JOSE CUERVO PLATINO
Sharing is caring. An enlightened sentiment. One best applied to world-class tequila and cultural wisdom. Not so great when applied to… well, let’s just leave it at tequila and wisdom. Introducing The Insider’s Insiders, a website, fountain of knowledge and interview series with a group of trendsetters, scenemakers and generally well-informed people of culture, brought [...]
VODKA BONG
Oh, trust Holland to be the birthplace of Bong Spirit, artisanal vodka in a bottle shaped like a bong. Bong Spirit’s super premium vodka follows a 150 year old recipe, is produced from pure grain and is six times distilled. source
KARLSSON’S NEW VODKA
Few people (including myself, up till about 10 minutes ago) know of the man behind Sweden’s most famous vodka – Borje Karlsson. In 2006, assisted by a team of talented individuals, many of them from the old Absolut team, we witnessed yet another birthing of a Swedish vodka, Karlsson’s Vodka. There are many facets of [...]
RON DE JEREMY RUM
Break out the bottle of Ron de Jeremy and get the ladies drinking. Rum is a party drink. You think an old pirate like Ron Jeremy didn’t know that? He was a smooth operator. And now he’s got his own brand of prime Panama rum, aged 7-years. In his line of work, “The Hedgehog” likely [...]
ABSINTHE & FLAMETHROWERS
If you’re a thrill-seeker, you’ll naturally be drawn to the danger of this book. As author/engineer/flamethrower, William Gurstelle, explains in this pyro’s guide to life, taking risks is part of your personality type. Learn how to tap into your Inner MacGyver (that’s an actual chapter), make a flamethrower, and do the Absinthe dance. And it’s [...]
CORZO
It is not difficult to mistake Corzo for a perfume rather than what it actually is with its clean lines and clear solid glass vessel. A tequila. Corzo is Bacardi’s first premium tequila, launched in the fall of 2004, and is set to redefine our preconceptions of tequila in taste and in packaging. According to [...]
AKESSON VIN BOXED WINE
This is one boxed wine I will drink, if not stare at. Why do things from Sweden always look so good? Even their people look unrealistically good, like they’re from a race more evolved than the rest of the world, but I digress. If you understand Swedish, please tell me if Akesson Vin will ever come [...]
BALBLAIR
Wow, no prizes for guessing where Balblair hails from. This is the biggest display of nationalism we’ve seen in alcohol packaging. Image from Beautiful Life.
KRINK X ABSOLUT
Krink, the world’s fastest growing art supply line whose founder used the streets of San Fransisco and New York City as his laboratory to create his trademark drip paint look, teams up with Absolut vodka to ink Absolut’s iconic bottles. The end product will be showcased by EXIT magazine. Image from Popsop source
DOSS BLOCKOS: NY STYLED BEER FROM MELBOURNE
Doss Blockos? Doss Blockos? DOSS BLOCKOS? It’s a beer. It’s in Melbourne and it takes its name from a famous squat situated on East 9th Street in Manhattan, New York, in the 1990s. Ah, yes. We like. A lot.
LOVEJOY VODKA
Well, this may be last year’s news, but we are loving Lovejoy Vodka from Integrity Spirits. This would look divine in 500 ml bottles. Image from Integrity Spirits.
WHISKY STONES
These whisky stones, available from ThinkGeek, are perfect for giving just the right chill to your whisky or scotch to open up the flavour. Please do not attempt to use these as a substitute for ice-blended margaritas. Image from ThinkGeek.
BOTTLEHOOD RECYCLED GLASSWARE
Bottlehood – much like manhood – is filled with remnants of your beer swilling, wine gulping college days. But instead of just hazy memories and pictures that can never see the light of day, Bottlehood has something you can actually get your hands on. And what better for your hand than a Bottlehood”upcycled” beer, wine or [...]
LEVEL 33
LeVeL33 (at the Marina Bay Financial Centre) The view is just awesome. So located on the 33rd floor of the Marina Bay Financial Centre is the ‘world’s highest urban craft-brewery’ after all and it’s called Level 33. The brainchild of a few enterprising Austrians and Germans, they aim to create a beer guzzling experience that is [...]
ARTICHOKE
Set within the lovely cobblestoned courtyard of the historic Sculpture Square, Artichoke Café + Bar offers modern Moorish cuisine in a casual and relaxed environment. Inspired by the fascinating flavours and smells of Spain, Turkey, Lebanon, Greece and Morocco, their food is perfumed with the spices and aromatics from these far-away, exotic places.
TABERNA
Taberna is a new neighbourhood wine bar located at 17 Binjai Park, off Dunearn Road. It provides a convivial and contemporary setting for the enjoyment of wine. Taberna is a place where you can meet other fans of wine, and if you just want some quiet time, it has a library of wine books for [...]
THE PLAIN
plain delight is… ❶ Smooth Genovese coffee, served up your way, be it a strong flat white or ¾ latte. ❷ Tucking into perfectly poached eggs oozing liquid gold onto your toasted sourdough. ❸ Keeping abreast of global culture news by perusing design journals, publications & the papers. ❹ Staying true to that new year [...]
GEARY’S LONDON PORTER
Geary’s is becoming the new trendy beer for hipsters obsessed with Maine and seafaring. But guess what, it’s been the tits for ages and the London Porter is one of the best American examples of the style you’ll ever have.
101 WHISKIES TO TRY BEFORE YOU DIE
Anyone can drink and enjoy booze, but if you really want to know about a certain type of liquor, you’re gonna need to try more than what you’ll find at the local state store. Consider 101 Whiskies to Try Before You Die ($14) your paperback teacher on the subject of whiskey, offering not a list of the [...]
