If Rosa Klebb can stand up against old-school James Bond with a dagger shoe, and Old Greg can drink Bailey’s from a shoe, there’s no reason you can’t put a little Johnnie Walker in your walk. The fine Oliver Sweeney brogue made from Italian calfskin with a leather heel and leather blake-stitch construction has more […]
15
Dec
A classic shoe gets sauced
8
Dec
Scottish for "the smell of your shattered childhood"
The new Johnnie Walker scent-infused fabric won’t reeeaaallly get you sauced, it kind of just smells like it. Textile & Design experts (read: alcoholic mad scientists) at Heriott Watt University in Scotland have figured out that the real goal in life is how to keep the smell of booze in your clothes, and not how to get it […]
14
Oct
Newest limited edition bottle of whisky from JW
Johnnie Walker is set to release a limited edition Scotch called the Double Black, which is a more heavily wooded and smoke-infused version of its classic Black Label. The new 80 proof blend includes peated whisky and whisky aged in heavy-char barrels, which lends it a more pronounced woodsy taste than the regular Black Label’s […]
9
Jun
John Walker & Sons $164,000 scotch celebration of Queen’s reign
Prince William may presently be the most popular royal, may just have the hottest future queen as a wife, and may be devoted to serving his country as a member of the Royal Air Force, however there might just be one other royal whose devotion to her country outweighs any other. Queen Elizabeth II, Prince […]
15
Nov
A documentary about much more than trash
As I wound my way high up into the deep, dark Bel Air hills I thought to myself, “can’t these people splurge on a damn street sign or two?” It felt like a foreign country, and in a weird way reminded me of traveling around Costa Rica several years ago, where getting directions anywhere sounded […]
3
Dec
Elevating the magazine to new heights
To call Visionaire a magazine is like calling Lawrence of Arabia a movie. They take the medium and elevate it to another level — literally. Oftentimes the issues aren’t even books, printed on paper or even contain readable text. For instance, some “issues” have included the Sound Issue (53) which consisted of five 12″ vinyls […]
23
Nov
A single 6-minute shot to tell Scotch's most famous story
Now I’m not the hugest Johnnie Walker fan — me likey, don’t get me wrong, but I prefer single malts and especially those from Speyside and the Highlands. Regardless, I’ll never turn down a glass and I do think even the Black label is quality. To celebrate the label and tell the story behind its […]
