How to land an ultra-rare $6000 bottle of scotch

Australia has been allocated 42 of the 1,700 bottles of a rare and unusual 40-year-old whisky release. Five are going to bottleshops. The rest will be sold through a database of high-net-worth whisky lovers. Read on to find out how to get on the list. In the final in a series of three Epicurean Odyssey […]

L’Oréal acquires Melbourne luxury beauty brand Aēsop for $US2.5b

French beauty giant L’Oréal has purchased the Australian cult luxury brand Aēsop for $US2.5 billion ($3.69 billion) – its biggest acquisition to date. L’Oréal – the French beauty giant known for owning some of the world’s leading luxury beauty brands, from Prada to Yves Saint Laurent Beauty – has signed an agreement with Brazilian-owned Natura […]

Sir Jackie Stewart: How F1 could help cure dementia

He’s a living legend in the Formula 1 world and Sir Jackie Stewart wants to use his high profile, combined with the “fastest problem solving” culture of racing, to help fight a cause very close to his heart – dementia.   As more than half a million spectators come together this weekend for the 2023 […]

Ranked: The 20 happiest countries in the world in 2023

There’s no denying that Finland is a happy place. For the sixth year in a row, Finland has been named the happiest country in the world in the annual World Happiness Report, which ranks global happiness in more than 150 countries around the world. Overseen by the Sustainable Development Solutions Network, the report is released every […]

Taylor Swift is dropping four unreleased songs: Here’s what you need to know

Taylor Swift is releasing four new songs—one previously unreleased and three re-recorded—at midnight Friday, the singer announced on her Instagram, hours before she’s set to retake the stage for the first time in nearly five years for her highly-anticipated Eras world tour. Key Facts Two of the songs Swift is re-recording—”Eyes Open” and “Safe & […]

Couture meets Cognac in luxe Hennessy X.O collaboration

Love them or hate them, brand collaborations are here to stay and the latest limited edition capsule from Hennessy and Kim Jones is one of the more unique pairings we’ve seen in recent memory. In a historic first for Maison Hennessy brand, they have teamed up with Dior’s artistic director Kim Jones to drop a […]

Move over gin, it’s agave’s turn to shine

The Whitsundays, known for having Australia’s whitest sandy beaches, can now add having the world’s largest agave plantation outside of Mexico to its long list of natural assets. Standing at 20 degrees south of the equator between Airlie Beach and Bowen at Top Shelf International’s 374-hectare agave farm, you could be forgiven for thinking you’re […]

Sydney is getting a rare Japanese whisky pop up for one weekend only

Sydney whisky lovers rejoice. The Four Pillars lab in Surry Hills is turning into a Japanese whisky pop-up for just one weekend – and it features an extremely limited $1,650 bottle. Inspired by the listening bars of Japan, the Four Pillars Lab will be transformed into a whisky bar as part of a collaboration with […]