EDITOR LOVES Oxfordshire by Weekend Journals has recently been unveiled - it’s the definitive guide to exploring this beautiful county that would make a wonderful wedding gift. Featuring more than 40 venues, the Weekend Journals team have hand-picked their favourite places from boutique hotels to prestigious museums, independent shops to recently-opened restaurants, and cosy pubs to delicious bakeries. The book is written by Milly Kenny-Ryder and the photography is all by Gabriel Kenny-Ryder. This dynamic brother and sister team are joined by designer Simon Lovell (Milly’s husband) who together have created the vision for Weekend Journals and made all the content exclusively. Using their local connections and extensive knowledge, this knowledgable guidebook whisks readers away to discover the finest venues, unique businesses, and uncover lots of insider tips. Showcasing the history, culture and stories behind some of Oxfordshire’s most iconic sites. The book includes exclusive interviews with well-known Oxfordshire creatives Chef Raymond Blanc OBE and Nigel and Louise Johnson of the Burford Garden Company - who both share favourite places from their home county. Oxfordshire Weekend Journals 1st Edition, £18.00, https://weekendjournals.co.uk www.instagram.com/weekendjournals MARLOE WATCH COMPANY COLLABORATES WITH ARDNAMURCHAN WHISKY DISTILLERY British mechanical watch brand Marloe Watch Company has found its perfect match in Ardnamurchan, a young whisky distillery located along the rugged coastline of Scotland’s west highlands. Marloe’s mantra of ‘taking time to do things properly’ is concurred by Ardnamurchan; whisky and its beautiful complexities are the result of long maturation periods. This wonderful partnership between two resonant companies has created Marloe Watch Company’s newest addition, the Glenbeg Blue, matched with The Ardnamurchan Distillery’s first 10-year-old Oloroso single cask release. Both Marloe Watch Company and Ardnamurchan buck the trends set in place by their respective industries. Marloe, an independent British designer and producer of watches, and Ardnamurchan, a whisky maker that fuses its heritage with innovation, both focus on doing things well in their style, differentiating from the traditional industries they belong to. The partnership perfectly marries two unique brands and two similar ways of thinking together. The Glenbeg Blue is the cumulation of both brands’ passion for detail and design; bringing a new, modern consumer to watches and whisky, signalling the meteoric rise in popularity of whisky as the spirit of choice. Featuring a customised Swiss-made STP1-21 automatic movement, the design includes a copper-plated Ardnamurchan Distillery rotor and colour-matched date wheel for a sleek, integrated, subtle design. The Ardnamurchan Slate blue dial is offset with copper detailing, inspired by Ardnamurchan’s copper stills used to distil every batch of its Scotch whisky. Presented on a perforated Oloroso sherry leather strap to complement the copper accents, additional straps will be available to purchase separately online to transform the watch for any occasion. Forming part of a limited-edition collection of only 292 exclusive sets, the Glenbeg Blue is accompanied by a bottle of very special, singlecask 10-year-old Oloroso matured whisky from Cask No.233, the 233rd cask ever to be filled at The Ardnamurchan Distillery in 2014, and was picked over many others by Sales Director Connal Mackenzie and both of Marlowe’s founders Oliver Goffe and Gordon Fraser. Also included in the collaborative set is a 5cl miniature, to allow collectors to taste the 10-year-old single cask whisky without breaking the seal on the exclusive full-size bottle. A cask plug cut from the staves of Cask No.233, which held this whisky for its entire maturation, also features in the collection alongside a hand-numbered collector’s card. Creating the ideal gift or collector’s item for whisky and watch lovers alike, owners of the limited-edition run will bring a piece of the distillery into their home – a unique and enviable gem in fans’ collections. Finally, each of the 292 recipients will also receive a ticket to attend a Behind the Scenes tour of the Ardnamurchan Distillery in the Scottish Highlands, valid until the end of 2025. Connal Mackenzie, sales director of Adelphi & The Ardnamurchan Distillery says, “This special project has been a joy from start to finish. It has been a true collaboration. I have been fully immersed into ‘watch land’. Both Gordon and Oliver have included Ardnamurchan in every step of the design process - from materials, dials, hands and colours to the extensive packaging and copy that accompanies this unique project. I am very proud of how it has turned out. Selecting the liquid was also a true collaboration. We all firmly agreed that cask 233 was the one. A fantastic example of Ardnamurchan whisky left to mature for 10 years for a full Sherry cask maturation, a cask like no other.” www.marloewatchcompany.com www.instagram.com/marloewatchco HERITAGE BAKERY GROUP HAS EXPANDED The Heritage Bakery Group have extended and expanded the production facilities at their Oxfordshire bakery and can now supply a wide range of delicious artisan breads, pastries, other baked goods and celebration cakes to meet demand from an increasing portfolio of wholesale customers. Their extensive range of freshly baked products is delivered daily across Oxfordshire, Berkshire, Wiltshire and the Cotswolds, free of charge subject to minimum order levels. The brand offers a full-service bakery range with its different business segments offering the following: •A full-range wholesale bakery offering to cafes, pubs, garden centres and shops. •A full-range retail bakery and cafe business with two locations in Witney and Wantage. •Participation in weekly markets throughout Oxfordshire and the surrounding counties. The Cake Shop, provides wholesale and retail bespoke wedding and occasion cakes for all occasions. Turn to page 13 to take advantage of an exclusive offer with The Cake Shop. https://heritagebakery.group www.instagram.com/heritagebakeryox 10
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