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More booze than food on the menu, roomy yet intimate - Tesouro Goa is India's best bar for a reason
Tesouro was ranked India’s Best Bar for 2021 by 30 Best Bars India. It also came in at No. 4 in Asia’s 50 Best Bars 2022 ranking this year.
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Father's Day 2022 | 5 great watches to gift to Dad
Watches that would be a great present for Dads who love DIY projects, bespoke, and/or well-made classics that don't break the bank.
LUXURY-LIFESTYLE
Paul John: ‘I hope new brands do not dilute the high regard whisky lovers have for Indian single malts’
New series: We speak to the people who have been instrumental in driving the single-malt boom in India, to find out more about the new Indian whisky drinker and the burgeoning craft spirit space.
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India at the International Wine & Spirit Competition: 3 spirits to raise a glass to
From an Australian-Indian collaboration to a three-wood expression, here are a couple of award-winning spirits to usher in the rains.
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The whisky lovers’ guide to Singapore
Proximity is not the only reason why the Single Malt Amateur Club of India (SMAC) chose Singapore as the destination for its first ever whisky trail. A look at 5 of Singapore’s best whisky bars.
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Two women chefs are taking forward the ingredients-first restaurant story in Mumbai
Vanika Choudhary at Noon and chef Niyati at Ekaa are creating dishes and menus keeping in mind the produce this country has to offer. We sample one dish each that capsulated their philosophy.
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Why you should watch 'Keeper of Time', the first feature-length film on watchmaking
'Keeper of Time' is set to premiere on April 28 at the SVA Theatre in New York. It will also be live-streamed.
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All you wanted to know about mezcal, including tequila and made-in-India agave drinks
Data show the global tequila market has increased by 22%, with the premium-and-above-price segments registering a volume sales increase of 64%.
LUXURY-LIFESTYLE
Why everyone’s gazing at the MoonSwatch
The MoonSwatch is powered by a quartz movement, comes with a space-mission appropriate Velcro strap, and retails for $260 (about Rs 20,000).
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‘Glenmorangie X is a whisky people can be a little more relaxed about’
Dr Bill Lumsden, Glenmorangie’s director of distilling and whisky creation, on the brand’s latest single malt that is “made for mixing”.
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Boarding now: What spirits experts will be picking up from duty-free shops
Regular international flights are set resume from March 27. We spoke to people in the spirits and hospitality industry, to find out what they will be carrying back from their trips abroad.
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My (mostly unsuccessful) experiments with Pomodoro productivity apps
From wasting time on the phone every time the app went off, to emails from Alice - what went wrong, and why the two weeks weren't a total washout.
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How I faced an over from Shane Warne and survived: A fan looks back
Four hours later, with a bat borrowed from Warne’s Rajasthan Royals teammate Shane Watson, I took guard against the legendary leg-spinner on one of the practice pitches at the Wankhede Stadium...
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New spirts to look out for this summer
New Indian single malts, a Reposado agave spirit, and a new gin.
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A new book excavates the many unbuilt Bombays
'Bombay Imagined' records 200 projects proposed during British India, and contains archival drawings, contemporary speculations and artistic overlays from 31 studios.
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Project Ledikeni: A wristwatch inspired by an iconic Kolkata wall clock
Project Ledikeni took wing a few months before Covid-19 turned the world upside down. It took a year before the first batch of 100 watches, put together by watchmaker Ali Bagasrawala, was ready.
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5 stunning Instagram accounts for watch lovers
Instagram accounts that keep you clued into the watch scene, and expand your horological universe.
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2 years of the pandemic: Covid-19 expanded our vocabulary, and now we can't unlearn words like covidiot
Abstandbier (German) means a socially distanced beer; Prikspijt (Dutch) is pain from the prick of a vaccine jab; and Covid-kajali (Marathi) captures the doom-and-gloom associated with the pandemic.
LUXURY-LIFESTYLE
An updated guide to Japanese whisky
In order to be called Japanese whisky, the spirit must be fermented, distilled, and aged in Japan; it must be made with malted grain, using water sourced from Japan; and the whisky must be bottled in Japan.
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A screenwriter and ad film maker join hands to create a special Indian gin
Tamras gin uses 16 botanicals, including coriander seeds, black and green cardamom, lemon verbena, sweet lime, grapefruit, Cubeb pepper, lotus flower and seeds, and fennel.
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‘Diageo is putting its best foot forward in the craft spirits space’
"Craft is a wave... so, you see a wave of gin, then rum, and maybe more new botanical infused spirits": Vikram Damodaran, chief innovation officer, Diageo India
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Five interesting spirits for the holiday season
From Venezuelan rum to bottled-in-India Scotch, and from Epitome Reserve small-batch whisky to the Paul John Christmas Edition 2021, five neat spirits to try over the winter holidays.
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One man’s Boeing 747 obsession
Aviation geek Sam Chui: "The pandemic has reset the airline game... these days, I see most of the premium cabins occupied by leisure travellers who value space and privacy."
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"The British wanted to bring trout to India at any cost"
In 'A Fish in Alien Streams', journalist Herjinder tells us how the British, who sorely missed trout fishing, achieved the stupendous feats of transporting the cold water fish from Europe and Britain.
