The Luxe Review

6 days ago | theluxereview.com | Steve May

It’s time to celebrate Spring with the fourth and final instalment in The Whisky Exchange’s Seasons series. Light, floral and smoky, The Seasons: Spring is a trio of limited-edition single malts which encapsulate the lightness and vibrancy of the season through expertly selected casks from Glentauchers, Linkwood and Caol Ila.

1 week ago | theluxereview.com | Steve May

Can compact speakers truly deliver the emotional and sonic weight of larger floorstanders, without compromising on aesthetics? Artisan British audio brand Stratton Acoustics believes so, and proffers its new Element 6 and Element 8 loudspeakers as proof. Hand-built in Britain, the Element 6 and 8 have been designed not just for listening, but for living. Visually stunning, these aren’t audio speakers you buy by accident.

1 week ago | theluxereview.com | Steve May

50 years in the making, Midleton Very Rare Silent Distillery Collection Chapter Six is an ultra premium whiskey that represents the very last drops bottled from the Old Midleton Distillery. It’s the culmination of the six-year Silent Distillery project that began in 2020, a collection that honours the legacy of the historic distillery, which operated from 1825 to 1975. As such, it’s the oldest Irish pot still whiskey yet, having spent five decades in oak.

1 week ago | theluxereview.com | Steve May

Dressed in black and built to impress, Dan Clark Audio’s Noire X closed-back planar magnetic headphones artfully balance premium sound and craftsmanship with price-conscious sensibility – given they’re built around much of the engineering found in Dan Clark’s £4,100 flagship models, the closed-back Stealth and open-back Expanse.

2 weeks ago | theluxereview.com | Steve May

When Denon launches new headphones, our ears always prick up. With decades of hi-fi pedigree, sound quality and style are always a given. Now with its latest true wireless earbuds, the AH-C500W and AH-C840NCW, the brand is taking two distinct approaches to personal audio. The AH-C500W is built around an open-earbud design, made for people in motion; think park runs, bike rides, or any situation where spatial awareness matters.