Spirit of the times

Macallan Cask 888 launch

When: June 26

Where: Lalique Lounge

What: The single-malt whisky label introduced its new limited-edition spirit to a crowd of connoisseurs, who sipped it while admiring the black crystalware of Lalique's Le Noir Cristal collection.

Who: In town for the event were Lalique executives from France including chief executive Roger Von der Weid and head designer Caroline Scholl, plus spirits distributor Maxxium's general manager William Chan Fat-lung, Franklin Yeh and Thomas Lee Siu-kit.