December 4, 2024
Luxuria Lifestyle Christmas Gift Guide issue 5
The Luxuria Lifestyle team brings you an exquisite selection of luxury drinks and gifts to elevate your Christmas celebrations. From premium champagnes to rare whiskies and luxurious skincare, our list ensures a touch of elegance for the festive occasion. Perfect for toasting with loved ones or gifting to those who enjoy the finer things in life. Raise your glass to a truly fabulous and memorable Christmas celebration!
Brockmans Gin Intensely Smooth– A Properly Improper Christmas Gift
Bring a touch of festive cheer to your celebrations with Brockman Intensely Smooth Gin. Known as the ‘Properly Improper Gin,’ it’s made with a unique mix of traditional gin botanicals like juniper and citrus, along with the unexpected flavours of blueberries and blackberries. This gives it a smooth, fruity taste that’s perfect for Christmas cocktails or a classic G&T. With its stylish bottle and delicious flavour, Brockmans Gin makes a thoughtful gift for any gin lover this holiday season.
Available at Waitrose
Thameen London – Centre Stage from The Britologne Collection
Thameen London joyfully unveils the sixth fragrance from The Britologne Collection, Centre Stage by Bruno Jovanovic.
Centre Stage invites you to step into a charming winter wonderland. The fragrance creates a romantic aroma of spiced orange blossom. At its heart Orange Blossom blooms like a winter rose, giving that festive sweetness, while a leather undertone adds a bold and mysterious allure.
For Jovanovic, “I wanted to create a fragrance that captures the golden age of 1920s cabaret with a seasonal twist. The floral heart of Orange Blossom melts seamlessly with bold, sensual notes, evoking the warmth and intimacy of holiday festivities. Leather and smoky accents enhance this olfactory celebration, weaving a story of luxurious comfort and indulgent joy.”
Chong reflects, “The journey of this fragrance began when Bruno and I attended the musical Cabaret during the festive season last year. The experience transported us to the decadence and daring spirit of 1920s cabaret, now reimagined with a holiday flair. Life is a cabaret — and during Christmas, it becomes even more enchanting. Dare to embrace the centre stage of celebration”.
Hibiki Japanese Harmony Whisky
The Hibiki Whisky range celebrates an unrivalled art of blending, fine craftsmanship and a sense of luxury from the House of Suntory. With its amber hue, the Hibiki Japanese Harmony reveals a nose of rose, lychee, rosemary, mature woodiness, and sandalwood. Enjoy honey-like sweetness, candied orange peel, and white chocolate on the palate. Perfect for toasting special moments and sharing with loved ones, Hibiki Japanese Harmony is the ideal gift to bring warmth and joy to your festive celebrations.
Available to purchase at Selfridges
Germaine de Capuccini – Luxury Skincare
A perfect Christmas gift for those who are discerning about their skincare. Premium Spanish skincare brand, Germaine de Capuccini has updated the formulation of Timexpert Lift_IN to offer greater effective results in combating loss of firmness and other signs of ageing.
Timexpert Lift in Benefits include:
Strengthens the skin surface and blurs advanced visible signs of ageing.
Firming effect. Redefines the appearance of cheekbones, reshapes the jawline look and blurs the double chin.
Restores suppleness and luminosity.
Smoother texture with less visible pores. Evens out the skin tone.
Perfectly Naughty
Exclusive Offers Available Until December 6, 2024 – A Golden Opportunity for Unmatched Savings.
Perfectly Naughty, a leader in premium adult products, is thrilled to announce its most extensive Black Friday sale to date. With discounts spanning over 5,000 products, this is an unparalleled opportunity for customers to explore and indulge in a wide array of intimate essentials at exceptional prices. The sale is set to run until December 6, 2024, offering ample time for customers to take advantage of these exclusive deals.
Renowned for its commitment to quality and customer satisfaction, Perfectly Naughty continues to set the standard in the adult product industry. This Black Friday event underscores the company’s dedication to providing top-tier products that enhance sensual experiences while ensuring privacy and discretion. Customers can expect the same level of excellence and service that Perfectly Naughty is known for, now at significantly reduced prices.
Delicious Larsen Aqua Ignis Cognac – A fine Christmas
The source of AQUA IGNIS’s deep aromas of candied fruit and roasted notes of coffee and mocha, and the company’s other Cognac signature flavours is a critical double distillation process which happens after vinification (post-grape harvesting, pressing and fermentation) and without lees (the sediment at the bottom of wine vats after fermentation). The distillation maintains the unique bouquets of the grapes and yields fantastic “eaux-de-vie” – “waters of life” – a clear and colourless fruit brandy.
During the second distillation, called “la bonne chauffe”, heads and tails are cut and what is left is the heart of the process – “le cœur de la bonne chauffe”. After that maestro Master Blender Monsieur David Croizet selects the “eau-de-vie” that he thinks will be perfect for Larsen’s Cognacs.
