G.H Mumm Ritual box

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Ritual Box by G.H Mumm is a set of luxurious objects and accessories that will help transform your tasting experience into a delightful ritual.

Individually made by Ateliers Domeau & Pérès, each Ritual Box by G.H Mumm takes not less than eight weeks and the expertise of born craftsmen to complete.

Each module consists of a wooden structure varnished white or red within, lined with foam rubber, and externally sheathed in white or red leather.
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Moët & Chandon’s Golden Premium Jeroboam

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Closing 2011 with the ultimate gesture of luxury, and upholding an annual premium tradition, Moët & Chandon presents the Golden Premium Jeroboam.

Moët & Chandon transforms the Impérial bottle into a limited-edition keepsake allowing champagne lovers to create their own masterpiece.

“Being unique is the essence of luxury: By signing its Golden Premium Jeroboam, each Moët lover can elevate an end-of-year gesture into a moment to remember.”
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Bombay Sapphire Limited Edition ‘Keepsake’ Bag

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Bombay Sapphire has collaborated with homeware designers House of Hackney to re-imagine their iconic Hackney Empire print.

It is featured on the specially created velvet pouch bag designed to keep special curios and pieces that have been collected on one’s travels.

The Bombay Sapphire ‘Keepsake’ was inspired by Bombay Sapphire’s exotic botanicals that are carefully sourced and collected to create the iconic gin.
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50-year-old whisky goes on sale in Japan

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Japan‘s top whisky distiller has started accepting orders for a limited run of a whisky that has been aged in oak barrels for more than 50 years.

Shipments of the Yamazaki Single Malt 50-Year-Old Whisky will begin on Dec 13, in response to orders taken at department stores and liquor shops across Japan.

Suntory said it is only producing 150 bottles, but added that demand had already been strong and that it is considering another similar release in the future.
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Champagne prices expected to rise next year

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Major industry players have issued a bubble-bursting forecast warning that retail prices will rise by as much as six percent in the UK alone.

Several champagne houses agreed that the rise in grape prices from the Champagne region’s 2011 harvest will be unavoidably passed on to the consumer.

Estimates vary between a three to six percent rise in retail prices, reported industry wine publication Decanter magazine this week.
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The World’s 50 Best Bars

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Drinks International, based out of the UK, has published its version of the World’s 50 Best Restaurant awards, with the World’s 50 Best Bars list.

From secretive speakeasies that require walking through phone booths, wardrobes and hidden, unmarked doors, editors and bar professionals around the world selected their picks for the best bars around the world.

While New York and London dominate the top 10 list, watering holes from 16 countries are represented along the way, including bars from France, Spain, Denmark, Spain, Japan, Singapore, the United Arab Emirates and Russia.
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