Tasting the Glenfiddich Range at the 2010 Esquire House

Last month, the eighth iteration of Esquire magazine’s Signature Space program debuted in the “Bird Streets” of the exclusive Doheny Estates in the Hollywood Hills. Elaine Culotti (Porta Bella Design) and a team of top designers rebuilt a family home from the ground up, transforming it into the 2010 Esquire House, a contemporary indoor-outdoor lifestyle…

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A Taste of The Macallan 64 Years Old Sells for $16,000 to Benefit charity: water

A remarkable crystal decanter, containing some of the rarest single malt Scotch whisky in the world, arrived in Los Angeles yesterday for the penultimate stop of its global fundraising journey. Earlier this year, The Macallan and Lalique partnered to produce the one-of-a-kind decanter, made using the ancient cire perdue (“lost wax”) method. Created in conjunction…

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The Nose Knows: Tasting the Dalmore with Richard Paterson

Last month I was invited to sample several expressions of The Dalmore single malt Scotch at an intimate event held at the Varnish. The tasting was conducted by Richard Paterson (aka “The Nose”), third generation Master Blender for Whyte & Mackay, which owns and operates The Dalmore. Paterson is also the author of Goodness Nose…

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The Macallan in Lalique: Cire Perdue Global Fundraising Exhibition

Building on previous successful collaborations, The Macallan and Lalique have partnered to produce a one-of-a-kind decanter, made using the ancient cire perdue (“lost wax”) method. Created in conjunction with the 150th anniversary of René Lalique’s birth, this decanter will hold the oldest and rarest Macallan ever bottled by the renowned distillery. The Macallan in Lalique:…

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