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MC recommends: Best 18-year-old single malt; a watch that celebrates Lord’s; a Mumbai-themed cafe

Hot this week: Loch Lomond 18YO, judged the world’s best single malt by The Whisky Exchange in London, Oris Father Time from the timekeeper of Lord's cricket ground, Extremely Online by Taylor Lorenz, Aamchee at Girgaon Chowpatty for Mumbai's favourite streetfoods, and Porsche Design's PDS20 portable speaker.

MC recommends (Diwali special): Burberry Hero, Manolo Blahnik loafers and new Reverso watches that pay ode to Japan's Katsushika Hokusai

You’ve resisted the temptation to splurge all year (hope you have) just so that you could go all out towards the year-end. And now that Diwali is finally here and the new year is not too far, here are a few top ideas on how to spend all that cash.

MC Recommends: A top watch from a well-regarded German watchmaker, a zesty gin from Africa, and Sony’s modular Bluetooth speaker system

Glashutte Original Sixties Chronograph, Bayab Gin, 'Slow Food, Fast Cars: Casa Maria Luigia – Stories and Recipes' by Massimo Bottura and Lara Gilmore, Adidas Adizero Prime X 2 Strung and Sony HT-AX7

MC Recommends: A fantastic sci-fi novel, the Ray-Ban Reverse line, and a stellar bourbon

This week in MC Recommends: Booker 2023 longlisted sci-fi novel 'In Ascension', Ray-Ban Reverse with convex lenses, Legent Yamazaki Cask Finish Blend by Beam Suntory, Tag Heuer Carrera Skipper, and World on a Plate with Marco Pierre White.

MC Recommends: Bangalore Watch Company’s tribute to India’s moon missions, a book on Indians, and a blended whisky from Beam Suntory

Top recommendations this week: Bangalore Watch Company's Manzinus & Earthshine watches launched a month before Chandrayaan 3; The Indians: Histories of a Civilization, a compendium of 100-plus essays spanning 12,000 years; Ardray Whisky, a blend of whiskys from 10 distilleries; Devialet Mania speakers; and Outback’s Austin Convertible bag.

MC Recommends: Dark beers for monsoon, Jay Z's rap version of Mundian To Bach Ke Rahi

Top recommendations this week: Cold dark brews from Seven Rivers in Goa and Bengaluru, a book about slave trade, a reinvented classic of the Punjabi music world, ‘The Offbeat Sari’ exhibition in London, where to get your fix of matcha latte in India, Naga Coffee and Lima’s Central Restaurante - one of the World’s 50 Best Restaurants of 2023.

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