Wednesday, September 9, 2009

One should never be thirsty, should one?



Have you ever found yourself on holidays with a sub-standard wine list? Ever wished that the bar stocked your favourite tipple? Well, you need concern yourself no longer with such trifling matters. With a rather reasonable outlay (and some decent-sized muscles), you can now ensure that your beloved beverages accompany you everywhere.

What do we have here? This is a leather travelling bar. Superbly crafted from Indian leather, this magnificent piece would serve in your home as well as being, literally, a travel item. It is styled in a traditional trunk form, with handle on either side, straps to hold the contents in place, and a sturdy front clasp. There are four lockable castors, making it a little simpler to move around (this is no small potato, particularly fully loaded!). The trunk will hold twelve bottles of Montrachet (OK, so it will hold twelve bottles of anything, but it demands a certain standard of fermented grape), and has two glass racks just above the bottle compartments, in which to store your stemware. There is a drawer to hold your sundries (perhaps a bottle opener, some coasters, your cigar stash?), and assorted interior compartments for decanters, ice buckets, etc as shown. The doors feature strapped compartments of three different sizes, perfect for liqueur bottles in a variety of volumes.
This trunk is simply extraordinary, and is proving to be a rather popular item in the shop. While the convenience of a moveable leather bar might be debatable to some, imagine this as a stationary piece in your sitting room, or instead of a credenza in the dining room.
If you do purchase it with a mind to travelling with it, may I suggest you find yourself a personal porter? Cary Grant would be just perfect.