Mijenta was founded in 2020 by a team that includes former chief executive of Bacardi, Mike Dolan, industry verteran, Juan Coronado, and environmental consultant and activist, Elise Som. The launch comes a week after the news that Tasha Iny, former brand ambassador at Casamigos, has joined Mijenta as UK brand ambassador. “Mijenta Reposado’s distinct aromatic flavour profile and velvety texture illustrates a unique combination of…
Singapore’s Jigger & Pony again took second place, ensuring that the top two positions were unchanged from the 2021 list, while new entry Argo from Hong Kong completed the podium. Coa was launched in 2017 by bartender-owner Jay Khan with a focus on agave spirits. It first entered the list in 2019, winning the Highest New Entry Award at number 12, before climbing to…
The group has outlined the goal of raising $1 million by Ukraine’s Independence Day on 24 August. The blue and yellow bottle will be the first release from the brand to bear the name Stoli, following the recent decision to drop the name Stolichnaya in response to the invasion of Ukraine. “As Ukrainians continue to suffer unimaginable losses, we are doing our small part…
Created by winemakers and plant scientists, the Blurred Vines range blends cold-brewed rare teas, active botanical extracts, fruits and ferments to produce a complex drinking experience that satisfies the wine consumption moment. Three Spirits has launched two Blurred Vines expressions, Spark, which offers an alternative to sparkling Rosé, and Sharp which the brand describes as “elegant and crisp with soft floral spritz and high minerality”.
Now in its seventh edition, the extended 51-100 list includes bars from 24 different cities across the continent and features ten bars from 2021’s top 50, including 2019’s Asia’s Best Bar, Hong Kong’s The Old Man, and Tokyo’s legendary Bar High Five. The inclusion of Blackbird from Kathmandu marks Nepal’s debut to the list. Speaking about the extended 51-100 list, Mark Sansom, director of content…
Matured in Oloroso, Pedro Ximinez and red wine casks, The Whiskymaker’s Reserve No.5 possesses the same sherry-led, wood-forward characteristics as its predecessors. “With The Whiskymaker’s Reserve No.5, we wanted to create a whisky with a similar sherry-led profile to previous releases, but with certain characters restrained to achieve a textural refinement,” said The Lakes’ whiskymaker, Dhavall Gandhi. “This is a whisky with seductively aromatic notes…
The release of Eastern Edge will mark Adnams’ 150th anniversary and is inspired by two key beers from each brewery, Sierra Nevada Pale Ale and Adnams’ cask Southwold Bitter. “Finding like-minded brewers, sharing stories and collaborating on a new beer recipe over a pint or two – it’s truly one of the most unique and amazing things about the craft beer industry,” said Steve Grossman,…
The online retailer launched in May 2021 and now delivers to 30 countries worldwide. The launch coincides with an exclusive bottling from the WhistlePig Distillery of which only 198 bottles were produced. Volume 1 in The Library Series is the first in a collection of five single cask bottlings from WhistlePig, it is named Rutland Barrel in honour of a local Vermont township. The rye…
The brand has been created by refugee and fashion designer Anastasiia Rosinina, who fled Kyiv in March, alongside Swiss entrepreneur, Dr Tobias Reichmuth. “Through Anastasiia, with whom I have been friends for 6 years, the war came to my mobile phone almost live,” said Reichmuth. “As an entrepreneur, I asked myself how to get out of this powerless feeling and take action.” Rosinina has announced…
Things have changed a bit since the 15th century, and today the Old Kent Road is probably best known as the cheapest property in the UK version of Monopoly. Lined by industrial estates, superstores, post-war housing estates and often clogged with four lanes of traffic, a Monopoly-based travel guide, Bowl of Chalk, recommends avoiding it entirely and visiting nearby Borough Market instead. Not really the…
