Articles in the Alcohol Category
Posted in Alcohol, Drinks, Spirits, Wine on 30 June 2009
Expect Dom Perignon to always stand out in a crowd. The world famous wine maker has decided to offer a real treat to the true lovers of wine all across the world. Well, the Twin Set is the new scheme on their things which will allow you to taste the Vintage 1995 and the Oenothèque 1995 side by side.
Richard Geoffroy, the respected chef de cave at Dom Perignon, gave us the Oenothèque 1995 at the Ritz-Carlton in San Francisco in 2002. And now the gorgeously delicious liquor has been bottled all over again for your bar.
Posted in Alcohol, Luxury, Outdoor, Spirits, Travel, Wine on 15 June 2009
Hear hear, brand Krug does not create the most exquisite champagnes alone. In fact, it also is the creator of a very impressive line of champagne trunks. Yes, we are talking about the Escape Artists range that will impress those with a few extra bucks who are forever on the go. Each of these trunks comes with enought space to store two bottles of Krug champagne, which are already there in the original packing.
Designed to cater to a whole range of needs, the Escape Artists Champagne Trunk is fit for a poker party or just a picnic near the river. There are three trunks to choose from, the red one has a poker game as well as a Krug Grande Cuvée and the blue trunk houses a cigar bar and a Krug 1995. But it was the one in silver that took our fancy as it comes complete with a Samsung T9 MP3 video player, a JBL on Tour Plus sound system and Krug Rosé.
Posted in Alcohol, Concept, Drinks, Spirits on 11 June 2009
Just in time for Father’s Day, brand Corzo is giving a special offer with its award winning bottles of tequila. The liquor is extremely fine and exclusive with a triple distillation to flaunt. The smooth spirit has been touted to have twice the agave of other tequilas. Imagine how wonderful a personalised label would look sitting atop this splendid thing to anyone who appreciates the finer things in life.
The lables are made of pure metal and have enough space to accommodate up to three lines of text; this means you an write some 18 characters per line. You can order them exclusively online at www.corzo.com/labels/. And all this happens for free. A little more dope on the distillation process. Many extra steps are taken by Corzo. Oene of them is the removal of the agave’s cogollo, which is a laboring process that extracts the center of the Pina containing the plant’s bitter flavors. Again an extended cooking cycle is used to provide greater consistency to the tequila. This is topped with a double fermentation to produce a more complex flavor.
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Posted in Alcohol, Antique, Luxury, Spirits, Wine on 8 June 2009
A brew that is 9,000 years old, wow! As unbelievable as it may sound, Chateau Jiahu is a reality that was created by mixing rice, honey and fruit together for fermentation several thousand years ago. The wine marks the time when barley beer and grape had just started getting produced in the Middle East. Molecular archaeologist Patrick McGovern from University of Pennsylvania says that the fine liquor is based on chemical traces from pottery in the Neolithic village of Jiahu in Northern China.
And later McGovern thought of recreating the same with help from Sam Calagione of Dogfish Head Craft Brewery in Milton. Wine experts say the brew is very smooth though not overly sweet (apparently, honey adds a delightful touch).
Posted in Alcohol, Spirits on 18 May 2009
Brand 10 Cane has come up with a good gifting option for dear dad this Father’s Day. Well, they have packed a bottle of their luxury rum in a fancy VIP gift box that is quite confident to work well with your ol’man. After all, the liquor is derived from the first pressing of virgin Trinidadian sugar cane. Trust us when we say, if James Bond drank rum the spirits would definitely come from one of these.
Coming back to the gift box, it is done up in white lacquer on the outside which opens up to reveal an orange-red velvety interior. The one liter 10 Cane bottle looks spectacular nestled atop a mirror in the rich orange-red.
Posted in Alcohol, Drinks, Spirits, Worlds Most Expensive on 24 March 2009
There’s a new and perhaps the most expensive flavor in the beer market thanks to the famous brand Carlsberg. One of the world’s leading brewery groups has come up with their latest offering called the Vintage No. 2. It is the second brew in its Vintage trilogy, which is celebrated as the world’s most expensive beer.
Apparently, the beer makers want to “push the boundaries” for what a beer can do. So far, only wine has been associated while beer was always understood has a rough guy’s drink. Not anymore. With the Vintage Trilogy, the notion shall change to include men who like the rough side of life while sitting in the lap of luxury.
Posted in Alcohol, Spirits, Wine, Worlds Most Expensive on 20 March 2009
Ardent lovers of champagne will know how the house of Diadema has always given us one of the best available in this fine liquor. But the folks there had started to get the feeling that they were losing some of their loyals to Dom Perignon. So in an effort to get them back, the new and richly flavored Diadema Diamante was created.
Designed by Alberto Giannoti, this new champagne is yet another step towards exclusivity and luxury. To begin with, it comes equipped with the most expensive label in the world and is stored in a 4 karat bottle of wine that is embellished with 134 diamonds. Not only this, the precious bottle contains a Super Tuscan made of a Sangiovese and Syrah mix. It is priced at $10,506.
Posted in Alcohol, Drinks, Spirits, Valentine Day Special on 4 February 2009
We have a real treat of a suggestion for you on this Valentine’s Day. Gran Centenario is all set to release a new ultra-premium tingly spirit that is pink in color. Called the Gran Centenario Rosangel, this liquor is claimed to be the first hibiscus-infused tequila in the world.
And you can be assures that just like the Reposado from Gran Centenario, the Rosangel too is made from the finest, sweetest and best quality 100% Highland blue agave, which is believed to have been harvested some 12 years ago. We hear that the hearts of the agave are baked for up to 72 hours in traditional clay ovens to extract even the subtlest flavors. After the fermentation and distillation, the spirit is made to sit in French Limousine white oak barrels for at least 10 months.
Posted in Alcohol, Drinks, Spirits on 18 January 2009
Obama is the man of the moment indeed. Everybody across the world is celebrating him so why should a major brand like Hennessy Cognac stay behind. Well, they haven’t as their collector-edition is out. Buzz is that 180,000 of them were produced to honour the 44th American president.
Not just that, Hennessy is all set to spread the goodwill spirit that Obama stands for. Well, this individually numbered bottle priced at just $30 will have a percentage of the total proceeds will bt going to the Thurgood Marshall College Fund. After all, isn’t that the college that prepares most of America’s leaders!
Posted in Alcohol, Spirits on 8 January 2009
Holiday season has long come and gone and now most of us are treading wearily ahead. However, there are still what I call reminiscences of the previous year and one such is the Spheric by Mumm. A Spheric is a giant Murano glass bubble, which identifies with the Christian Baubles. Each Spheric contains a G.H. Mumm Champagne bottle.
There are five different spherics with five different champagne bottles inside and they are the Mumm Grand Cru, Demi-Sec, Brut Cordon Rouge, Cordon Rouge and Rose. It would be an excellent gift for those who are snobbsish and even otherwise, you could buy a spheric and keep in your living room. Each Spheric costs 3,500 Euros and affluent collectors can buy all the five spherics for 17,500 Euros.
