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THE LAST CONCIERGE MAGAZINE – AUTUMN 2026

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THE LAST CONCIERGE MAGAZINE: This issue features cocktail bars with panoramic views and Jane Austen–inspired Regency stays across England, alongside beauty features exploring artisanal scent discovery and British vineyard vinotherapy treatments.

The Jane Austen-Inspired Stays Bringing Regency Britain to Life

With Sense and Sensibility returning to cinemas this month and ‘set-jetting’ on the rise, Britain’s grand Georgian houses are ready for their close-up. From a London townhouse once owned by Jane Austen’s brother to sweeping country estates in Bath, Somerset and Devon, these are the historic stays that bring Austen’s world vividly to life.

Italy’s UNESCO Train Journey: 8 World Heritage Sites Between Turin and Trieste

Travel from Turin to Trieste on one of Europe’s most remarkable rail journeys, passing eight UNESCO World Heritage Sites across northern Italy in just over five hours.

Where to Stay in Zadar: Falkensteiner’s Dalmatian Coast Resorts

From five-star camping and boutique Adriatic retreats to luxury spa resorts on Punta Skala, here’s where to stay in Zadar and discover Croatia’s spectacular Dalmatian Coast.

Business, Food & Drink, Hospitality, Profiles, Videos, Wines & Spirits

Art Of The Drink: History Of High-End ‘Cocktail Ice’

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CBS Sunday Morning – Let’s be clear: Ice is more than just frozen cubes of water. Correspondent Serena Altschul checks out how the quality of ice is key to a cocktail.

Hundredweight Ice has been fabricating and delivering crystal-clear ice to bars and restaurants throughout New York City and beyond since 2011. It is a family owned and operated business, and proudly honors the strong pedigree of bartenders from whence it came.  Hundredweight is the first ice company of its kind, dedicated solely to supplying the finest quality of frozen water intended for use in exemplary cocktails–wherever they are sought and enjoyed.  

Adventure, Art, Arts & Literature, History, Videos

Cocktails With A Curator: Boucher’s ‘A Lady On Her Daybed’ (Frick Collection)

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In this episode of “Cocktails with a Curator,” Xavier F. Salomon, Peter Jay Sharp Chief Curator, examines the life and work of French painter François Boucher, with a focus on “A Lady on Her Daybed.” Discover why Boucher was said to epitomize the taste of the eighteenth century.

This week’s complementary cocktail has a kick: the potent French 75, named after the powerful French 75mm field gun.

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Art, Arts & Literature, History, Videos

Art History: “Cocktails With A Curator – Van Dyck” (The Frick Collection)

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In this episode of “Cocktails with a Curator,” Xavier F. Salomon, Peter Jay Sharp Chief Curator, tells us the story of Sir John Suckling, the subject of Anthony van Dyck’s full-length portrait in The Frick Collection. Xavier has appropriately paired his story of art and literature with an English cocktail called Pink Gin.

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Books, Culinary Arts, Reviews

Cocktail Books: “Botany At The Bar – The Art & Science Of Making Bitters”

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Botany at the Bar The Art & Science of Making Bitters BookBOTANY AT THE BAR

The Art and Science of Making Bitters
By Selena Ahmed, Ashley Duval, and Rachel Meyer
Botany at the Bar is a bitter-making handbook with a beautiful, botanical difference—three scientists present the backstories of exciting flavors of plants from around the globe and all in a range of tasty, healthy tinctures. Botanists Selena Ahmed, Ashley Duval, and Rachel Meyer take us on an enlightening trip throughout the plant world as they share their unique expertise on the ecology, cultural practices, and medicinal properties just waiting to be discovered at the bottom of your glass. Notes on the origins of bitters, the science of taste, and phytochemistry are followed by a neat guide on how to extract and make herbal infusions at home. Add enlightening plant profiles with a mix of unique botanical drink recipes, and this is a truly fascinating experiential insight into the vital meaning of biodiversity today.
Food, Reviews, Travel

New Destination Bars: “Fever-Tree Porch” Is In “Iconic Location” In NYC

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From a Forbes.com online review:

A collection of mixed drinks at the new Fever-Tree Porch at Bryant ParkANTHONY DEEYINGExpect many of those chairs to be filled in the months ahead. The Winter Village is a huge draw, built around a massive ice rink enjoyed by upwards of 300,000 skaters throughout the holiday season. “We want people to enjoy great cocktails and drinks at the Porch, to take time to relax and appreciate the city with all its extraordinary energy,”

Earlier this month, cocktails started pouring at Fever-Tree Porch–a new, branded bar in Manhattan’s tree-lined Bryant Park. The year-long partnership marks the first of its kind between one of New York City’s premiere public spaces and the world’s top-selling purveyor of premium tonics and mixers. It also provides an al fresco outpost for some of the 12 million visitors making their way through the destination, annually. Given its prime location at the corner of 6th Avenue and 40th Street–one of the most trafficked sections in the country–the folks behind it are gearing up to serve as many as 75,000 cocktails over the course of the next 12 months.

To read more: https://www.forbes.com/sites/bradjaphe/2019/11/13/fever-tree-opens-its-first-ever-branded-bar-in-new-york-city/#56dae5434636

Culinary Arts, Reviews, Technology

Innovations In Cocktails: “Barsys Coaster” Weighs Ingredients, Guides Mixing With AI Smart App

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The Barsys CoasterThe Barsys CoasterThe Barsys CoasterFrom a Yanko Design online review:

This is the Barsys Coaster, a smart coaster with a mini weighing-machine and an AI inside it that coaches you through the fine cocktail-mixing process. The coaster works with the Barsys app, which lets you select a recipe, while the coaster itself sits on a table with an empty glass above it. The app tells you how to build your cocktail, by telling you what to pour into your glass, while the coaster and its weight-sensor lets you know when to stop pouring. 

The incredibly precise weight-sensor within the coaster can know exactly when you’ve poured the right amount of gin, or vodka, or orange juice, while the app itself then tells you to stop pouring and proceed to the next step. The result? Precisely crafted cocktails courtesy an AI bartender and your passion for drinking fine cocktails from the comfort of your own house as Netflix cues the next episode of whatever it is you’re watching!

To read more: https://www.yankodesign.com/2019/11/08/this-coaster-has-an-ai-bartender-that-guides-you-through-the-cocktail-making-process/