An unparalleled source of inspiration for decorators, bargain hunters, and gallery owners around the world, the Paul Bert-Serpette market in Saint-Ouen, France organized its first international antique market. It’s without a doubt because Krug shares these same values of exceptionalism, savoir-faire, and preservation of centennial heritage that the Krug Festival accompanied this market on July...
Ever since its creation in 1993, Belvedere has made cocktails that preserve the brand’s primary ambition: offering brand new and surprising tasting experiences. In its own way, Belvedere vodka animates mixology by reinterpreting it in an unexpected way with classic cocktails each summer. The idea? Offer unexpected tasting experiences to make precious convivial moments even...
Since 1843, Glenmorangie has stubbornly sought perfection in the distilling of their whisky. While the road is a long one, they never stop midway. With their unique stills – the tallest in Scotland with 5.14 meters in height – only the lightest and purest vapors are able to reach the top of their long copper...
Born in 1961 in the UK, Colin Peter Field was inspired by the profession of bartender on a trip to Paris at age 14. Eight years later, with his passion in tow, he would win silver medal for the Best Barman in France competition in addition to being named Best Barman in the Grand Prix...
“May this present volume commence in the name of God and the Blessed Virgin”. With these words, Nicolas Ruinart officially founded his eponymous brand on September 1, 1729. Initiated into the secret world of great wines by his uncle, Benedictine monk Dom Thierry Ruinart (1657-1709), author of a number of wise and observant works, Nicolas...
No one understands luxury better than LVMH. Today, Stéphanie Watine Arnault, Bernard Arnualt’s niece, is piloting this new approach to French luxury in London. Clos 19 is a website that brings together the world’s main luxury brands, including the jewels in LVMH’s crown. Imagined with LVMH and its luxury wines and spirits in mind, the...
Rich, an unexpected marriage of a historical champagne with the always on-the-move universe of mixology, is a sweet champagne that’s ideal for mixtures. “It seems to us that it was interesting for the champagne to be able to (…) go into other unexplored universes, which is completely in the spirit of Madame Clicquot,” commented Jean-Marc...
Ruinart has long shared its taste for artistic collaborations and was even a pioneer in the field. The world’s first champagne brand was indeed the first to innovate in the communications realm by calling on the talents of Czech artist Alphonse Mucha. The year was 1896, and this precursor to Art Nouveau left an impression...
It’s an exceptional location. Saint-Pierre d’Hautvillers Abbey has seen both powerful and meek, kings and priests, come through its door. In the beginning there was a dream. It was Saint Nivard, the fifth bishop of Reims and nephew of King Dagobert who had this dream. One day in the first century A.D., he was returning...
It’s one of the Highlands’ best kept secrets – in the heart of Scotland, at a site with well-preserved beauty, is a distillery that perpetuates its own craftsmanship. This is an ancestral craftsmanship that forges the intensity of the malts upon contact with impressively tall stills. ‘The same height as a giraffe’, they constitute a...
