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The Mix Truffle and Vodka by Belvedere

As an homage to the famed silver trees that are emblematic of the brand, Belvedere Unfiltered’s bottle will be housed in a soft birch case, wrapped in a plinth carved with stylized golden branches. The front piece slides back to slowly reveal a deep black bottle. A 25g truffle and accompanying knife perfect this original...

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Krug en Voyage by Moynat, a Creative Collaboration

This collaboration’s history goes back to the first voyages of Olivier Krug, chapter VI in his family’s brand based in Champagne, France. He who split his time between the caves of Reims and his numerous expeditions as the brand’s ambassador wondered what the best way would be to travel with a bottle of Krug. By...

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Hennessy VS by Os Gemeos

Hennessy Very Special is imposing its inimitable style in time. And for its third artistic collaboration, the brand is this time putting Os Gemeos on the tag, a reflection of their realistic and optimistic art. Inspired by the elegance, refinement, and tradition of Hennessy cognac, the tag borrows the same warm colors and modernity that...

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The Galerie Dorée Collection by Moët et Chandon

“Get drunk and stay that way. On what? On wine, poetry, virtue, whatever. But get drunk”, Charles Baudelaire said it all. The holidays call for celebrated tradition, and Moët & Chandon has all the delectation of its famous vineyard’s emblematic champagne to offer: Moët Impérial. The champagne may achieve its rareness from its completely balanced structure, like the majority...

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Moët & Chandon Celebrates 270 Years

The champagne Moët & Chandon has acquired universal renown through its three centuries of existence; with audacity and elegance, the French brand forges its interest around sharing, and will soon be apostrophizing the world with an effervescent wine who’s Wine Credo delights what with its innovation and spot-on taste. Already in the 18th century, the formula for...

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Dom Pérignon and Jeff Koons for the Better

Previously, Jeff Koons was a couturier… of Wall Street commodities. When he ventured into art, it was with the idea of it as a preferred vehicle for merchandising. It was only natural then for him to collaborate with the Château Mouton Rothschild when they asked him to imagine the tag for their 2010 vintage. Jeff...

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Krug Explores New Taste Frontiers

The pursuit of excellence has always been at the heart of the Clos du Mesnil domain, where the founder of Krug posed his suitcases one day in 1843. He had imagined viticultural processes that were never-before-seen at the time to be able to offer an exceptional experience to tasters, a more admirable path, out of...

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Martini: a Tale of 150 Years

The Odyssey was sketched in 1847. Alessandro Martini, wine merchant, and Luigi Rossi, herbalist and expert liquor met in, Pessione, a village near the city of Turin.Lacking only the seriousness of Teofilo Sola, accountant by profession, to seal their appetite for innovation, and the pursuit of taste and flavors around a company Martini, Sola &...

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Mathusalem X.O Hennessy by Arik Levy

Famed cognac producer Hennessy has called out to artist Arik Levy to create a limited edition product: Mathusalem X.O. The box is a true work of art. Entirely handmade, using individually sized pieces of wood covered with embossed Barenia leather, this box, what with its geometric lines, forms a broken rectangle that calls to mind an enormous diamond...

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Dom Pérignon by David Lynch

Paul Morand understood it clearly when he said that “a glass of Dom Perignon would embrace him to eternity”. This idea of travelling through eternity is the main representation of this new co-brandind of Dom Perignon and the artist, David Lynch. After Andy Wharol, and more recently Karl Lagarfeld, it’s now the turn of the talented director...