Spirits

Rachel Barrie is Master Blender of Benriach, Glendronach, and Glenglassaugh, the three single malt distilleries owned by American drinks giant Brown-Forman Rachel Barrie has tasted some 170,000 casks of whisky. She is Master Blender of all three single malt Scotch whisky distilleries belonging to American drinks giant Brown-Forman. These are Benriach, Glendronach, …

Founding Partner Kristine Foo is in charge of curating and managing events at Famous Treasure and sister restaurant Famous Kitchen. She is also responsible for liquor procurement Kristine Foo is a trailblazer.  Someone brimming with innovative ideas that challenge conventional, taken-for-granted, tired, yesterday’s norms. “Kris”, as she is popularly known, is …

Finbar BOYLE • General Manager Brown-Forman Southeast Asia Finbar Boyle arrived in January 2018 to Singapore as General Manager of Southeast Asia for American drinks giant Brown Forman Q: When did you become based in Singapore?  A: I arrived in January 2018, to be General Manager for Brown-Forman across the Southeast Asia …

Founder & Managing Director of Malt & Wine Asia Alex Yong Alex Yong is one of the region’s most experienced pair of hands. The Singaporean has two qualities crucial for success and, just as importantly, sustaining that success. Alex Yong possesses vision and tenacity. Vision cuts through all that noise. …

The Reach is the oldest expression released by The Macallan. An 81 Year Old whisky distilled in 1940. This spirit is crafted from a single, sherry seasoned oak cask, during the Second World War in a period of increasing hardship. Slowly maturing over eight decades, while the deep auburn liquid has …

RICHARD is named for Richard Hennessy, founder of the Cognac house. Prior to going into business, the Irishman from County Cork was an officer in the army of French King Louis XV. When he returned to civilian life, Hennessy apprenticed himself to a merchant, but immediately recognized the potential of the then …

Hennessy ushers in the festive season around Chinese New Year with artwork by ZHANG Enli, a Shanghai-based artist born in Jilin, China, in 1965. One of China’s most important contemporary artists, ZHANG Enli works with everyday objects — a piece of string, a length of pipe, an electric wire, some …

 In 2018, Rachel Barrie became the first female master blender to be awarded an honorary doctorate by the University of Edinburgh The modern chapter of BenRiach was written in 2016. In that year, American spirits giant Brown Forman (most renowned for Jack Daniel’s) acquired the distillery founded in 1898 by John Duff. Brown Forman …

Fenjiu is situated in the postcard-scenic Xinghua village, Fenyang, Shanxi Province In 1948, three baijiu distilleries were merged into what today is Shanxi Xinghuacun Fenjiu Group. They were Jin Yu Fenjiu (晋裕汾酒), Yi Quan Yong (义泉泳) and De Hou Cheng (德厚成). The company is popularly referred to as Fenjiu, one of China’s top 10 baijiu. Fenjiu only produces baijiu of “Qing …

The Glenlivet is situated in ravishing Speyside Speyside is a magical place in north-east Scotland. A Bordeaux comparison could be Pauillac. Not in geography nor climate but in the sheer number of great distilleries as the Médoc commune reciprocates with chateaux. The Macallan, Cardhu, Glen Grant, Strathisla, Glenfarclas, Cragganmore – just to name a few – and, of course, The Glenlivet which …