Portugal’s refined & luxurious Symington’s Port, Douro Valley is a perfect destination to mix a touch of style, culture and beautiful scenery. www.symington.com Autumn in the British Isles is often the finest time of year for many of us, with the evenings fast drawing in and the changing colour of the leaves. It is also hectic. Work is back in full swing, children are in school and at university. Others have been creating in their workshops or labouring elsewhere, yet more holding the fort at work whilst others rested, some slavishly preparing for the autumn conference season which rejuvenates itself…
Cocktails, Spirits & Wines
Some of the worlds finest wines, spirit houses, cocktails and chic bars. We will also introduce associated items such as glasses.
Come with us to discover Bernard Magrez’ Luxury Wine Experience. Think vineyards, vaults and vintners and you start to conjure up a luxury vision in La Belle France. www.luxurywineexperience.com/en VIVE LA DIFFERENCE Say the word France to most people and the image conjures up traditional images of striped Breton shirts, and a string of garlic around the neck of a Breton-shirt clad, beret wearing cyclist. Add to the list, their cuisine, cheese, wine Take a trip to Bordeaux, and you’ll be treated to wine country (the spiritual and literal home to the Cabernet Sauvignon grape) the venue for the…
THE ART IN WHISKY …the ultimate luxury whisky coffee table book In many ways I have reached the age where I want to have a life driven by travel, people, passions and emotions and if a drink was going to take you on a journey I would say whisky would be that. The Art in Whisky – The story of bourbon is a tale of American innovation, industry, and expertise. Join photographer Jon Purcell on a stunning visual journey from farmstead to … www.artinwhisky.com/pages/the-art-in-whisky My background prior to running Gentlemans Butler which focuses on finding the best was as a…
Celebrate Balblair’s exquisite 21-year-old single malt whisky, something to enjoy whilst sat around a fire and embrace life with a passion. Prepare to indulge in the epitome of opulence as Balblair. Their crowning jewel: the highly anticipated release of their 21-Year-Old expression, the pinnacle of craftsmanship with six years of further maturation in Spanish oak butts. All 21-Year-Old’s should be celebrated and this 21-Year-Old is the oldest single malt in Balblair’s core collection and encapsulates the very essence of the distillery’s distinctive style and character. I feel often the whisky club can feel a men only appreciation…
Denbies Wine Estate, Award Winning English Wine is one of England’s great wine success stories. Sitting on the same strata of soil as the Champagne region its hardly surprising that its had so much success. Denbies Wine Estate, London Road, Dorking, Surrey RH5 6AA www.denbies.co.uk Denbies Wine The International Wine & Spirit Competition (IWSC) is proudly sponsored by Denbies Wine Estate and last month I was lucky enough to have been invited out to Denbies Wine Estate just a few minutes’ drive from Dorking train station, which is under an hour away from London in the Surrey countryside. I went…
In 2017 Michael Grenville from Gentlemans Butler added their modelling skills to a campaign for Shock Top Belgium Beer & Socks. Beer & Socks for the dad that has everything. Father’s Day, the third Sunday of June in the UK, a celebraton for father’s. As you wake in your palace, the sun is shining, your Butler is polishing your Bentley, your darling wife leans over to give your kiss on the cheek with a joyful “Happy Father’s Day” then a tap on the door, brings your trusty maid with your morning tea….. “Sounds familiar so far”….. I thought…
THE ART OF MIXOLOGY – THE SERIES mastering the perfect cocktails at the Connaught Bar These were four perfect luxury cocktails events that took place taking place in London during the Autumn. There will be those who wish to attend because you are avid cocktail aficionados and others because they like the taste! and think it sounds like a fantastic idea to gather friends. Both are excellent reasons but to me I thought it was a lovely occasion to take someone special, to do a little bonding or as a thank you. This could be father and son, mother and…
Does Father Time drink whisky? He may as whisky is nearly as old as Father Time himself. The first references to the distillation of fermented grains – the whisky basics – can be found in records dating from around 2000 BC. Between 500 and 1000 AD, knowledge of distillation spread to Europe where Christians used it for medicines and in religious ceremonies. Around 1100 AD, travelling monks from Europe settled in Scotland had discovered how to ferment grain mash, resulting in the first distillations of what we call whisky. By 1494, whisky had become established in Scotland. Mass consumption was…