Absolut Vodka Limited Edition London Bottle by Jamie Hewlett

Absolut Vodka Limited Edition London Bottle

Collaboration between one of the UK’s leading graphic artists, Jamie Hewlett.  and Absolut London resulted in this limited edition vodka london bottle that celebrates the vibrant cultural city, capturing London’s creativity and rich style heritage in a unique design which goes on sale in Selfridges and Harvey Nichols on March 1.

Set against a familiar London backdrop, featuring iconic buildings such as St Paul’s Cathedral and the Gherkin, the illustration features seven characters, including the 18th century dandy, the pinstripe gent, 60s chick, punk and 80s casual.

London has such a fascinating and rich history which has inspired me over the years. For ABSOLUT London I chose to re-create seven iconic characters from different eras who are largely defined by their style as well as their impactful contribution to London’s culture at the time, Jamie Hewlett explains.

On sale at Selfridges and Harvey Nichols, London from the 1st of March onwards, each of the 49 bottles is priced at £21 ($35).

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Martell Cordon Bleu Centenary edition

Martell Cordon Bleu Centenary edition

Martell Cognac is celebrating its 100th anniversary with the launch of limited-edition Cordon Bleu Centenary
The cognac will have the added spicy tongue of cinnamon, known to add its own signatures to this revered blend of the Cordon Bleu and comes in wooden case with silver trims and a magnetite opening system.

Special Edition

The gift case is engraved with key historical dates relating to Martell Cordon Bleu and is decorated with 100 silver metallic squares in honour of the occasion. The limited edition package contains a blue lacquered and silver bottle of Martell Cordon Bleu and a montre bottle containing a selection of 100% Borderies Cognac blended by Martell’s cellar master Benoit Fil.

Though the artwork and color tones have been kept the same, the bottle of the second edition is a transparent one where the XO cognac has been packaged, with a silver colored crown with a signature near the neck.
Special Edition-495 US$ ,
Second Edition - 173 US$

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Diamond Jubilee Scotch By John Walker & Sons

Diamond Jubilee Scotch

$160,000
Diamond Jubilee Scotch is a tribute to the Queen of England celebrating 60 years of accession to the throne bottled by John Walker & Sons, the Scotch Whisky Distillers

This blend of rare scotch whiskies was distilled on 06 February 1952, the day she ascended the throne. The special edition comes in a diamond shaped Baccarat crystal decanter with six radial legs, one each to highlight a decade of her reign.

It is each priced at $160,000 and profits made from the sale will be donated to the Queen Elizabeth Scholarship Trust (QEST) with a guaranteed amount of at least $1.6 million.

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Bacardi 150th Anniversary Limited Edition Rum

Ron Bacardi de Maestros de Ron, Vintage, MMXII

Price: $2,000 ( limited to 400 pieces)

Ron Bacardi de Maestros de Ron, Vintage, MMXII was created by eight Maestros de Ron (Master Blenders) to honor 150 years of Bacardi rum-making expertise and craftsmanship.

The world’s largest privately-owned liquor company has created the unique blend of rum by letting it slowly refined in American oak barrels for 20 years and finished in 60-year-old cognac barrels, leaving the special spirit with unique characteristic. Cased in special leather, these crystal decanters will be holding 500 ml of the coveted beverage.

The first Bacardi 150th party will take place in Germany on January 28, followed by Canada parties starting February 1, and the United States, Europe, Latin America, Asia-Pacific and the Middle East starting February 4.

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Absolut Gustafson – Limited Edition Vodka Exclusively for Travelers

Absolut Gustafson

Created in cooperation with  Mats Gustafson, famous fashion artist and illustrator, this new flavor vodka is exclusively for global travelers, global duty free and travel retail markets.

The Absolut Gustafson Vodka is rich in flavors of sun-ripe cherries, freshly sliced strawberries and essences of cardamom and chai. The bottle design features a dramatic green and bright pink horizon, painted with his characteristic, masterfully light-handed, super-sensitive and sensual brush strokes.

The pink represents the berries, the green the cardamon and the more earthy qualities. The final artwork combines these two color blocks and, for me, they translate into the earth and the sky. The horizon is a great metaphor for traveling, for looking far and beyond says Gustafson.

The Absolut Gustafson launch will be backed by a powerful 360-degree marketing campaign in all available media, including unique brand installations in key duty free/travel retail market arenas. The campaign will also feature an exclusive collaboration between star mixologist Andrés Leon Basile and master chef Marco Baudone of Le Rouge restaurant in Stockholm.

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Hennessy Beauté du Siècle cognac

Hennessy Beauté du Siècle cognac

Luxury goods group LVMH Moët Hennessy–Louis Vuitton's wine and spirits division Moët Hennessy has launched its new limited-edition Hennessy Beauté du Siècle cognac with Schiphol Airport Retail (SAR) at Amsterdam Schiphol airport. The cognac marks the centenary of Kilian Hennessy, the sixth generation after the founder of the cognac house, and is exhibited exclusively at the new Finest Spirits and Cigars store in departure lounge three after passport control.

According to SAR, Beauté du Siècle is a contemporary interpretation of a traditional liqueur chest containing a carafe of cognac, created by master blender and taster Yann Fillious and more than 10 artists and craftsmen.

Valued at €150,000 ($190,063) excluding VAT, the carafe of cognac is a blend of around 100 specially selected eaux-de-vie, the oldest of which dating back to 1907. The cognac is presented in a Baccarat crystal decanter in the form of sample flasks used by the House of Hennessy.

