Copper and Wood at Midleton Distillery

The materials influencing whiskey at Jameson's masterful home in Cork, Ireland

With the US release of acclaimed Irish whiskey Yellow Spot, and news of a very rare Irish oak-aged whiskey being produced, we once again made our way to Jameson‘s Midleton Distillery in County Cork, Ireland—where the aforementioned, and everything else in Pernod Ricard’s superb Irish Distillers portfolio are produced. With such an array of outstanding spirits, long overseen by former Master Distiller Barry Crocket and …

Baselworld 2015: Georg Jensen’s Vivianna Bangle

An update to the celebrated collaboration between the Swedish designer and the Danish brand

In 1967, Danish design house Georg Jensen partnered with iconic Swedish designer Vivianna Torun Bülow-Hübe. Two years later, the Vivianna Bangle was born. It defied traditional time-telling logic, in that Bülow-Hübe sought to free people from the constraints of numbers (despite the piece itself providing precision). A reflective mirror face was also utilized to remind those checking the hour to be present. It was clean, …

Peerless 125 Collection by Cross Pens

The Rhode Island-based heritage brand's impeccable writing instruments

Despite our constant shift deeper into the world of digital, many opportunities to write the good old-fashioned way—with a pen—manifest regularly. Harkening back to the time when well-made writing instruments could be handed down from generation to generation, heritage brand Cross Pens celebrated their 125th anniversary last year by debuting the Peerless 125. And after testing one out for a few months, we can attest …