Category: Chinese New Year

Martell Reveals Year Of The Dragon Cognac

Martell has revealed their special cognac for the Chinese Lunar New Year – the Year of the Dragon – which arrives on February 10, 2024. Specifically, Martell is dubbing it L’Or de Jean Martell 1715 Zodiac Edition – Assemblage du Dragon. L’Or de Jean Martell 1715 Zodiac Edition – Assemblage du Dragon has been blended […]

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Martell has revealed their special cognac for the Chinese Lunar New Year – the Year of the Dragon – which arrives on February 10, 2024. Specifically, Martell is dubbing it L’Or de Jean Martell 1715 Zodiac Edition – Assemblage du Dragon.

L’Or de Jean Martell 1715 Zodiac Edition – Assemblage du Dragon has been blended from 1,400 eaux-de-vie – including some from previous Years of the Dragon eaux-de-vie – and is said to offer notes of cinnamon, longan (an edible fruit also known as dragon’s eye), lotus seed, Sichuan pepper and tamarind.

L’Or de Jean Martell 1715 Zodiac Edition – Assemblage du Dragon is held in a Baccarat crystal decanter and features a 19-carat gold neck sealed with a crystal stopper in the shape of a dragon’s head [celebrating the year’s Zodiac animal – dragon].

Only 750 bottles of L’Or de Jean Martell 1715 Zodiac Edition – Assemblage du Dragon are being made available for $10,500 per bottle [and only 10 of those are being made available in the USA].

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Johnnie Walker Produces Blue Label For Chinese New Year

Johnnie Walker has collaborated with Shanghai-based designer Angel Chen to create a limited edition Johnnie Walker Blue Label bottle commemorating Chinese New Year – the Year of the Rabbit – which commences on January 22, 2023. In traditional Asian culture, the rabbit symbolizes beauty, elegance, longevity and mercy. Chen’s label for the blended Scotch brand […]

Johnnie Walker has collaborated with Shanghai-based designer Angel Chen to create a limited edition Johnnie Walker Blue Label bottle commemorating Chinese New Year – the Year of the Rabbit – which commences on January 22, 2023.

In traditional Asian culture, the rabbit symbolizes beauty, elegance, longevity and mercy.

Chen’s label for the blended Scotch brand employs rabbits bounding among mountainous peaks.

Johnnie Walker Blue Label is created in small batches and comprises whisky sourced from across Scotland, including some dormant ‘ghost’ distilleries.

Johnnie Walker Claws Out Year Of The Tiger Whisky For Chinese New Year

Diageo-owned Johnnie Walker has released a limited edition Johnnie Walker Blue Label bottle for Chinese New Year. Johnnie Walker collaborated with Chinese artist Shan Jiang to commemorate the Year of the Tiger – which begins on February 1, 2022. Johnnie Walker Blue Label is a small batch whisky created with a blend of whiskies sourced […]

Diageo-owned Johnnie Walker has released a limited edition Johnnie Walker Blue Label bottle for Chinese New Year. Johnnie Walker collaborated with Chinese artist Shan Jiang to commemorate the Year of the Tiger – which begins on February 1, 2022.

Johnnie Walker Blue Label is a small batch whisky created with a blend of whiskies sourced from distilleries – some of them so-called “ghost” distilleries – across Scotland. In addition to this limited edition whisky, Johnnie Walker is also be launching limited edition designs for John Walker & Sons King George V and John Walker & Sons XR 21 for Chinese New Year, both of which have also had labels designed by Jiang.

All three limited edition Johnnie Walker Blue Label Chinese New Year-themed bottlings are being made available in select markets worldwide.