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5 exciting new watches worth saving up for
Why the Breitling Top Time Deus, Rolex Cosmograph Daytona Le Mans Special, Seiko 5 Sports SRPK17 55th Anniversary Limited Edition, Tissot Sideral, and Carl F Bucherer Heritage Chronometer Celebration are worth your time.
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6 new spirits for your home bar
From Malfy Gin con Limone with lemons grown on the Amalfi coast to Chivas Ultis XX blended Scotch, the latest spirits under Rs 25,000 to add to your home bar.
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‘World War II was the foundational event for Indian aviation’: Aashique Ahmed Iqbal
Aashique Ahmed Iqbal, history professor at Krea University, Andhra Pradesh, whose book 'The Aeroplane and the Making of Modern India' released recently, says, the story of international aviation has usually been focused on a handful of mostly Western states which have a bulk of the world's aeroplanes.
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World Gin Day 2023: These are the world's most expensive gins
Gins are usually pretty reasonably priced. Even the premium brands don’t shock the eager imbiber. But if you are on the hunt for exclusivity, there are quite a few posh gins around. Here are some of them.
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MC Recommends: King Seiko, Old Elk finished in rum casks and a book about living with an Alzheimer's patient
A straight rye whiskey finished in rum casks, an olfactive ode to paper, and the latest from a punchy Nashville band.
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2 Indian whiskies and 3 new spirits for your home bar
Pernod Ricard is all set to launch an Indian single malt; a barrel aged rum from the people behind Maka Zai and a cask strength Indri expression.
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From Ian Botham to Ricky Ponting, ex-cricketers' second innings in the business of wines
Ahead of World Wine Day, we look at cricketing legends who are also confirmed oenophiles.
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MC Recommends: Linen shirts for the summer, more celebrity gins, and a gripping tale of a shipwreck
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Mapping empire: A century of maps at Mumbai's Asiatic Society
Mapped, a new exhibition at the Asiatic Society of Mumbai, provides a visceral sense of how cartography helped make colonial empires.
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IWSC 2023 gold winner 'Camikara’s is actually a story of forgotten casks of distilled sugar cane juice'
Two variants of Camikara sipping rum are expected to go on sale later this year: a 3-year-old priced between Rs 1,400 and Rs 2,400 and an 8YO in the range of Rs 2,800-4,500.
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MC Recommends: Real Gone by Ally Venable & a limited-edition Glenfiddich
A Scotch whisky finished in Japanese Awamori casks, Georgi Gospodinov’s stellar International Booker-shortlisted work, a men’s fragrance, and the latest from Blues’ it girl Ally Venable.
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India’s first absinthe and 4 more spirits to have this summer
A London Dry gin with a Tuscan soul and a blended whisky to pick up from duty-free, among others.
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Digitizing heritage: Documenting Delhi’s Art Deco buildings
Architect and co-founder of Deco in Delhi Geetanjali Sayal on searching for Art Deco in Delhi even as demolitions and building modifications threaten obfuscation, and the patrons and architects behind it.
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MC Recommends: World's best Scotch and the H Moser & Cie Pioneer Arctic Blue sports watch
This week in MC Recommends, winner of the International Wine and Spirits Competition for best Scotch whisky 2023; handlasted loafers by Mumbai-based Asteri Man; the Model X home bar for compact homes; H Moser & Cie's Pioneer Tourbillion Arctic Blue and Pioneer Center Seconds Arctic Blue in 40 mm steel cases; and Peter Frankopan's book on how the environment shaped global history.
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Restaurant business has changed 180 degrees since 2011: Diamonds for Breakfast co-author
Farm to table, return of the multicuisine menu, uptick in bespoke dining experiences across India, and more takeaways by Gauri Devidayal who runs Mumbai's The Table and Magazine St Cafe.
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How to buy an entire cask of Indian whisky from Paul John and Piccadily Distilleries
Plus, what is a cask whisky program, how does it work, cost of booking a whole cask of whisky, and suggestions for what to do with the hundreds of bottles of whisky after it has matured.
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Star power: 5 celebrity-backed alcohol brands you should know about
From George Clooney to Ryan Reynolds, everyone wants a slice of the spirits game.
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Procera Gin and 4 more spirits to sample this summer
Coconut and cashew feni, a rum made in Aurangabad, a Japanese whisky, a gin with botanicals like Somalian acacia honey and mace from Zanzibar, and a tequila made with Blue agave from Jalisco.
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MC Recommends: Onitsuka Tiger Acromount, Suntory World Whisky Ao, Longines Pilot Majetek
Recommended this week, Onitsuka Tiger's Acromount which just dropped in India; a premium blended whisky by Suntory with a taste of all five major whisky making regions; an ode to a WWII era pilot's watch by Longines, an upcoming book on India's memorable Test series win in Australia in 2021, and Japan's Final's newest noise-cancelling earphones.
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India’s top bartenders recommend 7 new drinks for your home bar
Their picks: Normindia Gin, Saelto Mezcal Blanco, Mezcal Creyente, Four Pillars Olive Leaf Gin, Teremana tequila, Quaffine coffee liqueur, and Del Maguey Mezcal.
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Kraken Black and 6 more spiced rums to try, and how to drink them
Infused with spices like green cardamom, star anise, cinnamon, cloves and vanilla, these rums can be sipped on their own or had with mixers like ginger ale or tonic water.
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Six interesting single malts not made in Scotland
From Tel Aviv to Santa Fe, here’s what the world has been distilling.
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MC Recommends: A boutique property on Karnataka's Maravanthe Beach and Bowmore 1965 at the Mumbai duty-free
This week in MC Recommends, a boutique hotel on a non-touristy beach in south India, Bowmore whisky at the Mumbai duty-free, a calligraphy pen with an 18-karat hand-sculpted nib, Breitling's homage to the Boeing 747, and APL McLaren HySpeed shoes.
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Malayali Beer's Chandramohan Nallur: 'Being a Malayali is an emotion'
Malayali rice beer was launched in November 2022, with its logo riffing off of Kathakali headgear and the Raybans worn by Malayalam actor Mohanlal from the hit 1990s film Spadikam.
