I recently had a BBQ with several bottles of wine left open and half finished. Problem. Do I drink the lot before they oxidate and taste rubbish or do I chuck them?
Well actually there’s a third option nowadays. Screwpull have recently developed a handy device called the Wine Pump. As you might have guessed, it simply sucks the air from the unfinished wine bottle maintaining it’s flavour and freshness for that little bit longer. Not bad ehhh?
So how do you use it?
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Ever fancied yourself as a classic forties bar tender. Well if you have, you’re going to need one of these retro cocktail soda syphons.
Either spray every one with soda water, or just use it to add a bit of fizz to your cocktails.
The gassy constituent of the cocktail soda syphon comes from little Co2 cartridges which retail for £6.50 ($13) a pop.
The cocktail soda syphon itself retails for £49.95 ($100).
No these aren’t a saucy rip off from a Carry On film!! These are next generation stress relievers.
A fiddle wih this pair of lovelies and you’ll be good to go for hours.
Retailing at want one of those for £9.95 ($20) they are apparently very addictive - “just one quick play and you can stop at any time you want. Really. No problem. Except you can’t.”
The description says
“Be warned, UberOrbs are no innocent little desk fiddler, they’re the most remarkably addictive magnetic stones on our glorious globe. Made from hematite, these astonishingly powerful space-age magnets are a compulsive’s dream. Pull them apart and they zoing back together, throw them in the air and they zing, hold one in your hand and spin the other in dizzy patterns on your desk. Whatever you do with them they are un-put-downable and the magnets are so strong you can feel them pulling together through your hand.”
There is a warning though:
“Warning: UberOrbs are highly magnetic. As with any magnet, keep it away from electronic equipment that may be sensitive to magnets like computers, TVs, speakers and old Uncle Joe’s pacemakers. Also make sure that you dont put them anywear credit cards, debit cards or anything with a black magnetic strip on the back or you wont be able to buy anything.”
The Chaumet Dandy may be classed as a delicate dress watch as opposed to the typical rugged sports chronograph, but it has a certain elegance that other time pieces would find hard to challenge.
The Dandy is renowned for it’s understated design and the black dial decorated with subtle baydere stripes. This combination complements the black leather strap.
Unlike automatic watches, the Chaumet Dandy runs off a hand wound mechanism which does require regular winding to maintain accuracy.
This stunning watch retails for a cool £4,380 ($8,600).
Valextra was founded in 1937 and has the almost unique distinction of keeping every product in it’s range - forever.
When you see their products you can understand why. Each one is styled with timeless panache.
Take a look at this beautifully crafted brief case:
This elegant piece retails for around £4,500 ($9,000). Obviously a purchase for very special occasions.
