Behind every Scotch whisky lies a hidden world of warehouses, distilleries, private casks and long-standing industry relationships — a world that, for most enthusiasts, remains just out of reach. That’s the space Tailored Spirits Co. was created to open up, and a quiet revolution has begun to unfold. 

If Bristol has a food scene, it is one characterised by ferocious independence and quiet confidence. No longer is the city on the edge of something bigger – the scene has rocketed to the top of England’s gastro destinations, and it continues to grow from strength to strength. Here’s our much-awaited top 20 for 2026.

I was in Poznan to experience Blow Up Hall – the city’s flagship luxury hotel and its phenomenal Arte Restaurant. With Poznan now attracting flights and visitors from across Europe and the wider world, there’s simply been no better time to flex a bit of high-end hospitality muscle.

An ambitious project that’s set to bring cutting-edge approaches to wellness to a burgeoning luxury sector in Central Europe, Sparrow Hills aims to exceed all expectations in most unexpected ways. To say that it achieves this would be a hell of an understatement.

Le Vieux Logis doesn’t attempt to overwhelm you on arrival. It reveals itself gradually: a collection of historic buildings arranged around a central maison and farmhouse, blessed with the confidence of somewhere that has been doing what it does best for a very long time.

A Year in Normandie and Some Other Thoughts about Painting isn’t trying to summarise a career. It’s more interested in where Hockney is now, and what continues to hold his attention. At 88, that turns out, rather joyously, to be the same things it’s always been.

A Second Life doesn’t present a neat chronology so much as an emotional landscape. Early works carry the restless energy of the 1990s with neon declarations scrawled in Emin’s unmistakable handwriting, textiles that read like diary pages stitched into permanence and all the shock and awe of the decade.

It’s barely possible for any museum exhibition to really do justice to such a cultural phenomenon as The Blitz Club, but “Blitz: The Club That Shaped the 80s” at London’s Design Museum does a sterling job of showcasing many of its highlights and hidden gems.