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The Art of Restraint

A single ice ball, carved by hand Three minutes of careful rotation to cool the whisky without diluting a single note of its character.
Water matters more than whisky We filter and mineral-balance our own water, because the highball is only as pure as its softest ingredient.
Silence is the first pour No music, no screens. The room is designed so conversation arrives at its own unhurried pace.
Amber light, not fluorescent Every lamp set to 2200K — the exact colour temperature of candlelight reflected on aged oak.
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