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1 week ago | luxuriousmagazine.com | Natasha Godbold

Armenia might not be the first place that springs to mind when thinking of where to head to in 2025, but that’s what makes it special; it is one of the planet’s lesser-known gems. If you are craving a unique and exhilarating getaway that combines culture with nature and adventure, Armenia deserves serious consideration.

1 week ago | luxuriousmagazine.com | Natasha Godbold

The Primum Familiae Vini, an association of twelve of the world’s most historic wine-producing families, has announced that Tsutsumi Asakichi Urushi, a fourth-generation Japanese lacquer refining company, has been awarded the prestigious €100,000 PFV Prize of 2025. On the 10th of April, members of the Primum Familiae Vini (PFV) gathered in Japan for a momentous occasion: the official award ceremony of the PFV Prize 2025.

1 week ago | luxuriousmagazine.com | Simon Wittenberg

Simon Wittenberg travels to the ‘spirit-ual’ home of Bushmills whiskey on the picturesque Causeway Coast in Northern Ireland to discover how time has shaped the DNA of this distillery’s remarkable history and whiskey portfolio. Setting foot on Bushmills soil offers a remarkable glimpse of how time has framed the evolution of the world’s oldest licenced whiskey distillery. The year is 1608 when Sir Thomas Phillips was given the green light by King James to distil whiskey.

1 week ago | luxuriousmagazine.com | Paul Godbold

Hypertension, which is also known as high blood pressure, is a silent killer. According to the W.H.O., more than a billion adults have the condition, and almost half of them are unaware they have it. Fortunately, technology has once again come to the rescue in the form of the Hilo Band, a discrete tech-packed wristband that monitors your blood pressure levels while you are awake or sleeping. Given our penchant for all things relating to health and wellness, we decided to put it to the test.

2 weeks ago | luxuriousmagazine.com | Natasha Godbold

Functional mushrooms have become increasingly popular over recent years, reinforced by UK searches for ‘mushroom supplement’, which have increased significantly over the past year. The global functional mushroom market is expected to grow to $19.3bn in 2030. But what are functional mushrooms, how can they benefit us, and what does science have to say about them? To explain more, Dr Rayyan Zafar, the chief scientific officer at Moodeys and a Scientist at Imperial College London, offers his take.