What’s In This Summer

Want to know what anyone who’s anyone is going to be wearing this summer?

We’re talking sunglasses and this new collection is a must have.You’llI want every single one! (I know i do!) 

The luxury brand Oliver Peoples, whose stunning sunglasses are a favourite with Claudia Schiffer, Kate Hudson and Justin Timberlake, is launching a new brand called ‘Sofiane’.

But this is not just another collection, these are not just any pair of sunglasses, these are different.

This will be the debut of Oliver Peoples elite and new category of eyewear called Suspended Metal.

It has taken designer Larry Leight several years to master but now this exclusive new technology which involves hand-laid metal wire being encased in two layers of hand-sculpted plastic is here and it’s causing quite a thrill.

These sunglasses with their thin plastic frame with a floating metal wire are one of the companies ‘greatest accomplishments.’

The ‘Sofiane’ collection is super cool, ultra modern and unbelievably elegant.

So you better hurry up because these are hot, hot, hot! 

And you don’t want to be the only one not flashing their ‘Sofiane’s’ this summer.

‘Excuse me, I think there’s something in my drink!’

Is that caviar in my Cosmopolitan

Yes it is caviar in my Cosmopolitan but not the type of caviar we are all use to. This is Cointreau Caviar.

Already a huge success in Paris where the luxurious George V, Fouquet’s and the super- hip Le Murano have already quickly added it to there cocktail lists. It has created quite a stir with all the bar experts in New York who are at his moment busy inventing even more ways to use it.

With all this excitement it was no surprise that the London launch, held in the sky-high Altitude Studio on the 29^th Floor in the Millbank Tower, was going to be buzzing. It was an impressive event from the beginning made even more impressive by the venue that is able to dazzle everyone with its fantastic views across London. But this was just the beginning and also not the reason Cointreau had invited everyone.

There was a little secret that they were keen to share with us, their new Cointreau Caviar.

It was an exciting evening for everyone as Richard Lambert, Cointreau’s global brand ambassador, demonstrated how one can transform the familiar Cointreau liqueur from a liquid into a solid, creating these beautiful iridescent pearls of Cointreau Caviar.

Guests were offered tiny silver spoons to taste this sensational new creation. It is an incredible feeling when the small pearl like drops of caviar burst on your tongue with unbelievable flavour. It is definitely not what one expects, certainly not I who despises fish eggs because of there texture and was convinced that this would be similar. But I was amazed at how sensual it was.

Guests were also encouraged to make their own Cointreau caviar and cocktails using the elegant mixology tables that were set up on the long white bar. Guests enthusiastically mixed and shaked their drinks in little hot pink cocktail shakers and eagerly tasted their creations.

It has taken Cointreau’s renowned mixologist, Fernando Castellon, twelve months to perfect the formula but now it is here and I have to say I don’t think it’s going anywhere in a hurry. Its wow-factor is huge and as Richard Lambert says ‘Cointreau caviar will delight and intrigue cocktail fans with its delicious new sensation.’

Oh and let me not forget the best part. The Cointreau Caviar is flecked with edible 24carat gold. Luxuriously delicious!  

Well I know what I will be ordering next time I am in a bar.

‘That’s on Cointreau Cosmopolitan with Caviar coming up!’