Who is Knots & Gifts? What do they do?

Knots and Gifts is a newly launched gifting platform, they emerged out of the necessity of the times we live in to reinvent gifting. Unlike traditional hampers of ready-made items, they offer freshly baked goods such as pastries, cakes and breads from Singapore’s top patisseries, exquisite beverages and even cocktails prepared by an award-winning mixologist, and pampering home spa services, flowers and scents. 

This bespoke service is the brainchild of Singaporean Rubina Tiyu, who had to pivot her business from wedding planning to a one-stop e-commerce gifting platform – where she can put her talents to good use to spread joy during these tough times. The idea of receiving and sending freshly-made pastries, gourmet teas and coffees, flowers and scents also gives her an opportunity to work with some of her favourite retail shops.

“Inside the Knot was a successful wedding planning and events company, but when Covid19 struck, I was stuck with a warehouse full of props and no weddings to plan. I had to quickly come up with an idea that would not only be meaningful, after all we’re in the business of creating moments and experiences, but also appeal to people during this crisis.” said Tiyu, a 37-year-old self-made entrepreneur.

There are currently over 20 sets to choose from, from highly curated hampers of baked food and drinks.

For Breakfast or tea time, check out the Butter Cake Bundle ($58) consisting of butter cake (choice of plain, almond, orange or cranberry) and 4 muffins along with sparkling tea by The Gryphon Tea Company is a great way to put a smile on anyone’s face. The Tea Party Set ($188) is another pamper-worthy gift – scones, mushroom quiches and croissants by Patisserie G, Basque burnt cheesecake by Aitor, cranberry pecan cookies, jams, fresh berries, Gryphon Tea and flowers make for an unforgettable gift for any special occasion.

Alternatively, you can bring the party to your living room with the Cheese and Cocktails hamper set ($148) that comes with two choices of cheese, fig jam, crackers and breadsticks, mixed nuts and fruits paired with Laiba cocktails made by award-winning mixologist Michael Chen.

If you are planning to get a Knots & Gifts gift set, you can choose pre-selected food and drink hampers (Munchies), omakase flowers, no two designs are the same (Petals and Foliage). There are also bundled pampering gifts (Lifestyle) or order ala carte items under Marketplace at www.knotsandgifts.com. Do check out their Instagram page @knotsandgifts, as well this hashtag #knotsandgifts for inspiraiton. Do also take note that a 48 hours notice is required for all orders to ensure you get the freshest treats delivered to your doorstep.

Check out Father’s Day Gift Ideas from Knots & Gifts!

For this year 2020 Father’s Day, you can choose the Whisky Bundle for you Dad! Choose from 6 different brands of whisky/whiskey with snacks for an affordable price of $118 only! Or choose the Donuts and Coffee hamper set ($48) comprising 6 Dunkin’ Donuts and GK Ground Coffee or the Beer Bundle ($88) with 6 bottles of beer with snacks.

There are over 20 bespoke bundles to choose from for Father’s Day 2020! For this special occasion, when you purchase Father’s Day gift ideas from Knots & Gifts, you can a 10% discount using the promo code “FathersDay” when ordering from their website www.knotsandgifts.com! 

Do share this Father’s Day Gift Ideas from Knots & Gifts with your loved ones, family, relatives and friends. Pass It On and Pay It Forward! Sharing is caring!

* Information and pictures courtesy of Knots & Gifts and Empower Marketing Asia *

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There are many exciting festivites and activities taking place at The Whisky Festival and one of them is the Whisky Appreciation Master Class! In the year 2017, I attended a Whisky Appreciation Master Class by Balvenie at Changi Airport Whisky House inside Changi Airport Terminal 2 transit area. I had a great time know more about Balvenie whisky, tasting and appreciating it, check out my article that I published on my Whisky Appreciation Master Class during The Whisky Festival 2017! Although it was my second time visiting The Whisky Festival, I was just as excited, having the opportunity to attend another Whisky Appreciation Master Class at the Whisky House!

Thanks to Changi Social organising it for Changi Social Ambassadors, we attended the Whisky Appreciation Master Class by Jura whisky, hosted by Darroch Ramsay, Global Brand Specialist for Jura Whisky and we were guided on the tasting and appreciation of the new Jura Sherry Cask Collection.

