Articles by Kevin Pilley - Upscale Living Mag

Palo Cortado, A Rare Style of Fine Spanish Sherry

WINES, SPIRITS + VINEYARDS Kevin Pilley - 12/22/2020

Palo Cortado Sherry was an accident waiting to happen. Thankfully. The rare style of high-quality Spanish sherry, which originally occurred due to unplanned yeast activity, is now made in limited numbers. Around...

Award-Winning Luxury Slippers – The World’s Finest

WOMEN FASHION Kevin Pilley - 12/22/2020

Winter is approaching. There are Fair Isle mules; lambswool cuffed clogs, footmuffs, scuffs, cocoons, Yeti slides, Baabushka, and ballerina pom-poms, Yoscana cobis, and luxurious, super-soft Cornish sheepskin slippers and bootees everywhere. Cornish slippers...

St Agnes Brandy, Australia’s Best and Oldest Brandy

FEATURES Kevin Pilley - 12/22/2020

The Sidecar has an Australian cousin. It’s called a Maiden’s Prayer, and it’s made with award-winning Australian brandy with real heritage. For nearly a hundred years, five master distillers and five generations, the...

Anthénea, World’s First Floating Hotel Suite and Undersea Observatory

FEATURES Kevin Pilley - 12/22/2020

France’s Cote de Granit Rose or Pink Granit Coast is offering the ultimate immersive, off-grid luxury experience. And the perfect social distancing and self-isolating holiday. Karl Stromberg wanted to destroy the world. Jean-Michel...

Polugar Vodka, An Example of the Old Style of Vodka Making

FEATURES Kevin Pilley - 12/07/2020

The father of vodka has been re-born and a graduate of the John F. Kennedy Catholic High School in Seattle, Washington State, is behind the re-birth. Polugar was the original vodka. It has...

Kamm & Sons, a Great British Aperitif

WINES, SPIRITS + VINEYARDS Kevin Pilley - 12/07/2020

Alex Kammerling calls himself “a flavor smith” and “massive perfectionist.” He also possesses the ability to taste in technicolor. After over twenty years in the drinks industry, mostly as a celebrity bartender, he...

The Whisky Exchange “14 Days of Rum” advent calendar 2020

GIFTS FOR ANY OCCASION Kevin Pilley - 12/07/2020

The Whisky Exchange has released its luxury “14 Days of Rum” advent calendar. At $100, it consists of premium rums miniatures like New Grove Rum Old Tradition 8-Year-Old Domaine de Severin VO ...

Some of The Best British liqueurs available Today

LIFESTYLE Kevin Pilley - 12/07/2020

For centuries, the language of liqueur has belonged to continental Europe, shaped by monastic tradition, guarded recipes, and names that carry the quiet weight of history. Bénédictine, Chartreuse, and Grand Marnier have...

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