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Martini Gold by Dolce & Gabbana

Filed under: Spirits, Wine, Celebrity Design

There are dozens if not hundreds of names that endeavor to epitomize Italian style, but few stand out in their respective fields like Martini and Dolce & Gabbana. The two lifestyle powerhouses have a longstanding relationship stretching back over a decade, and have now teamed up to launch the new Martini Gold by Dolce & Gabbana.

The special edition vermouth is based on the existing fortified wine fielded by the famous conveyer of spirits, but with a unique recipe inspired by the fashion duo. The elixir comes in a special bottle – guess what color – in special packaging bearing the name of the two collaborative forces.

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Classic Cocktails Make a Comeback (with video)

by Carrie Coolidge (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Spirits

At the newly renovated Plaza Hotel, which recently underwent a $450 million renovation, Luxist visited the famous Oak Room Bar where we discussed the comeback of classic cocktails with Head Bartender Orlando Rivera.

"It is almost like jazz music," says Rivera. "Classic cocktails never die.

Orlando Rivera, who has worked at the Plaza Hotel for 21 years, presides over the Oak Room Bar. During his time there, he has seen cocktails come and go, but the classic ones, such as martinis, Grey Goose martinis, dirty martinis and Bloody Mary, are very popular right now.

Rivera also told us which are the proper garnishes for different cocktails. A Sidecar is garnished with a lemon, while a Cuba Libre is served with a lime. A Bloody Mary is served with a lemon or a lime, but a Gibson must be served with an onion pearl, not an olive.

We couldn't think of a better place to learn (or a better person to learn from) about classic cocktails than at this landmark location. Built in 1907 (originally as a bar for men only), the Oak Room Bar remains an iconic meeting spot for New Yorkers and visitors to the city alike.

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The $10,000 Proposal Martini

by Deb West (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Jewelry, Spirits, Celebrity Design

One of the signs that Spring must be just around the corner is not just that the days start to get longer, but that wedding and proposal specials start to proliferate. Many men must feel a lot of pressure to not only pick the right diamond engagement ring but to propose in such a manner that their fiance will have a great story to tell all of her friends, not to mention her mother. Some people are just naturally creative and others need a little bit of help and inspiration.

The Algonquin Hotel in New York City is prepared to help the creatively impaired, offering what is possibly the most expensive martini ever. The Grey Goose $10,000 proposal cocktail comes with a one-of-a-kind diamond ring placed in the glass. This specialty cocktail is served by a white gloved waiter in a crystal glass on a silver platter in the hotel's famous Blue Bar. The hotel arranges for clients to work one on one with a private jeweler to customize the engagement ring picking carat size, number of stones and the setting. The hotel needs at least 72 hours notice to set up this arrangement.

The hotel opened in 1902 and has long been famous for being the center of the city's literary and theatrical circles. If your intended is a big reader she might get a kick out of being proposed to in the same room where literary geniuses such as William Faulkner, Sinclair Lewis, and Derek Walcott spent their time.

As an aside, should the love of your life be more into spending time at the mall than the local library, Ivanka Trump is serving up a different offer at her Bridal Bar. Any diamond engagement ring bought comes with the "New York Proposal" package featuring a free night at one of the Trump Hotel Collection properties in New York City. The package also comes with complimentary long stemmed roses, champagne, dinner at the famed Jean Georges restaurant as well as breakfast in bed the next morning.

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The 1120HP Motor Launch from Lancia

by Noah Joseph (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Yachts & Sailing, Luxury Cars & Autos

What's the matter, was 1050 horsepower not enough for your taste? Then feast your eyes on this: the Lancia di Lancia. Although powered by two six-cylinder turbo diesels instead of the Powershore Abarth SP's three V8 outboards, the Lancia powerboat produced by the same collaboration with SACS Marine responsible for sister-company Abarth's speedboat offers up 1120 horsepower to the Abarth's 1050.

