What Does a $55k Whisky Taste Like?

As we contemplate the light-amber liquid in our long-stemmed tasting glasses, Shinji Fukuyo uses a surprising word to describe the delicate flavors in his latest creation: antique. Fukuyo is the chief blender for House of Suntory, the esteemed Japanese whisky producer perhaps best known to non- aficionados as the brand that brought Bill Murray to Tokyo as its pitchman in the 2003 movie Lost in Translation. Here in an elegant hotel dining room in midtown Manhattan, it is very much Suntory time again. And my lucky fellow tasters and I are about to sample a rare new bottle—with a price tag that's hard to fathom.

View in Browser  SHOP EXCLUSIVE SUBSCRIBE What Does a $55,000 Whisky Taste Like? As we contemplate the light-amber liquid in our long-stemmed tasting glasses, Shinji Fukuyo uses a surprising word to describe the delicate flavors in his latest creation: antique. Fukuyo is the chief blender for House of Suntory, the esteemed Japanese whisky producer perhaps best known to non- aficionados as the brand that brought Bill Murray to Tokyo as its pitchman in the 2003 movie Lost in Translation. Here in an elegant hotel dining room in midtown Manhattan, it is very much Suntory time again. And my lucky fellow tasters and I are about to sample a rare new bottle—with a price tag that's hard to fathom. Read More The Very Best Gifts Under $50 The best headphones, candles, and straight-up winning ideas that won't break the bank. Read More Todd Snyder's Big Winter Sale Is Here Take an extra 20% off the deals inside, too. Read More How to Buy a Dress Watch We watch collectors have to be careful lest we become caricatures of ourselves. "You need a dive watch for diving! A pilot's watch for flying! A field watch for…fielding! If you just buy (insert watch here), you'll be strong! Capable! Handsome! Allowed to fly business class to meet a French arms dealer in Haiti on His Majesty's dime!" The truth is that the days of needs for specialist watches are almost entirely behind us, and while we are always happy to advise on the purchase of a robust dive watch or a versatile GMT, there's really only one type of timepiece that we think is a "must buy" in addition to your everyday ticker, and that's a good dress watch. Read More 20 Ways You Can Still Nail Last-Minute Holiday Shopping Just 'cause you waited too long to shop doesn't mean you have to show it. Read More The Best 2-in-1 Laptops Can Do It All Why buy a tablet and a laptop when you can have both? Read More How the Jeans Tell Bob Dylan's Story in A Complete Unknown It's 1965, the year that Bob Dylan famously—and disastrously— "went electric" at the Newport Folk Festival. He's recently returned from England with a new Fender Stratocaster and a revamped look. His black sunglasses are practically glued to his face, a fixture between the wild crown of curls on his head and the smirk on his face as he writes and performs songs destined to alienate the folk purists who fostered his meteoric rise in the Greenwich Village music scene. And the denim? It's tight. Very tight. Read More Follow Us Unsubscribe | Privacy Notice | CA Notice at Collection Esquire is a publication of Hearst Magazines. ©2024 Hearst Magazine Media, Inc. All Rights Reserved. This email was sent by Hearst Magazines, 300 West 57th Street, New York, NY 10019-3779