Articles by Murali K Menon
Luxury retail infrastructure in India is becoming sophisticated: Panerai CEO
Panerai CEO Jean-Marc Pontroue about India’s potential as a luxury watch market, material innovation, and the experiential watch business.
Published on Oct 09, 2024 03:14 PM IST
Inside the world of niche perfumes: The rise of exclusivity in luxury fragrances
There is a world beyond Tom Ford and Jo Malone. Scentido founder Shishir Mehta takes us on a quick, fragrant tour of the exclusive world of niche perfumes.
Published on Oct 01, 2024 06:23 PM IST
HMT Revival: Lessons from other state-owned watchmakers
H.D. Kumaraswamy aims to revive Hindustan Machine Tools (HMT) and its watch division, sparking interest in the potential of nationalised watch brands.
Published on Sep 26, 2024 01:41 PM IST
Old Monk still hot favourite in Delhi-Mumbai, young crowd chooses agave over gin
71 Indian brands feature in the annual What India is Drinking survey that reveals new insights about the country’s most preferred tipples.
Updated on Sep 18, 2024 12:33 PM IST
Johnnie Walker’s latest is a Blue Label with umami
The Elusive Umami, which will only be retailed in Mumbai and Gurgaon , is a delicious attempt at capturing the luxurious savouriness of the fabled fifth taste
Published on Aug 30, 2024 08:27 PM IST
Murali K Menon, Delhi
How the stitched ship project is reviving a distinct Indian Ocean tradition
Why did our sea-faring ancestors choose to largely stitch their ships together instead of using nails? A government-backed project could unlock some clues.
Published on Aug 26, 2024 06:37 AM IST
Murali K Menon, New Delhi
Why an Indian-American whiskey industry icon is training his sights on India
Raj Bhakta scripted the rye whiskey renaissance in the US. Now, with the oldest-ever Indian single malt launch in the US, he is taking a look at Indian market.
Published on Aug 10, 2024 01:01 PM IST
Murali K Menon, New Delhi
From Audemars Piguet to Berneron, finding beauty in asymmetry
The recently launched Audemars Piguet (RE)Master02 provides a window into the golden age of watch design
Published on Jul 31, 2024 08:15 PM IST
Murali K Menon, Delhi
‘Working to protect Indian single malt category’: Radico's Abhishek Khaitan
Radico’s Abhishek Khaitan opened up on protecting the Indian single malt category and the company's strategic shift towards the premium and luxury segments.
Updated on Jul 21, 2024 05:38 PM IST
Murali K Menon, New Delhi
We’re all feeling more algorithmic anxiety now than five years ago: Kyle Chayka
Kyle Chayka has been writing columns for The New Yorker and books about the unrelenting tricks of the ‘algorithm’ in the age of the internet.
Updated on Jul 14, 2024 06:08 PM IST
A young Indian luxury shoe brand from Chennai is acquiring a global appeal
Bridlen, a luxury shoe brand from Tamil Nadu, blends British and Japanese craftsmanship to produce high-quality shoes that cater to clients worldwide.
Published on Jun 30, 2024 05:07 PM IST
Want to make India 1 of our top 5 markets: Frederique Constant’s Williams Besse
The ‘affordable luxury’ brand’s director of business development on cracking the Indian market and the tough environment for bridge-to-luxury brands.
Published on Jun 30, 2024 04:56 PM IST
Best watches of 2024 for all budgets
From affordable elegance to premium picks, here’s a list of some of the hottest drops of the year so far.
Published on Jun 30, 2024 04:41 PM IST
From Kottayam to Kolkata, on the trail of the planter’s chair
Sarita Sundar and Rachel Lee’s research project is unearthing new insights into the life and times of a chair that was synonymous with the colonial lifestyle.
Published on May 29, 2024 12:55 PM IST
Murali K Menon, New Delhi
Will Favre Leuba soar again?
Backed by Ethos, the country’s largest retailer of luxury watches, the venerable brand is taking another shot at getting back in the game.
Published on May 13, 2024 02:30 PM IST
Bangalore Watch Company’s Apogee is India’s first Space-qualified watch
Boutique watch brand Bangalore Watch Company achieves a remarkable milestone by successfully testing a watch from its Apogee series in Space.
Published on May 01, 2024 02:06 PM IST
McDowell’s single malt is a step towards making great legacy: Vikram Damodaran
The whisky has been created in collaboration with the Bengaluru-based Single Malt Amateurs Club (SMAC).
Published on Apr 23, 2024 11:58 AM IST
Murali K Menon, Delhi
Watches and Wonders 2024: 6 timepieces that caught our eye
From the world’s most complicated watch to the world’s thinnest watch, here’s our pick of delectables from the annual watch fair.
Published on Apr 13, 2024 02:08 PM IST
Sake finds a new audience in the evolved wine drinker
Sake, a cornerstone of Japanese culture, is crafted from rice, water, and koji, a unique mold that develops on rice husks, imparting distinct flavours.
Published on Apr 06, 2024 10:40 AM IST
‘We see Indian single malts as a stepping stone to luxury malts’
William Grant & Sons’ Sachin Mehta and Brian Kinsman on how the world’s third largest whisky maker is strengthening its luxury play in India.
Published on Mar 31, 2024 02:43 PM IST
From Pipa to Daku: Exploring the rise of craft rum in India's spirits landscape
Craft rum movement in India sees significant growth as major players like Amrut Distilleries and Nao Spirits launch premium offerings.
Published on Mar 23, 2024 06:27 PM IST
Murali K Menon, New Delhi
‘A collaborative approach is needed to protect the Indian single malt category’
Amrut Distilleries turned 75 years last year. The company’s executive director Thrivikram G. Nikam in an interview looks back at the company’s long legacy.
Published on Feb 17, 2024 03:18 PM IST
From sake to tequila, what to sip this weekend at the Vault Festival
Here is a quick list of tastes that we will be lining up for at the Vault Festival at Jio World Garden in the Bandra-Kurla Complex on February 17 and 18.
Published on Feb 16, 2024 12:05 PM IST
Murali K Menon, New Delhi
Meet the new crop of India’s single malt whisky makers
The Chinoys couldn’t have chosen a more opportune time to launch their single malt. 2023, after all, was a year of several distinctions for whisky in India.
Published on Jan 27, 2024 01:51 PM IST
The Parsi Nose Project documents a salient feature
Vimadalal’s project took shape during a chat in March about Parsi noses with his husband, stylist Prayag Menon, and a friend
Published on Jul 25, 2022 12:37 AM IST
Murali K Menon, Mumbai
Mahindra museum builds On Brand and staff loyalty
For two decades she too had been working on an idea for a museum—a museum of stories about the people who built the Mahindra Group, and who had stuck by it from license raj to liberalisation
Updated on Jul 12, 2022 06:20 PM IST
Murali K Menon