The motor launch from Lancia, as it's called, is also wrapped in a sleeker package, with inboard engines and a covered cockpit accessible through the retractable windshield and Martini Racing stripes recalling the company's historic rally victories. Like its sister-ship, however, the Lancia di Lancia is a Rigid Inflatable Boat – basically a hard hull with a rubber tube around it. The vessel measures over 40 feet long, weighs 8.5 metric tons and can reach speeds in excess of 55 miles per hour. The Lancia di Lancia is scheduled to debut during the upcoming 66th International Film Festival in Venice at the Grand Hotel Excelsior next month.

Gallery: Lancia di Lancia

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Martini Girl Too Hot for Formula 1 Drivers in Monaco

by Jared Paul Stern (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Spirits, Luxury Cars & Autos, Events, Sports

A billboard featuring sultry model Jessiqa Pace (above) on the racetrack at the Monaco Grand Prix had to be taken down after it proved too distracting to Formula 1 drivers over the weekend. Pace, 29, appears in the campaign for Martini, the Italian winemaker founded in 1863 and famous for its iconic vermouth.

F1 team representatives asked for the posters to be taken down after drivers complained during trial runs; champ Lewis Hamilton crashed in Saturday's qualifying round close to the gigantic image of Jessiqa. "All the attention is overwhelming," she told the London Daily Star. "I find it really funny. Obviously it's very flattering that I'm distracting the drivers so much, but I'd feel terrible if someone got hurt."

Gallery: More Jessiqa Pace

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Stock Your Home Bar with Ralph Lauren

by Rigel Celeste (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Decor, Spirits

No home bar is complete without stylish glassware, trays, and other accessories (like this leather-bound martini shaker, $295) to enhance your presentation and round out the mood of luxurious relaxation. Ralph Lauren has quite the collection of home accessory items for the kitchen or home bar that utilizes classics like crystal and stainless steel and modernizes them with the rugged and sophisticated masculine energy of leather accents. Serving trays, glassware, decanters, a lead crystal ice bucket with leather handle ... there's something for everybody. $195-$395

I agree with what acquire had to say -- very 007.

Gallery: Ralph Lauren Home Accessories

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Martinis Still Reign Supreme

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Spirits, Wine

What's your drink of choice? If you are a martini drinker you are still in the majority. Wine Spirits Daily took a look at a study called "Success In The Cities" from Information Resources. They surveyed over 500 bars, restaurants, hotels and nightclubs in major metropolitan areas to find the hot cocktails. The top three are the martini (not just the classic but the martinis-in-glass only such as the fruit martinis), mojitos and the dance-til-you-drop party enhancer, Red Bull and vodka.

The most popular shot is the Jager bomb, that deadly mix of Jagermeister and Red Bull, which surprises me. It was the hot thing in 2005 and I never imagined this trend would have legs. Chardonnay is still the most popular wine requested (40%) with White Zinfandel coming in second (23%). Red wine varietals lag way behind with Merlot clocking in at 12% and Cabernet Sauvignon and Pinot Noir eking out just 3% and 2% respectively. A full 10 of the top 12 wine brands in distribution are domestic wines from California. And as for sparkling wine the Moet Hennessy portfolio receives the most distribution.

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Too Tired To Shake Your Own Cocktails?

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Decor, Gadgets

Has it come to this, do you really need an electric martini shaker? The Waring Pro Electric Martini Shaker/Stirrer delivers your martini shaken, or stirred (Rick at Martini Groove reminds us shaken for vodka drinks, stirred for gin). The martini maker has a 20-oz. brushed stainless steel shaker and a one oz. measuring cap. Personally I enjoy the theatrical aspect of creating drinks and I don't think I'd trust a bartender who used one but this might be a fun gift for the gadget-obsessed. It sells for $99.95.

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to22 Says No Martini Without an Olive!

by Rigel Celeste (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Decor, Spirits

Don't take olives in your martini? Well then this is definitely not the glass for you, because this martini glass by to22 can't do without at least one olive. When designing this glass the thought was that "the olive has become the signature element of a martini, and yet it is treated almost as an afterthought."
Now when to22 went to give the olive greater importance they weren't messing around! The olive is so important to a drink in this glass that you can't have one without it, literally. The olive is used to plug a hole in the bottom of the glass.

Great idea and I love it! But I will say this: this is not a glass I'll hold over my lap or walk around with...you know, just in case.