The barrels used by Larsen for their Cognac are plunged into hot water, which helps “open” the wood and protect it from the heat of the fire; this process also allows the company to extract a wonderful vanilla aroma from the wood. The plunging process is completed three times in a loop and Larsen Cognacs are the first to use this process.
Your bottle of Larsen AQUA INIS Cognac is a symphony of “Eaux-de-vie” blends, expertly brought together by the Master Blender, who ensures the continuation of the Larsen Cognac House. Over thirty-five years, David Croizet has skilfully united the ideal “notes” – the aromatic and taste individualities – of Cognac.
Highland Park Whisky
Highland Park recently unveiled a new look for its existing range of 12, 15 and 18-year-old award-winning single malt whiskies. The new design is inspired by the natural beauty and creative spirit of its home in Orkney and customers can get their hands on the new packaging just in time for Christmas.
It is a fresh-faced, zesty whisky with a natural glowing colour which comes directly from the cask. Spicy but mellow, with subtle smoke on the finish, it’s a great introduction to the unique warmth of Orkney heathered peat—and the convivial spirit of Highland Park’s Island home.
To create the well-rounded character of the 12-year-old, Highland Park harmonises hand-selected, first-fill, sherry-seasoned European and American oak casks, which together deliver the main flavour profile of spicy-sweetness and mellow warmth. Additional refill casks round out the powerful notes from the first-fill casks, resulting in a classic, easy-drinking whisky that’s always finely balanced.
Available to purchase at Highland Park Whisky
Ooni Pizza Ovens
Christmas is a time for togetherness, indulgence, and finding the perfect gifts that bring joy long after the festive season. If you’re looking for a gift that delivers both culinary excellence and unforgettable experiences, the Ooni Koda 2 Gas-Powered Pizza Oven might just be the standout star of the season. Designed for home chefs and pizza enthusiasts, the Koda 2 Max is more than just a kitchen gadget; it invites pizza nights and outdoor gatherings into gourmet events.
The Koda 2 Max boasts a supersized 24-inch cooking area, making it Ooni’s largest oven to date. This space is perfect for creating 20-inch New York-style pizzas, multiple smaller pizzas at once, or even a full-course meal. Whether you’re entertaining a crowd or indulging in creative solo cooking, the Koda 2 Max gives you the room to make your culinary dreams a reality.
Duncan Taylor’s ‘Scotland in a Glass’ Gift Box
Indulge in the whisky gift box, showcasing premium blends in elegant black and gold packaging. Explore a handpicked variety of exquisite whiskies, ideal for gifting. Each one promises a one-of-a-kind taste, ranging from bold and smoky to silky and smooth finishes.
Features a range of robust Black Bull Blends, a unique bottling of Tullibardine for the Lonach Highland Gathering, and a smooth Miltonduff 12-year-old. A perfect showcasing of the richness of Scottish whisky.
With over 125 distilleries now producing in Scotland “Scotland in a Glass” is the ideal way to learn and understand more about the world’s greatest spirit. The kit allows you to journey across the country sampling drams from your favourites mixed with some lesser-known gems. At Duncan Taylor, they have access to some exceptional whiskies. Pour a dram and join them in appreciating Scotland’s finest.
Included in the box are 30mls of each of the following whiskies:
Black Bull Kyloe -50%
Black Bull Kyloe Sherry -50%
Black Bull Kyloe Rum -50%
Black Bull Kyloe Peated -50%
Black Bull 10 Years Old Rum -50%
Black Bull 12 Years Old -50%
Black Bull 14 Years Old Peated -50%
Big Smoke Heavily Peated -50%
The Politician -40%
Invergordon 2009
Miltonduff 12 Years Old -46%
Tullibardine 11 Years Old -46%
Lonach Highland Games
Champagne Lallier R.020
Whether you’re looking for a way to elevate your Christmas celebration or simply indulge in a moment of luxury, Champagne Lallier R.020 offers an unmatched experience that will make the occasion truly unforgettable. With a flavour profile from the harvest, it offers a unique palette and sensational flavours.
Founded in 1906 in Aÿ – a prestigious village classified as ‘Grand Cru’ – Champagne Lallier embodies the rich heritage of its region, presenting it with a fresh and distinctive touch. Lallier’s winemaking philosophy aims to enhance the individuality of the terroir, showcasing the freshness and purity of the chalky soils and the cool climate of the vineyards in Aÿ.
Laphroaig 10-year Whisky
Laphroaig, 10 years old, is the definitive Islay peated single malt, distilled following traditions laid over the last 200 years by passionate master distillers. It’s a staple for connoisseurs and a peaty rite of passage. Its unique flavour profile is conjured from malted barley, which is first cold-smoked over peat fires, like only a handful of distilleries.
The grain is then dried over those same fires and tossed on the malting floor facing out to sea. It spends the next ten years in ex-Bourbon barrels. Because a full decade is what it takes to create our full-bodied 10-year-old whisky with bold smoky flavour, notes of salty seaweed, and a lingering sweetness. Sip neat or over ice. Either way, you’ll be drawn in by its quintessential Islay charm.
Available to purchase at Laphroaig
