What: No. 3 London Dry Gin
Who: A year in the making and developed by fab fine wine and spirits merchants Berry Bros. & Rudd, a 300-year old Dutch distillery and an army of gin specialists like our favourite barman du monde Alessandro Palazzi from Dukes in London – mwaaaah!
Where: Online or at Berry Bros. & Rudd shops
Why: Crystal crisp juniper, sweet Spanish orange peel, angelica root, Moroccan coriander seed, grapefruit and cardamommmmmm…. Darling, gin is all about the juniper and this has it in spades – just perfect for Christmas martis (and you know we love a marti…). Santa santé!
This article was first published by The New York Times T Magazine Blog ‘The Moment’.
Become a merry old soul at the King Cole Bar in New York
One of the many jobs charged unto the staff and city resident LUXE editors is to search out the perfect pre-prandial perch to enjoy this liquid divinity in each city that we cover. New York, the home of The Beautiful Drink, is chokka-blocked with great places – personally we are fond of the King Cole Bar at the St. Regis despite being more famed for its Bloody Mary, we love it for its dark atmos and quiet, but upbeat murmuring. But let’s not forget Death & Co and the always excellent Pegu Club or Milk & Honey. But where else around the world should you partake? Here’s a whizzbang round-up of a few other personal faves around the globe…
This article first appeared in The New York Times T Magazine Blog ‘The Moment’
The twist or olive, why not both...
Dear hearts, what is that sound? The tinkle of ice? The thrum and thrall of expectation? Yes, oh yes, and thrice yes. When the Violet Hour comes, and come it always does – as the end of day approaches but night has not quite arrived, now is the time for The Beautiful Drink. Foolish is the creature who partakes at lunchtime, that way madness lies, and probably insider dealing or infidelity, or both. But at six o’clock, or seven if you must, is there a greater joy? For those who don’t drink martinis, it must seem like a ridiculous world – what’s so special about cold gin in a glass, right? In this case you may prefer to get on with that macramé unikini you’ve been promising yourself. But for those in the club, read on…
Le Whif - suck it in
Love chocolate, but it doesn’t love you, or your figure? Well, hope is in the air, literally, thanks to Le Whif. Created by Harvard biomedical engineering prof David Edwards in his Parisian ‘artscience’ centre Le Laboratoire, Le Whif is a tube of superfine, aerosolised chocolate powder in three flavours: raspberry, mint and plain. Just one puff from the lipstick-like tube coats your mouth and tongue with real choc flavour, yet contains barely a quarter of a calorie.
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