the topsy-turvy travel planner japan for whiskey drinkers
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DESTINATION LA Special-edition headphones from AIAIAI and Carhartt. AIAIAI TMA-1 headphones, £179.99, selfridges.com
GLOBAL TRIBES
NEW YORK’S SENIOR STYLE MAVENS
DESTINATION DALAMAN A Judi Dench-designed bag for charity. Seasalt Cornwall bag, £5, seasaltcornwall.co.uk
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Photographer Ari Seth Cohen habitually ‘roams the streets of New York looking for the most stylish and creative older folks’. You might have seen the results on his photo blog, Advanced Style, which has got a cult following and spawned a book and documentary. It celebrates the adventurous fashion sense of some the city’s most senior residents. ‘I have always had an affinity for older people,’ Cohen tells us. ‘My grandma was my best friend. As soon as I arrived in New York, I began to meet the most incredibly dressed, creative older men and women. I started the blog to show that style and vitality do not end at a certain age. I don’t think older people get enough attention in the media. They have so much to share and contribute.’ advancedstyle.blogspot.com
Words: Katie Gatens, Isabelle D’Arcy Clark, Ianthe Butt. Photographs: Ari Seth Cohen; Jeremy Sutton-Hibbert/Alamy
DESTINATION LONDON Time-travel with Jo Malone’s Rock The Ages scents. 30ml cologne, £42, jomalone.co.uk
Old gold Ari Seth Cohen’s blog celebrates the cool, fearless style of some of New York’s older inhabitants
THE TOPSY-TURVY TRAVEL PLANNER JAPAN FOR WHISKEY DRINKERS There is a particular beverage that Japan has a reputation for brewing well. It is a drink that has a fiery taste, can be served hot and is made from fermented grain. No, not sake – it’s whisky. Since the 1870s there has been a small contingent of whisky makers in Japan, but it’s only recently that the malts from the country’s primary distilleries such as Yamazaki and Hakushu have been making a mark overseas. Yamazaki’s Single Malt Sherry Cask from 2013 caused quite a stir when it achieved the top score of
97.5 per cent in Jim Murray’s The Whisky Bible 2015, making it the highestranking whisky in the world. There are now around ten whisky distilleries in Japan, some strategically placed in locations that mirror the Scottish climate for optimum crafting conditions such as Fuji Gotemba at the foot of Mount Fuji. We think this calls for some of our own research…
BE SURE TO PACK…
DESTINATION LA Special-edition headphones from AIAIAI and Carhartt. AIAIAI TMA-1 headphones, £179.99, selfridges.com
GLOBAL TRIBES
NEW YORK’S SENIOR STYLE MAVENS
DESTINATION DALAMAN A Judi Dench-designed bag for charity. Seasalt Cornwall bag, £5, seasaltcornwall.co.uk
DESTINATION SOUTH AFRICA Lee Renee sharkjawbone cufflinks, £88, wolfandbadger.com
highlife.ba.com
Photographer Ari Seth Cohen habitually ‘roams the streets of New York looking for the most stylish and creative older folks’. You might have seen the results on his photo blog, Advanced Style, which has got a cult following and spawned a book and documentary. It celebrates the adventurous fashion sense of some the city’s most senior residents. ‘I have always had an affinity for older people,’ Cohen tells us. ‘My grandma was my best friend. As soon as I arrived in New York, I began to meet the most incredibly dressed, creative older men and women. I started the blog to show that style and vitality do not end at a certain age. I don’t think older people get enough attention in the media. They have so much to share and contribute.’ advancedstyle.blogspot.com
Words: Katie Gatens, Isabelle D’Arcy Clark, Ianthe Butt. Photographs: Ari Seth Cohen; Jeremy Sutton-Hibbert/Alamy
DESTINATION LONDON Time-travel with Jo Malone’s Rock The Ages scents. 30ml cologne, £42, jomalone.co.uk
Old gold Ari Seth Cohen’s blog celebrates the cool, fearless style of some of New York’s older inhabitants
THE TOPSY-TURVY TRAVEL PLANNER JAPAN FOR WHISKEY DRINKERS There is a particular beverage that Japan has a reputation for brewing well. It is a drink that has a fiery taste, can be served hot and is made from fermented grain. No, not sake – it’s whisky. Since the 1870s there has been a small contingent of whisky makers in Japan, but it’s only recently that the malts from the country’s primary distilleries such as Yamazaki and Hakushu have been making a mark overseas. Yamazaki’s Single Malt Sherry Cask from 2013 caused quite a stir when it achieved the top score of
97.5 per cent in Jim Murray’s The Whisky Bible 2015, making it the highestranking whisky in the world. There are now around ten whisky distilleries in Japan, some strategically placed in locations that mirror the Scottish climate for optimum crafting conditions such as Fuji Gotemba at the foot of Mount Fuji. We think this calls for some of our own research…