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Zombie Head Glass Skull Decanter

Price: $24.95

This liquor decanter features a detailed zombie head with exposed brains and rotting teeth that oozes whiskey, vodka, or rum straight from the brain! Bring your parties back from the dead with this unique and hilarious home bar accessory! Liquor decanter measures 7.5''x4.25''x 4.75'' and holds 27 ounces of your favorite spirits. Cork stopper included. Hand wash only.

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Trevi Aerating Wine Glass

Trevi Aerating Wine Glass

Price: $21.95 each

This wine accessory features an innovative inner wine aerating platform that eliminates the need for on-bottle aerators and decanters, unlocking the true flavors and aromas of your favorite vintage simply by pouring into the inner cup.

As wine is poured into this unique wine glass, nine aeration spouts create a dazzling display inside your glass that infuses your wine with oxygen and releases stronger notes with every sip. Take the production out of wine tasting and leave those decanters and aerators in the cabinet with our aerating wine glass.

Product Features:

•     Aerates wine as you pour
•     Eliminates the need for on-bottle aerators and decanters
•     Creates a dazzling display inside the glass as you pour
•     Measures 8½”x4½”

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Moet & Chandon Golden Premium Jeroboam Champagne – Limited Edition

Moet & Chandon Golden Premium Jeroboam Champagne

Moët & Chandon, famous champagne brand's limited edition Golden Premium Jeroboam Champagne comes with a hand-crafted gold bottle that celebrates the history of the family brand and allows customers to personalize the bottles with a special message.

The Golden Premium Jeroboam bottle is wrapped in golden leaves and is hand-gilt by renowned French artisan Arthus Bertrand, which is meant to represent Moët & Chandon’s family estate through its connection with Trianon architecture. Apart from that, there will be a marked gold medallion and special Epernay wax seals on every bottle. The Champagne bottle also features the handcrafted special ribbon, which has been a part of the Moët & Chandon bottles since its special editions from 1886. Limited edition bottle takes personalization a step further and comes with a special pen to write a message or simply sign the bottle.

Moët & Chandon cherishes a tradition of personalisation for almost 300 years which proved so many times by creating signature bottles as tributes to special events, such as the crowning of Queen Elizabeth II to the wedding of Grace of Monaco.

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$76,300 Macallan Master Lalique wine Collection Chest

Macallan Master Lalique Collection Chest

The Macallan Master Lalique Collection which is the only set produced by The Macallan Distillers and is also the only one available in the world.

The set consisted of the three malts Distilled and bottled by The Macallan Distillers, filled inside Laique Crystal decanter decanters. They include Macallan Lalique-50 year old 750ml Single Malt with 46% volume and The Macallan Lalique-55 year old 750ml Single Malt with a nick copper buckle the bottle with 40.1 % Volume which is one of 430 limited edition bottles ever made. The set completes with The Macallan Lalique-57 year old 750ml Single Malt, 48.5% volume one of limited edition of 400 bottles.

This chest was  crafted with genuine Macallan Sherry Oak Cask wood, finished off using antique hardware, a plush protective interior and an engraved copper plaque.
Each unique and precious piece of Lalique decanters is designed, blown, pressed, fashioned, cut, engraved and polished by The Masters of Crystal.

The Macallan Master Lalique Collection Chest went under the hammer for HK$595,000 ($76,300) inclusive of Buyer’s Premium at  Island Shangri-La Hotel in Hong Kong in 2011.

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Moet & Chandon 1911 Grand Vintage Collection

Moet & Chandon 1911 Grand Vintage

Price : $101,500

Harrods has released just 11 six-bottle cases of the 100-year-old wine, disgorged last January, with each being offered to a different market around the world. One of the cases was auctioned at a gala dinner in Shanghai in September, raising $100,000 for charity.

Since 1743, Moet & Chandon have impressed sommeliers with their various new offerings, often presenting them in special edition versions, to cash in their novelty value. In recent times, after creating special editions like the Golden Jeroboam, and the Ice Imperial, this 1911 Grand Vintage collection joins the lot as one of the premier offerings.

Moet & Chandon coffret

Wine critic Tom Stevenson, said: Tasting this outstanding wine was an enormous privilege. “Although a Champagne of this age would usually be a copper brown, Grand Vintage Collection 1911 is a beautiful pale yellow gold. The nose is still floral and fruity and after a century, it’s still bubbly on the palate! Grand Vintage Collection 1911 is a superb vintage champagne, both elegantly mature and deliciously lively.

The Moet & Chandon coffret contains 6 bottles presented in custom black leather chest with elegant brass fittings; perfect for gift giving, drinking and keeping this century-old treasure from the legendary champagne house.

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Buche de Belvedere Vodka – Limited Edition

Buche de Belvedere Vodka

Price : $335

Belvedere Vodka pays homage to the famous silver birch trees emblematic of the brand by launching the special edition of their Belvedere Pure, packaged in a metallic Buche de Noel for Christmas 2011.

This Buche de Belvedere Vodka has an engraved silver chromed metal sleeve embossed with a holly leaf which slides over a real birch log hollowed out to hold a 70cl bottle of their rare premium vodka.  Presented on a sleek clear acrylic base, the hollowed out log can serve as an ice holder when the bottle is removed.

Buche de Belvedere Vodka stylized with the inseparable holly leaf is limited to 25 pieces.

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