnished with a Tiffany & Co. platinum diamond and pink sapphire celebration band, at an exclusive cocktail reception held at Leffingwells Martini Bar on Saturday, October 11, 2008.

This cocktail will be available at Leffingwells Martini Bar and Todd English’s Tuscany through October 31, 2008.

Additional VIP guests attending this weekend’s events included cast members from 30 Rock, Gossip Girl, Ugly Betty, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Heroes, Dancing with the Stars, Desperate Housewives, House and more.

AlissiaMT collection of barware,

AlissiaMT's InsideOut Collection of barware turns the common knowledge of what a drinking glass should look like on its head. In AMT's collection of barware, the well known and oftentimes iconic shapes of glasses are hidden behind a neutral and discreet outer shape, unassuming and simple. But once you pour the drink, the glass' inner identity appears creating an unusual and highly fascinating effect.

Besides the visual beauty, there is another extremely convincing argument: your drink simply doesn't warm as fast as it would in a normal champagne glass as you are not touching it at all and if you really want it cold, chill the glasses in the freezer and create an amazing visual presentation…

The glasses are all handmade, are 1.5" (3,8 cm) wide and 9.25" (23,5 cm) high and come in a set of 2. Now all you need to do is choose the right bubbly…