By With airports returning to life after the pandemic, Joe Bates takes a tour of the best airport bars and lounges for you to while away the time before your flight departs By Joe Bates While it’s excellent news that travel restrictions related to the Covid-19 pandemic have been relaxed or
Tasting: Johnnie Walker – Black Label
Johnnie WalkerBlack LabelDiageo ABV: 40.0%Country: ScotlandStyle: BlendedPrice per bottle: GB£30.00Availability: Travel Retail Phoebe Calver – 8.2 Nose: Relatively chilled, with Christmas pudding notes, maple syrup and some orange zest. Palate: All gets a little smokier here, like your clothes after a bonfire, with malted milk biscuits, banoffee pie and some sage
Tasting: Redbreast – Pedro Ximénez Edition
RedbreastPedro Ximénez EditionIrish Distillers ABV: 46.0%Country: Rep. of IrelandStyle: Single Pot StillPrice per bottle: $86.00Availability: Travel Retail Phoebe Calver – 8.3 Nose: This is giving me all the rich chocolate gateau vibes, with layers of rich red berries and sugar. Then there’s a cinnamon stick and nutmeg, with a hint of
Ardbeg launches first travel retail-exclusive whiskies
Ardbeg is embarking on a new adventure with the launch of its first series of travel retail-exclusive whiskies: Ardbeg Smoketrails. The new range will offer a chance for whisky-loving travellers to explore how casks from around the world influence the renowned Islay distillery’s spirit character. The first release in the
Tasting: Silent Pool – Silent Pool Gin
Silent PoolSilent Pool GinSilent Pool Distillers ABV: 43.0%Country: EnglandStyle: ContemporaryPrice per bottle: GB£38.00Availability: Travel Retail Bethany Whymark – 8.5 Nose: There’s a slight floral sweetness to this, like elderflower berries. Pungent lemon peel and a little pastry – like lemon curd tarts. Piney juniper and a touch of sage. Palate: Bright,
Tasting: Bloom – Passionfruit & Vanilla Blossom Gin
BloomPassionfruit & Vanilla Blossom GinG&J Distillery ABV: 40.0%Country: EnglandStyle: FlavouredPrice per bottle: GB£24.50Availability: Travel Retail Bethany Whymark – 8.2 Nose: A tropical burst of passionfruit and pineapple. A medley of summer fruits smothered in sweet custard (the tinned kind). Touches of coconut and vanilla.Palate: Stewed red berries come to the
Camus Cognac opens luxury boutique at Hainan’s Haikou duty-free mall
Camus Cognac is opening its largest travel-retail boutique to date in Hainan, at the island’s new Haikou International Duty-Free City. The Camus boutique, on the lower ground floor of the new mall, will showcase a range of Cognacs from the French house – including the Extra and Royal Banquet expressions
Diageo creates new cruise and airline team
Diageo has launched a team in its travel-retail division focused on airline and cruise partnerships. The new internal team is said to be a recognition of the growing important of the cruise and airline channels to both alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks categories. Both channels were hit hard during the Covid-19
Bardinet: The evolving craft of French brandy
Bardinet Brandy has hailed in a new era for its spirits, crafting tradition and embracing advances in research By Phoebe Calver Founded in 1857 by its namesake, Paul Bardinet, every drop of brandy created for Bardinet works as an act of collective passion. With a likeminded approach to spirit creation
Tasting: Dewar’s – Double Agent 16 Years Old
Dewar’sDouble Agent 16 Years OldBacardi ABV: 40.0%Country: ScotlandStyle: BlendedPrice per bottle: US$70.00Availability: Travel Retail Phoebe Calver – 8.3 Nose: All sweet and smoky, bringing pork chops on a barbeque, followed by rich earthy peaty smoked raisins and vanilla cream.Palate: The sweet smokiness continues here, but with more of an earthy
