Cocktails, wine and whiskey
Years ago, when Mama Jolie died, I promised myself that I would start traveling to destinations unknown: exploring the world beyond my repetitive circuit of LA-New York-Paris-London. My 30s have been big steps in that direction. This year saw first-time visits to New Zealand, South Africa, Austria and St. Martin (plus repeat jaunts to old …
Today is Papa Jolie‘s birthday and I’m back home in Atlanta with him to celebrate. His favorite whisky has always been The Macallan, so I grew up with the single-malt scotch as a legend in my own mind. When The Macallan invited me on a night out last week to celebrate their new Masters of …
This has been a particularly speedy holiday season for me, so I’m trying to prolong it as long as possible by soaking up the Christmas spirit. (Christmas carols on repeat!) Quite a few PR people have sent me breakdowns of yummy holiday drinks from their hotel properties, so I’m reposting them here for you. Bottom’s …
Today, I bid a fond farewell to Wellington and boarded this plane: for a 40 minute flight over the Cook Strait from the North Island: to land in Blenheim, Marlborough, in the South Island. Sheep aplenty, and gorgeous views! But what Marlborough is really known for is the wine: I spent the day at 2 …
When I was in New York recently, I was invited to a tequila tasting–and even though tequila isn’t really my “thing” (that’d be Scotch, obvs), I still jumped at the chance. This tequila, you see, is Casa Sauza XA Extra Añejo Limited Edition, which is aged for 3 years in oak barrels and retails for …
