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Rare whisky collection from The Dalmore created for Harrods

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Cheval Knightsbridge is just a few minutes from  +Harrods   Scottish distillery The Dalmore has partnered with Harrods to launch The Dalmore Paterson Collection, named after master distiller Richard Paterson who assessed, nosed, tasted and selected each whisky blend for the lot of a dozen bottles. The price tag for the world’s only collection of its kind? A cool £987,500.  Whiskies range in date from 1926 to the 1990s and make up a surprisingly personal collection linked to Paterson. Bottles are named after either important figures in Paterson’s life such as his father and grandfather, as well as James Whyte and Charles Mackay, the founders of The Dalmore’s parent company. Richard Paterson Bottles are handcrafted, full lead crystal decanters made by crystal house Glencairn, while luxury jeweler Hamilton & Inches hand-engraved the silver that embellishes the bottles. All 12 bottles are presented in a wooden case that took cabinet maker Gavin Ro...

Savelli Phones with Diamonds and Leather - exclusive at Harrods

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Diamond Champagne Cheval Knightsbridge is close to the famous department store Harrods , in London. We have seen many brands launching beautiful iPhones cases, with diamonds and pearls like we talked on this post , cases made with pure gold and platinum such as the Brikk cases  and even iPhones made of gold, like this one by Gold & Co . But what about the Android fans? They too deserve fancy mobiles.  And that is what Savelli is doing.  The brand, a Geneva-based company, launched a new line of luxury Android-powered smartphones for women that will be unveiled at Paris Couture Week this month. The collection of phones, called "Jardin Secret", includes 11 models that feature blue ostrich, black alligator and iguana leathers, as well as 18-carat gold and precious stones as decoration. The models, which were assembled in the Chanel watch factory in Switzerland, are Italian designed and are mainly priced at £5,868 to £6,378, though the most expensiv...

Summer Wines - A list for some summertime sipping

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Cheval Thorney Court is close to a  Whole Foods Market As winter (finally) leaves, we put our heavy coats and boots away. To match our summer clothes, lighter and colorful, we should also leave the rich and complex wines in the cooler and get prepared to shop for some summer wines. When we think of summer wines, the rosé or bubbly comes to mind, but there are also reds and whites ready to enjoy the sun and hot weather. Here’s a selection of wines deemed ideal for summertime sipping by experts at premium organic retail chain +Whole Foods Market , and Food and Wine magazine that come from California, Washington, France, Spain, Italy, Germany and Portugal. - Mont Gravet Cotes de Gascogne - Donnafugata Anthilia                                                    - Robert Mondavi Fume Blanc             ...

Louis Vuitton Travel Books come to London

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Cheval Knightsbridge is a few tube stations from  Louis Vuitton New Bond Street London Luxury travelers looking to add to their collection of coffee table city guides may want to hit bookstores in London, where shelves are now stocked with +Louis Vuitton 's latest, limited-edition travel books. Illustrated by Japanese artist Natsko Seki, the London guide renders sites like the Tate Modern and Regent’s Canal — sites chosen because they express the “spirit of London,” she said — in her signature style, which super-imposes hand-drawn sketches and colors on top of still photographs. Explaining the spirit behind her images, Seki said in a video: “In my mind it was as if I was creating a 3D city with everyday scenes like somebody walking their dog and the passers-by turning around to look.” Other editions of Louis Vuitton Travel Books include Paris, illustrated by Congolese painter Cheri Samba, New York done by French illustrator Jean-Philippe Delhomme, and Easter ...

London's Restaurants on the Best Restaurants of the World List

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Dinner by Heston Blumenthal Cheval Knightsbridge is a few minutes from Dinner by Heston Blumenthal As all the big cities in the world, London is filled with options of restaurants, of all types, sizes and prices. But only the really great cities feature 7 times in the list of the 100 best restaurants in the world ! Yes, London has 7 restaurants in the list, and 3 of them are on the best 50, a list sponsored by S. Pellegrino and Acqua Panna that you can see here .   Here you will find out which one are they, last to first for more emotion: No. 84 - Pollen Street Social - To sum it up, great food, cooked with imagination and care. Nice wine list to complement it. Attentive, knowledgable staff who still recognize that customers are more important than them. And a nice setting balanced between formal and casual.  www.pollenstreetsocial.com/ No. 71 - St. John - The interior is downplayed and understated. The atmosphere is somewhat rustic and unpret...