It is the very first release from the Diageo-owned distillery’s Singing Still Series. Few things become better with age, like wine. Besides wine, when one thinks of luxury alcohol, one conjures up images of golden liquid courage — whisky. The…
Apr 11, 2019
G. H. Mumm’s Cordon Rouge sparkles in a new look
For the first time in champagne history, the front label is transparent with the G.H Mumm signature and the famous eagle emblem printed in gold onto the bottle itself. G.H. Mumm is no stranger to celebrations. It was the French…
Apr 03, 2019
Ao Yun 2015 continues to tell the potential of Chinese terroir in wine-making
From the get-go, expectations are high for the 2015 vintage, with the year being the greatest since production started in 2013. Mere months after the Ao Yun 2013 and 2014 wowed our palates, French winemaker Maxence Dulou and his family…
Apr 02, 2019
Whisky Hour: The Singleton of Glen Ord 14 Year Old
There are only 516 bottles of the Singleton of Glen Ord 14 Year Old available in Malaysia, so hurry if you would like to get one. In the light, the bottle of The Singleton of Glen Ord 14 Year Old…
Mar 28, 2019
Champagne or prosecco: The difference and why they matter
Champagne or prosecco, can you tell the difference? Champagne may be the go-to drink for the upper echelon, but prosecco is no poor alternative. They are both sparkling wines, well, because they sparkle. You may think there is little difference…
Mar 25, 2019
4 reasons to pop by MariGin, a place dedicated to gin at the heart of KL
If you have a craving for gin, then MariGin is the place to be, with choices of 57 cocktails to pick from. There is a new gin bar in town for your nights out, and make no mistake, this is no…
Mar 18, 2019
Have a peg from this $33,000 bottle of Irish whisky this St Patrick’s Day
The very first bottle of Teeling Whiskey Celebratory Single Pot Still was sold for a jaw-dropping $13,000 at an auction last year, making it the most expensive bottle of Irish whisky to be sold. As St Patrick’s Day is around…
Feb 27, 2019
The case of the disappearing Japanese whiskies
Hold on to that bottle of Hibiki, it may be worth a handsome sum soon. While Japanese whiskies are put proudly on display every day at the entrance of Japan’s largest duty-free shop in Haneda Airport, it has lately become difficult…
Feb 27, 2019
Here’s a bottle of Johnnie Walker My Edition, done just to your taste
You can now have a bottle of whisky that is truly yours. The world’s best-selling Scotch whisky brand has launched Johnnie Walker My Edition, the first expression that will be designed exclusively by whisky fans themselves. This brings together years…
Feb 19, 2019
Would you pay $400 for this ‘out of the world’ cup of coffee?
The coffee beans are blasted into space for the perfect cup of joe. A company called Space Roasters has embarked on the plan to use the considerable heat of re-entry from space through Earth’s atmosphere to roast coffee beans. It will…