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World’s Most Expensive Vodka is Safe in Hong Kong

Imagine the shock when Michel Morren learned from a news alert that the “world’s most expensive vodka” had been stolen. Creator and owner of ‘The Eye of the Dragon’ valued at the minimum, a staggering USD $5.5 million, Michel Morren immediately accessed his vault in Hong Kong where the extravagant bottle of vodka is being […]

DIY-Don’ts: When to Hire an Architect or Designer

Hold it! Do you consider yourself to be a do-it-yourselfer? Is there no project you’re not willing to take on? Before you pick up the hammer, consider the findings from a recent survey. Twelve percent of respondents admitted that home renos led them to consider divorce or separation, reports the Huffington Post. Yikes. Sometimes it’s […]

Cherry Blossom with Sake-Whiskey

There’s nothing as exciting as the feel of the warm sun at the beginning of spring which takes us back outsides after months of chilling winter. In Japan annual Hanami celebrations -meaning admiring flowers are famous. Also, they are cherry blossom festival which runs from the end of March to end of April. The festival […]

Top 5 Japanese Whiskeys

For centuries Scotland and Ireland have been the regions that produce world’s most refined whiskey. However, over the years a shift has been seen in other regions such as Japan and Kentucky producing some of the world’s remarkable whiskeys. The Japanese are artistic and a bit mysterious in most of the leading products that they […]

Patron Tequila –Taking on the Titans as a Luxury Spirit

When it comes to luxury alcoholic beverages, you might think of Champagne or fine wine. True: collectible wines and vineyards are great ways to indulge in some luxury living. Japanese whiskey might come to mind when thinking of luxury alcohol lines. This is not surprising with Suntory’s Yamazaki Single Malt Sherry Cask 2013 being named […]

Focus Wine Cellar: Luxury in Your Own Home

When you have a wine collection, you want to do all you can to protect and preserve it. A custom built wine cellar is the ideal way to keep your wine in the best shape possible. Thus, you can enjoy it for years to come. Luxify has partnered with Focus Wine Cellars to provide our […]

Zachys 2015 Hong Kong Final Auction Realizes Over US$4.6 Million

Hong Kong, 5 November 2015 The final Zachys of the 2015 Hong Kong season, Finest and Rarest Wines and Spirits, Featuring Immaculate Bordeaux from the Chairman’s Collection – Part II realized HK$35,384,248/ US$4,565,709 closing out the year in Hong Kong with a bang. Also, the Zachys team welcomed a packed room at the JW Marriott for bidding. […]

Japanese Whisky: The Vanishing Spirit

The whisky industry is as much a numbers game as it is one entirely ‘controlled’ by chance. And when it comes to a well-aged statement drop, the right production numbers are anyone’s guess. Over-produced, and you’re left with excess supply that could take years to recover from. Under produce, and surging demand and, consequently, dwindling […]

VINEYARDS – The Top Choice For Elite Chinese Wine Investors

As far as high-end red wine is concerned, China is quickly taking on the position as the largest consumer of fine drops globally. Also, China is the leading export market for French Bordeaux. And the country is credited with pushing prices for coveted vintages to record levels. Along with accumulating fine wine to drink at […]

Why are Japanese Whiskies So Popular Around the Globe?

When Jim Murray’s Whisky Bible named Suntory’s Yamazaki Single Malt Sherry Cask 2013 as the best whisky in the world, the rest of the globe watched on in shock. Until recently, Japanese whiskies were a novelty on the market. However, the Japanese have been perfecting their whiskies for the better part of a century. Also […]

Wine Investment and En Primeur

The traditional wine merchant was the jovial soul who looked after his flock with carefully chosen wines, brought onto the wine list at a time when it was felt that these wines could be opened by the clients without them suffering from excessive youthful acidity in the White wines and similar acidity and mouth numbing […]

8 Bordeaux Wines from Lunzer Collections

As German writer Johann Wolfgang von Goethe once said, “Wine rejoices the heart of man and joy is the mother of all virtues.” Celebrate each special occasion in your life with this case (12 x 75 cl) of each of the following 8 bottles of Bordeaux 2000 (around HK $190,500). Get the collection here. 1. Chateau […]

Wine Investment in Asia: What You Need to Know

By Peter Lunzer, guest contributor Investment is about finding things to do with disposable income which generate a return on that cash. Nobody wants to lose money but it is accepted that a degree of risk is always present when putting cash to work in a variety of concepts from property to bonds, equities and a group of […]

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