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Thursday, 18 December 2008

1965 Bowmore Single Malt Scotch Whisky



From Luxist

"If your palate craves the creme-de-la-creme of Scotch whisky than you'reabout to be treated to a sensual experience...if you can get your hands on one of the fifty-seven bottles produced. Bowmore's 1965 Single Malt Scotch Whisky is only the second single malt produced at Bowmore since the Queen visited in the 1980's which makes it all the more covetable. Matured in bourbon and a percentage in Oloroso sherry casks it carries a special essence marked by the premium peat grown on the island of Islay where Bowmore is located. Islay's malts are characterized by smokey, marine aromas and palate and this particular single malt speaks of fruity and floral aromas paired with smoked oak chips. The one-liter bottle of honey colored Scotch whisky is priced at £6,000 and is available for sale exclusively at Heathrow Terminal 5."


This was also picked up by Luxury blog, Lussorian.

This is the blurb from BAA's airport gift site:

"If you’re flying this Christmas, the airport gift list site is the ideal way to find those perfect presents. We've picked a selection of the best products and invited celebrities to tell us what they are buying this festive season. Have a look at the great range of products available at our airports and start building your wish list now."

It seems you can pre-order stuff to pick up at the terminal which isn't a bad idea. Celebrity lists is fun. But it seems everything is more expensive than on Amazon or elsewhere.

Tuesday, 17 April 2007

Thursday, 22 March 2007

Can Heineken be the new Starbucks



Via Blogging Stocks and Agenda Inc.

"Can Heineken become the beer drinkers version of Starbucks? That is exactly what the beer company is hoping to accomplish by starting to create a chain of Heineken bars in airports around the globe.

The European beer maker has decided that airports would be the perfect choice for testing out the concept of Heineken bars. On this point I would probably have to agree.

For whatever reason, when people wind up getting stuck in an Airport on a long layover chances are they decide to go kill time in the nearest bar they can find. I am not suggesting that this is the best way to kill a couple of hours, but statistically this is the reality of it. Beer is the second most popular drink in airports, second only to coffee."