Biscottea

A satisfying line of tea- and coffee-infused shortbreads

Biscottea was founded in 2007 by Laurance Milner to cater to “real” tea enthusiasts who prefer traditional shortbread biscuits over Italian biscotti. The Seattle-based company’s tasty organic cookies are made with real tea, in a range of flavors like Earl Gray, chai, mint, blueberry and African honeybush. They also make a line of gluten-free cookies, which pack just as much punch in an easy-to-digest alternative. …

Louis XIII “Le Jeroboam” Auction

The only bottle of Remy Martin's most advanced cognac in the U.S. up for the bidding

The landscape has changed when it comes to the exclusivity of luxury brands, and with a label like Rémy Martin, it’s easy to become distracted by the hype that rap moguls and film directors shower on the venerable cognac. While the brand caters to an impressive range of clientele, from Charles de Gaulle to Jay-Z, in the end it’s the spirit itself that matters. In …

Malie Kai Chocolates

Sweets produced sustainably in Hawaii with some of the world's rarest cacao

As the only U.S. state with the tropical conditions to cultivate cacao, Hawaii has been producing the sweet-yielding bean since the 1850s. In recent years the demand has raised chocolate production in the 50th State, bringing with it a new breed of chocolatiers focused on small-batch, sustainable processes. Central to the movement is Malie Kai Chocolates, which makes an assortment of limited-quantity bars on the …