In Oakley's Secret Lair ~ there is a secret panel ~ behind which there is a secret door ~ which leads to a.... SECRET BAR! Which is awesomely designed ~ see the details inside!
It's like a polaroid in a polaroid in here! Check out the unboxing of the yummy new Absolut Berri Acai that showed up! It's a delicious mix of acai, blueberry, and pomegranate.
MENU's new 2010 collection has some amazing pieces that change the way you interact with wine ~ in particular loving the Wine Rebreather Carafe and the Baggy Wine Coat ~ see the details of how they work!
Macallan + W Los Angeles + NOTCOT ~ a fun little get together, first time playing host... and we even got to sip Macallan 57! More interestingly, see the social media component with their favorite, twitter.
My first cosmo made with SNOW ~ and it was snowing on the outdoor furniture made of ice by the fire on the patio... Amazing Absolut party at Sundance for the launch of their Spike Jonze film.
Macallan Flights of the Decades ~ incredible event at Soho House NYC, tasting and twittering our way from New Make Spirit back through 52 year old Macallan.
Macallan Ice Ball "Machine" ~ runs on gravity and the frictional heating capacity of copper at room temperature with the icea... within moments perfect spheres!
Adorable packaging and typography ~ beautiful sake bottles ~ see these and more (also really cool opening tab) ~ ahh, packaging based impulse buys strike again!
"Lost Scotch Whiskey Cache Buried in Antarctica: A team of thirsty polar explorers will drill beneath the ice to reach Scotch whiskey 100 years old." If they succeed McKinlay may be back!
Veuve Clicquot Yellowboam! An amazing and unexpected gift ~ in a handcrafted lacquered box holding a gold + stingray leather coated 3L bottle of champagne!
Vacu Vin Glass Markers - Party People!!! These are adorable mini silicon suction cup creatures to mark glasses during your next party! Even cuter in person than i imagined!
Absolut Icebar Stockholm ~ First look at the latest design - "Factory" - officially opening today! (They change the design and menu twice a year) ~ even peeks from behind the bar!
Absolut's 30th Anniversary of the Art Collection celebration took place in an ominous mysterious black box that popped up next to the Lydmar Hotel ~ the lighting was stunning! Also see it being taken apart...
Grodan restaurant in Sweden has this little red frog on everything... from menus to napkins... to the bottom of their glasses! Really fun idea for a simple way to subtly brand your drinking experience easily...
The Kraken Rum ~ you've seen the packaging and website ~ but close up details on the bottle are a must! How can you NOT drink from a bottle that says "As seen through the eyes of imagination"
Best. Packaging. Ever? Take a peek inside this mysterious box from The Kraken Rum ~ the details of the box, the seal, the letter, the bottle, the ltd ed print, poster, tooth in a vial, book, ink, feather, and MORE...
1800 Tequila's Essential Artists launches the second series ~ 12 stunning bottles (including one from Shepard Fairey's Studio Number One) with winners from the contest that ran earlier!
Kraken Rum ~ Could this be THE coolest rum to launch? And they're giving away a free poster... Beautiful branding and packaging from Proximo as always ~ happy sunday!
G&J Greenall's Bloom Gin ~ stunning bottle (shot in my hotel bathroom in london) ~ and a deliciously refreshing blend of honeysuckle, pomelo, and chamomile.
The Icecreamists' The Infamous Sex Pistol Ice Cream ~ a shot of absinthe served from an iv drip... over an ice cream cocktail of viagra level energy...
In 2019 when you sip the Veuve Clicquot La Grand Dame ~ think of the work picking grapes to make that batch possible... see everything from the picking to the pressing...
Ooooh the Glenfiddich 50 Year Old looks stunning.... "For the next ten years, just 50 bottles a year will be released worldwide, from a stock of 500 bottles. It carries a price point of $15,000."
"Drink More Gin" poster - Robert Rubbish of Le Gun Magazine and The Rubbishmen of Soho extols the virtues of 'mothers ruin' in this charming screen print.