Interview - It’s All About The Social Season..
 
Sophie Campbell is an award-winning travel journalist who spent a summer investigating and experiencing the English Social Season. From The Derby at Epsom to the Royal Chelsea Flower Show, she explored every aspect of this most quintessential of English traditions. Her book, The Season, takes you behind the scenes of Society’s greatest events.
 
How did the Social Season start?

 
Holland & Holland shotguns and rifles are celebrated throughout the world as the perfect combination of artistry and craftsmanship. This quintessentially British company’s heritage of superb craftsmanship has formed the basis of its transformation into a global luxury goods brand that focuses on authenticity, heritage and style with locations in London, New York and Moscow. They offer a traditional range of luxury clothing and accessories for the shooting public as well as discerning ladies and gentlemen.
    

 
Founded in 1985 by Bryan Morrison, the Royal County of Berkshire Polo Club is one of the top four high-goal clubs in the UK, which play at the highest 17-22 goal level of Polo in the summer, and is the only club within the British Isles with year round Polo.
The Berkshire creates and delivers some of the season’s most diverse and varied parties, lunches and collective rendezvous, and offers an extensive schedule of summer and winter events.     

 
‘Bentley creates powerful, luxurious cars born of a remarkable racing heritage’
 
Over the past 100 years, England has seen the birth of some of the world’s most adored motor car marques. Yet none has managed to combine performance and luxury quite like Bentley. 
 

 
 
For centuries Royal Warrants of Appointment have been granted by British Monarchs and other Members of the Royal Family to businesses and individuals who supply goods and services to the Royal Households. At present Royal Warrants are granted by HM The Queen, HRH The Duke of Edinburgh and HRH The Prince of Wales.
 

 
01 – Isabella’s Islay (Price: $6.2 Million)
02 – 105 Year Old Master of Malt (Price: $1.4 Million)
03 – 64 Year Old Macallan (Price: $460,000)
04 – 62 Year Old Dalmore (Price: $200,000)
05 – Dalmore 64 Trinitas (Price: $160,000)
06 – 1926 Macallan Fine And Rare Collection (Price: $75,000)
07 – Dalmore 62 Single Hiland Malt Scotch (Price: $58,000)
08 – Highland Park 50 Year Old Single Malt (Price: $17,500)
09 – Glenfiddich 50 Year Old (Price: $16,000)
10 – Macallan 55 Year old Lalique Crystal Decanter (Price: $12,500)

 
Purdey
The company was founded by James Purdey in London, England in 1814. James Purdey & Sons Limited hold and have held numerous royal warrants as gun and rifle makers, appointed by the British and other European royal families.
 
Holland & Holland
Holland & Holland was founded by Harris Holland (1806–96) in the year 1835.

 
1. Billionaire Vodka
Price: $3.7 million - "Billionaire Vodka" will set you back a staggering $3.7 million. The wheat-based spirit is run through diamonds to remove impurities, and the 5-liter bottle is adorned with 3,000 diamonds and faux fur.
2. Russo-Baltique Vodka
Price: $1.3 million
 - Produced by car manufacturer Dartz's Russo-Baltique vodka brand, and reportedly retailed at $1.3 million. The bottle was crafted to mimic the classic design of Russo-Balt automobiles.
3. Diva Vodka