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Christofle Silver Martini Glasses

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Filed under: Decor, Spirits

Whether you prefer yours shaken or stirred, a martini is almost sure to be a success when served in one of these Silver Martini Glasses from Christofle. Designed by Adam Tihany and chef Thomas Keller, these glasses are made of a combination of polished and brushed silver, and are extremely simple in shape and style.

Although they have a classy appeal, I think not being able to see through the glass to the drink inside takes from the experience somehow. But then, maybe, it makes for a new experience altogether? Sold in sets of two for $375.

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Ritz-Carlton Tokyo Opens, Offers Diamond Martini

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Luxury Travel & Hotels, Spirits

Last year we wrote about the influx of new luxury hotels in Tokyo. Now the Ritz-Carlton, Tokyo, a 248-room hotel in the city's tallest skyscraper is officially open. The hotel starts on the 45th floor and is home to Japan's most expensive Presidential Suite, at $20,000 per night, and a 200-year-old Japanese teahouse. The design scheme blends European inspiration with contemporary details such as four bold and colorful works by American painter Sam Francis. The hotel's lofty location provides views of the city and Mt. Fuji in the distance. The Ritz-Carlton Club, accessible only by elevator key, offers multi-lingual concierge service and round-the-clock food and beverage offerings. The hotel is also home to restaurants that feature sushi, tempura and Teppanyaki as well as a restaurant that serves Asian and French inspired cuisine.

The Washington Post reports that the hotel also offers a very pricey drink. The Diamonds-Are-Forever Martini is a $16,000 cocktail with a one-carat Bulgari diamond at the bottom that you can take to any Bulgari store in Tokyo and have a ring fitted to the stone for free.

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Riedel Grape Glasses

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Decor

Somewhere between the angular sculpture of a martini glass and the graceful curves of a wine glass you find this hybrid beauty, the Riedel Grape Martini glass. The glasses have pulled stems which form a cleft at the base of the curved bowl. They are made in Germany from 24% lead crystal. A pair of glasses sells for $70 and they are only available through Williams-Sonoma. They are the perfect thing to use when serving a martini made with grape-based vodka like Ciroc or Roth or Idol.

[via Daily Olive]

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Martini Cuff Links, Father's Day Gift of the Day

by Nicole Weston (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Jewelry

Cuff links are an important accessory for the well-dressed dad and chances are a dad with good taste in fashion is going to have good taste in drinks. That's what makes these Martini Cuff Links such a good choice for Father's Day. Made of sterling silver, they are highly detailed with an elegant shape and even a small olive on a pick. An added bonus is that they give Dad the chance to play James Bond when he orders his drinks, or otherwise has the occasion to show off his cufflinks. You know he's been dying for an excuse to order his martini "shaken, not stirred." Just hope that he doesn't try to imitate Sean Connery when he does it. Price: $235.

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Hendrick's Gin

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Filed under: Spirits

Hold the lime, make it a cucumber! A cucumber is the best choice of fruit for your Hendrick’s gin and tonic. The cucumber brings out the fortifying combination of infused botanicals. In this old apothecary shaped bottle you will find a gin infused with Bulgarian Rose, coriander, and cucumbers. Unlike most English made gins, Hendrick's is small batch distilled in Ayrshire, Scotland. The lowland Scottish water provides the perfect medium for the grain spirit and the unusual array of botanicals.
I can unhesitatingly say this is absolutely the best gin I have ever had. Feathery, crisp, and a clear essence of cucumber. With it I have made an absolutely prestigious gin martini and gin and tonic.

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The $3,000 Martini

by Nicole Weston (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Dining

The Bombay Sapphire Martini at Foxwoods Resort and Casino in Mashantucket, Connecticut is for anyone with rich tastes - specifically with a taste for diamonds. The $3,000 drink is made with Bombay Sapphire Gin, Blue Curacao and a splash of dry vermouth, served in a glass rimmed with blue sugar crystals and garnished with custom-made blue sapphire and diamond earrings atop a sterling silver pick. Some are describing it as "pure decadence in a glass," but the Algonquin's $10,000 martini still probably has the edge in the decadence department if your criteria is based on price and the size of the stones that come with the drink.