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Three great wines with an Indian connection at Mumbai's Les Bouchons
Mumbai’s latest wine retail outlet, which also doubles up as an experience centre, stocks over 1,000 wines.
LUXURY-LIFESTYLE
MC Recommends: A boutique stay in Jaipur, and Dave Broom's latest whisky book
This week in MC Recommends: Villa Palladio in Jaipur; a story of Scotch whisky, told through stories of the land, culture, and craft that birthed it; a luxury watch that riffs off Porsche's 911 Dakar; the smell of Delhi winters bottled by a home-grown perfume maker; and a mountain bike with RockShox suspension and SRAM Eagle drivetrain.
LUXURY-LIFESTYLE
Foursquare Mark XX 'Isonomy' rum and 5 more spirits to buy on your travels abroad
A highly subjective list of best liquors to buy when you are out and about.
TRENDS
Glowworms, rubber tubes, and the Nile: A most unusual adventure in New Zealand
Expect a 25,000-year-old cave system, stalactites and stalagmites in spectacular and torturous shapes, and glowworm colonies.
LUXURY-LIFESTYLE
MC Recommends: David Quammen's book on Covid, new Hamilton Khakhi Field 'Murph' watch, Paul John Christmas Edition 2022
Hot this week: The resized Khakhi Field ‘Murph’ watch, HOSA Goa, science writer David Quammen's book on Covid-19, Paul John Christmas Edition 2022, and Hypelev levitating sneaker display by Everknown.
LUXURY-LIFESTYLE
Big Bang E World Cup watch: For confirmed football and Hublot fans
The outer edge of the Big Bang E’s dial has a scale that is divided into five sections. These represent the first and second halves, additional time allowed in each half, and half time.
LUXURY-LIFESTYLE
GianChand, the Indian single malt that fascinates whiskey guru Jim Murray
Devans Modern Breweries, which turned 60 recently, was set up by Dewan Gian Chand. Its first whisky is priced at Rs 4,490 in Delhi, and has also been launched in Jammu & Kashmir, and Ladakh.
LUXURY-LIFESTYLE
MC Recommends: A 19 year old Ardbeg, Bono’s Surrender and a pop-up at Noon
Hot this week: A refrigerator that's expensive but looks so damn right, the whisky Ardbeg fans have been waiting for, Ladakhi food at Noon, cool tool watches from Unimatic, and U2's Bono's new book.
LUXURY-LIFESTYLE
Make space for these four new spirits from Amrut, Greater Than, Piccadily Distilleries in your home bar
From a floral fruity whisky inspired by blue kurinji flowers to gin which had made-in-Kashmir bats steeped in it for weeks, four interesting tipples to update your home bar.
LUXURY-LIFESTYLE
MC Recommends: A triple distilled Amrut whisky and a stay option for the mindful traveller
Luxury is thoughtful things and experiences that add up to bring you joy. This week: An art deco show in Mumbai, a German dive watch, Amrut Trivarga, holiday villas designed by a sustainable architect, and a whisky and food pairing experience.
LUXURY-LIFESTYLE
Diwali party prep: Paul John gin, Glenfiddich 21 YO and 3 more spirits to restock your home bar
A Greek brandy, Paul John’s new gin, and a grand old Glenfiddich — there’s a lot to look forward to this Diwali.
LUXURY-LIFESTYLE
MC Recommends: Timex Marlin, Arc-52 by Bowmore and Aston Martin, and Samara Joy's 'Linger Awhile'
Luxury is a million different things done just right. This week in MC Recommends: An album that evokes smoky jazz bars; a restaurant residency that will bring a new master chef to Pune every six months; a VFM timepiece with a 40-hour power reserve; a 52-year-old whisky in an arc-shaped bottle designed by Aston Martin; and Booker shortlisted author Shehan Karunatilaka's latest book.
LUXURY-LIFESTYLE
Stranger & Sons gin maker: Wanted to make sure any brand we launch would take cocktail culture ahead in India
Third Eye Distillery co-founder Rahul Mehra on the genesis of Short Story, building a portfolio of imported brands, and taking cocktail culture ahead in India.
HEALTH-AND-FITNESS
How Mumbai lawyer Kabir Rachure put mind over matter to race across America
The only Indian to complete the ultra-endurance RAAM twice speaks about how he prepared for the race, the roadblocks, and what’s next.
LUXURY-LIFESTYLE
5 interesting watches from Geneva Watch Days 2022
Started in 2020, bang in the middle of the pandemic, the decentralised Geneva Watch Days is now an integral part of the annual luxury watch calendar. Here’s a look at some of the more interesting launches this year.
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We adopted chairs during the colonial period... But we always had elevated seats: Sarita Sundar
Design consultant and author Sarita Sundar on the iconic seats that were birthed in India, and the institutions and companies that introduced modernism into Indian furniture design.
LUXURY-LIFESTYLE
6 new spirits for your bar at home
From Caribbean rum to a London Dry gin, these are the spirits that should find a place in your bar.
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Guardians of Everest, celebrity mountaineers, and climate change
An interview with Kathmandu-based journalist Pradeep Bashyal and social science researcher Ankit Babu Adhikari, authors of 'Sherpa: Stories of Life and Death from the Forgotten Guardians of Everest'.
LUXURY-LIFESTYLE
India@75 | 100Hands cofounder Akshat Jain: "Our Indianness became our strength"
"There are great single malt whiskies and other luxury products coming out of India, but these are too few. We need more instances to cut through the prejudice and change perception."
LUXURY-LIFESTYLE
Bangalore Watch Company’s latest pilot watch is inspired by the IAF Suryakiran aerobatic team
The Synchro, which is water-resistant up to 100 metres, is priced at Rs 1.56 lakh, and is limited to 125 pieces.
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2022 Cigar Smoking World Championship: The art of slowing down
The competition is over 10 years old. Last year's winner, Henrik Krisstenson, smoked his cigar over 2 hours, 42 minutes and 07 seconds.
LUXURY-LIFESTYLE
Richard Mille RM UP-01: This Rs 14 crore watch is the world’s thinnest
At 1.75mm, the case of the RM UP-01 is thinner than the strap attached to it. The watch weighs 30 grams, can withstand 5000Gs and comes with a power reserve of 45 hours.
LUXURY-LIFESTYLE
We’ve always been trying to showcase ‘Indian-ness’ when it comes to spirits: Radico Khaitan's Sanjeev Banga
"There has been a lot of interest in tequila and mezcal worldwide, and there is Indian agave as well. We are working on it and a couple of other things." - Sanjeev Banga, international business head, Radico Khaitan
LUXURY-LIFESTYLE
Amrut Distilleries MD Rakshit Jagdale: "We did not anticipate the Indian market to be this big in terms of sales"
Rakshit Jagdale on the craft spirits segment, ageing of Indian single malts, a new single barrel rum made with 100 percent jaggery and what he'd do differently if he could turn back time.