Jura Whisky has a new Jura Sherry Cask Collection and there are four varieties of them, namely:

The Sound

Colour: Antique Gold

Aroma: Hazelnuts, orange and maple syrup

Taste: Caramel fudge

Finish: Black forest fruits and milk chocolate

ABV: 42.5%

The Bay

Colour: Copper Gold

Aroma: Toffe apple

Taste: Raisins, fig and ginger spice

Finish: Soft liquorice

ABV: 44%

The Loch

Colour: Mahogany gold

Aroma: Treacle

Taste: Baked apple, praline and coffee

Finish: Tropical fruit salad and cracked pepper

ABV: 44.5%

The Paps

Colour: Deep mahogany gold

Aroma: Ginger cake and vanilla

Taste: Balsamic, spiced pear and fig syrup

Finish: Roasted Walnut

ABV: 45.6%

Each of the four new Jura Sherry Cask Collection whisky has something special behind it, an inspiration and whisky story. Since we all have different tastes and preferences, that would be a taste that you would like from this Jura Sherry Cask whisky collection.

After listening to each different inspiration and whisky story, followed by tasting and appreciation of the new Jura Sherry Cask Collection, I am thinking to myself that I need to plan a trip to visit whisky distilleries in Scotland and Jura sounds like a very gorgeous destination to visit in Scotland, I can have a great time photographing Scotland landscapes and going for whisky tasting visits too!

If you are a whisky lover, don’t miss out on The Whisky Festival 2018 at DFS SingaporeChangi Airport! More information on The Whisky Festival 2018 at Changi Airport can be found on their website!

If you like to discover and know more about Jura Whisky, check out their website, Facbook pageand Instagram.

I would like to thank Changi Airport Social for the invitation to the whiskey appreciation masterclass!

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The world of whisky is pretty big out there, yet there is this duplex in the world today, that has a wide selection of whiskey from all over the world inside the duplex. Where can you find this wide whiskey selection? Inside Changi Airport Terminal 2, it is known as The Whiskey House! With a diverse range of 179 single malts, 68 blended Scotch whiskies, 30 American whiskies inside The Whiskey House, for the Whisky or Whiskey lover in you, this is a must visit place when you visit Singapore! As a whisky fan and avid traveler, I am wondering to myself, how did I manage to miss out this awesome whisky place inside Changi Airport during my previous trips?

On the upper level of the duplex, there is an amazing, must visit destination for all whisky lovers, an intuitive and experiential whiskey shopping experience whereby you can enjoy complimentary tastings of 100 different whiskies from around the world. This is where you taste and enjoy the whisky before choosing your favourite whiskey to bring home.

This was also the location whereby I attended their Whiskey Appreciation Masterclass, part of the Whiskey Festival, taking place from May 25 to July 1 at Changi Airport. For that weekend on June 16 and 17, the regional brand ambassador for The Balvenie whisky house played host for whiskey appreciation masterclass. That was where we met Neil Strachan from Scotland, who hosted us for the whisky appreciation masterclass. His sharing was very interesting and interactive, teaching us how to appreciate and learn more about whisky, the fragrance, aroma and taste. Having an expert to share about whisky tasting makes drinking whisky even more special and fun! If you are a Scotch whisky fan, do follow Neil on his Instagram account! Neil is an awesome ambassador, I hope to have future opportunities to learn more about Scotch whisky from him!

I am probably the “worst student” among the group of us at the Whiskey Appreciation Masterclass because I was busy tasting/drinking the Balvenie single malt vintage whiskies (I don’t wish to declare the number of whisky glasses that I had during the masterclass!) and taking photos of them for this article! While this is not specifically a whisky review article, I would just share some of my thoughts, all of them are pure vintage class and each has its own distinct fragrance, aroma and strength. What were the types of Balvenie whiskies that we tasted during the Whiskey Appreciation Masterclass? There were the 12 years, 16 years, 21 years and 25 years! Do you have a favourite from these four bottles of Balvenie whiskies? From these four bottles of Balvenie vintage whiskies, my preference is the 25 years vintage!

While drinking and enjoying Balvenie whisky, it brought back my recent travel memories to Nikka distillery in Yoichi, Hokkaido, during October 2016. I had a memorable and fun whisky tasting/distillery tour on my own! I would love to visit the whisky distilleries in Scotland in the future! Nothing beats visiting a whisky house/distillery, soaking in the atmosphere and surroundings! It’s like a pilgrimage for whisky lovers!

Whisky and Whiskey lovers in the world, I know you have a bias towards particular whisky houses around the world, you have your favourite whiskies. When you visit Singapore, don’t miss this golden opportunity to visit the Whiskey House inside Changi Airport Terminal 2!

I hope to share more about my whisky tasting experiences in the future, along with cuisines that would be suitable for each type of whisky. Whisky and cuisines pairing sounds like a great food and beverage adventure for me!

I would like to thank Changi Airport Social for the invitation to the whiskey appreciation masterclass!

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