Day: 26 November 2016

Founder of the low-cost airline easyJet, philanthropist, and Monaco resident Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou is launching a new venture using the “easy” name, a string of low-cost coffee shops in London and other UK towns.
The entrepreneur started the easyCoffee chain earlier this year, with two outlets in London and one in Essex, at Southend-on Sea. The chain aims to beat Starbucks and Costa on price, with coffee selling from £1 a cup.
The easyCoffee venture is a partnership between easyGroup and Nathan Lowry, a businessman who has licensed the “easy” name from the company. An upbeat Mr Lowry said that the coffee venture has attracted about 200 expressions of interest from potential franchisees and the aim is to make easyCoffee a presence on many British High Streets.
Article first published November 23, 2016.
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Berry Bros & Rudd has launched a “rare” single cask Scotch whisky from Speyside distillery The Glenrothes that was personally selected by Prince Albert II of Monaco, and presented at the Monte Carlo Whisky Festival at the Metropole last weekend.
The Glenrothes 1992 Dow’s Single Cask was drawn from 27 shortlisted casks personally selected by Prince Albert. The new offering is the second whisky to join The Grimaldi Collection; a selection of 10 single cask Scotch malt whiskies from different distilleries handpicked by Prince Albert II, over a period of five years.
Just 322 bottles of this single cask whisky were drawn and each bottle has been individually numbered and signed.
Ronnie Cox, brands heritage director for The Glenrothes, said: “We are delighted that Prince Albert selected The Glenrothes for his latest collaboration. The initial 27 casks were shortlisted down to three, and members of the Monte Carlo Whisky Society alongside Prince Albert discussed the merits of each casks highly unusual expression. After considerable debate the Dow’s Port wood-finish cask filled with whisky distilled in 1992 was selected. This cask now becomes only the second bottling to join the The Grimaldi Collection.”
The Glenrothes 1992 Dow’s Single Cask Whisky will be available online from lamaisondecosse.com
Article first published November 9, 2016.
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