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Let’s talk special bottles! I’ve been very curious about this special release & got an opportunity to try it this week.
You can taste it too 😃 for a limited time, at the Holt Renfrew (Bloor Street) 3rd-floor pop-up until December 23rd. Complimentary tastings are available Fridays 5–7 PM & Saturdays 1–3 PM
Ok, let’s get into it 🥃
Johnnie Walker Blue Label Ice Chalet is a new special release in the Blue collection. This particular bottle, led by master blender Dr Emma Walker, is a blend of rare, highest-quality special whiskies.
The mix includes whiskies distilled in high altitudes of Scotland, during some of the coldest winters, using cold water as a part of the process. The result is fuller body & lovely depth of flavour w/ subtle cacao, roasted nuts, cinnamon-spiced apple & Alpine smoke finishing w/ a velvety mouthfeel.
Among the whiskies used are Clynelish & Dalwhinnie but the most special of them all is the inclusion of a very old whisky from Brora, a ghost distillery that closed in 1983, once it’s gone, it’s gone.
Only 362 bottles of Ice Chalet Blue were made, each bottle is numbered.
The whisky was launched in collaboration w/ a luxury ski-wear brand Perfect Moment & includes a series of Après-ski pieces in matching colours, available in the Perfect Moment webshop. I’m quite a fan of my Merino wool sweater 😌
The puffy bottle case is actually a Perfect Moment cross-body bag – you turn it inside out & ta-da!
#gifted
#JohnnieWalker #JohnnieWalkerBlue #Apresski #whisky #rarewhisky #rarescotch #ghostdistillery
4 days ago
Fresh of the press: 3-page spread for TravelWorld International Magazine (NATJA publication) on Iceland titled “The Otherworldly Icelandic Winter” just in time for your winter travel ❄️
Find it on page 12th of the winter 2024 issue of TravelWorld:
https://www.yumpu.com/en/document/read/69403960/travelworld-international-magazine-winter-2024
Or online at
https://www.travelworldmagazine.com/2024/12/a-journey-through-the-otherworldly-icelandic-winter/
#travelwriter #traveljournalist #iceland #icelandwinter #icelandwintertrip #xoiceland24
5 days ago
Have you been to Luxembourg? It’s a small country w/ a lot of beautiful historic range & a lovely wine region.
Let’s get into it on pathstotravel.com😌
https://pathstotravel.com/tag/luxembourg/
#luxembourg #luxembourgcity🇱🇺 #europe #exploreeurope #travelguide
6 days ago
Have you been to Luxembourg? It’s a small country w/ a lot of beautiful historic range & a lovely wine region.
Let’s get into it on pathstotravel.com😌
https://pathstotravel.com/tag/luxembourg/
#luxembourg #luxembourgcity🇱🇺 #europe #exploreeurope #travelguide
7 days ago
A few cocktails from the last trip 😌
1. 1862 Dry Bar, the lower level which feels a bit like a cave, Madrid
2. Quattro Teste, basque-italian cocktail bar, Lisbon
3 & 4. Glass Bar at the Hotel Urban, Madrid
5 & 6. Angelita, the lower level (upper us a wine bar), Madrid
#xoEurope24 #spain #portugal #cocktails #happyhour #worldsbestbars #50bestbars #europetravel
2 weeks ago
On this first winter day I’m reminiscing about the celebration of autumn w/ Glenfiddich Whisky 🥃🍂 — the day I traveled to Bisha hotel in just a light sweater…
Single malt scotch has become a passion of mine, surely assisted by this amazing community & living w/ a whisky ambassador ☺️. Glenfiddich, 15 is perhaps my favourite, is one of my go-to options for a nightcap or a slow sipping occasion for its subtle honey & vanilla flavours, well-balanced & complex.
What’s your favourite Glenfiddich 😃?
Fun story, a couple weeks later @thenadiae & I ran into each other in Lisbon walking into WebSummit - a pleasant coincidence!
📸 @ryanemberley
#hostedExperience #Glenfiddich #singlemalt #whiskylovers #whiskygram
2 weeks ago
My sister & I chose to do this trip slowly. One major attraction per day, follow the locals for food & wine, take breaks & enjoy the views. It was a great break in the sun before heading back into the cold.
A few stops:
1. Bodega Díaz-Salazar, for tapas & local wine w/ no nonsense service. Bodegas like this one get packed at lunch time & stay packed through most of the day w/ people chatting & sipping w/ not a care in the world. The barrels are filled w/ specialty wines like sweet & orange.
2. Alleyway view of the tower.
3. Setas de Sevilla, or better known locally as mushrooms. An interactive above ground permanent installation.
4. Antigüedades Bar de Tapas, great wine & liquor collection.
5. Rooftop at Hotel Vincci Molviedro, centrally located yet surprisingly quiet.
6. Pub La Tertulia, you can sit inside but most people come here to sit outside and enjoy the view over beers & cocktails.
#xoeurope24 #PassionforYou #spain #visitspain #seville #sevilla #travel #traveltips
3 weeks ago
This is Royal Alcázar of Seville 🦚
The complete structure includes a palace, underground baths, citadel-style wall & endless gardens across the property. It was built over roughly 3 centuries during the Islamic-era of Spain. The compound grounds, however, were founded in the early Middle-Ages.
The intricacies of every corner of this site are absolutely mind-blowing & very well preserved. You could easily spend multiple days wandering its many halls & boundless gardens.
#xoeurope24 #spain #seespain #seville #sevilla #visitspain #travelblogger #travel #fujixseries
3 weeks ago
Plaza de España in María Luisa park is really something! Pretty & intricate details everywhere you look.
If you’re so inclined, you can paddle around the square or see it from a horse carriage 🐴
#xoeurope24 #exploreSpain #spaintravel #sevillespain🇪🇸 #sevilla #travel #travelphotography #travelblogger
4 weeks ago
