Jeremy Scott for Tanqueray Gin

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British gin makers Tanqueray introduce a new limited edition version of its No. Ten Gin, dressed up by popular fashion designer Jeremy Scott.

Jeremy has kept the bottle classic and added limited edition packaging and top creating a very elegant, Art Nouveau looking end product for the luxury gin.

The sleek angled top and packaging highlights the angled design of the bottle and the interior print is a repeat of olives and cocktail glasses.
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Wine Dispenser by Acquacalda

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Italian design collective Acquacalda have designed a range of kitchen gadgets based on the laws of physics, including this device for pouring exactly equal amounts of wine into four glasses.

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Fraud alert over Bordeaux wine futures

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Concerns are growing in some wine industry circles that a few rogue Chinese wine traders may be mounting a wine scam, just as the 2009 Bordeaux futures sales are poised to begin, experts fear.

Fine wine merchant Bordeaux Index alleged that unscrupulous traders in Shanghai had hoodwinked private customers into ordering and paying for the 2009 vintage of legendary wines.
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Grey Goose Vodka by Chopard

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High-end French vodka label Grey Goose has collaborated with Swiss high end jewelry brand Chopard on a special redesign of their bottle.

The magnum is adorned with a brilliant, glittering globe atop which sits a goose.

Presented on preview at Cannes, the bottle will be available at major grocery stores in Paris until the end of September 2010 for a whopping 350 euros.

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The Macallan 64 in Lalique

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Iconic luxury brands The Macallan and Lalique have produced a one-of-a-kind decanter, created by the ancient “cire perdue” or “lost wax” method.

The Macallan in Lalique Cire Perdue decanter, created to celebrate the 150th René Lalique’s birth, contains a 64 years old Macallan single malt whisky.

The decanter has been designed at Lalique’s Design Studio in Paris, based upon a ship’s decanter of the 1820’s, the decade in which The Macallan was founded.
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Rie Rasmussen is the New Muse of Perrier-Jouet

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Champagne brand Perrier-Jouët has invited Rie Rasmussen, a fashion model, designer and artist, to become its new muse.

In a campaign for the house’s Cuvée Belle Epoque champagne dubbed “Beauty Is A Form Of Genius” (Oscar Wilde), Ms. Rasmussen’s face appears in the famous anemone which graces Perrier-Jouët’s Émile Gallé-designed Art Nouveau bottle.

The Danish actress, who first shot to fame as the worldwide face of Gucci, was photographed for the campaign by Ben Hassett.
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