What’s new in luxury: The Balvenie, Cartier, 40 years of AJSK & more

From exceptionally aged whisky and wild Cartier encounters to titanium timepieces, single cask Scotch and fine jewellery, the luxury world is making moves across spirits, horology and fashion. From heritage houses unveiling rare new expressions to Indian designers expanding into new creative territories, these are the launches, collaborations and new names shaping the luxury landscape right now.

The Balvenie unveils its oldest whisky yet with the 1931 Collection

The Balvenie has unveiled the 1931 Collection, its oldest whisky release to date, marking a rare chapter in the Speyside house’s history. Conceived as an expression of heritage, patience and meticulous craftsmanship, the collection looks back to the distillery’s origins while presenting an exceptionally aged whisky created for collectors and connoisseurs. With provenance and rarity at its core, the 1931 Collection turns the passage of time into a luxury asset, where every year spent in cask adds not simply age, but character, complexity and a deeper connection to the house’s history.

Cartier journeys into the wild in Büyükada, Turkey

Cartier has taken its latest creative journey to Büyükada, Turkey, bringing the Maison’s affinity for nature, artistry and adventure into one of the Princes’ Islands’ most evocative settings. The experience explores the wild through Cartier’s distinctive lens, creating an encounter where jewellery, design and the natural world converge far beyond the traditional luxury salon. Set against Büyükada’s atmospheric landscape, the journey reflects Cartier’s continued fascination with transforming its creative universe into immersive experiences, proving that for the Maison, the extraordinary often begins where the expected ends.

Isthmus 44 debuts India’s first single cask Scotch curatorial house

Isthmus 44 has entered India’s premium whisky landscape with a distinctive proposition: the country’s first single cask Scotch curatorial house. Moving beyond conventional whisky retail, the platform focuses on individually selected casks, provenance and limited expressions, offering collectors access to whisky at its most singular. Rather than treating a bottle simply as a spirit, Isthmus 44 places the spotlight on the story behind it, with each cask shaped by its distillery, maturation, character and passage of time. The move arrives as India’s whisky audience grows increasingly curious about rarity, provenance and highly individual expressions.

A new tequila name is in town: Bodega Suprema No. 5

Bodega Suprema No. 5 arrives as a new name in the premium tequila landscape, bringing Mexican spirit culture into a more contemporary luxury conversation. Built around tequila’s enduring relationship with craft, provenance and place, the expression enters an increasingly sophisticated Indian market where discerning drinkers are looking beyond familiar labels for distinctive bottles and considered pours. Its arrival also reflects the growing appetite for premium agave spirits, as tequila moves beyond its party image to occupy a more refined space within the world of luxury drinking.

Bvlgari unveils its titanium creations at Geneva Watch Days 2026

Bvlgari has unveiled its latest titanium creations at Geneva Watch Days 2026, once again pushing the language of contemporary horology through an unlikely meeting of technical material and Italian glamour. Lightweight yet highly engineered, titanium allows the Maison to experiment with new proportions, finishes and forms while retaining the architectural codes that have become synonymous with Bvlgari’s watchmaking. The result is a collection where technical performance meets unmistakable visual drama, reinforcing the idea that contemporary luxury can be as much about engineering and material innovation as it is about precious metals and traditional ornamentation.

Manish Malhotra enters the fine jewellery world with the ‘M Collection’

Manish Malhotra has expanded his luxury universe into fine jewellery with the launch of the M Collection, available exclusively on Tata CLiQ Luxury. Translating the designer’s signature maximalist sensibility into jewellery, the collection brings together glamour, Indian craftsmanship and contemporary occasion dressing, extending the visual language that has long defined his couture. The exclusive digital partnership also reflects the changing luxury landscape in India, where consumers are increasingly discovering high design and premium jewellery beyond the traditional boutique floor, with established fashion names building increasingly expansive lifestyle universes.

Abu Jani Sandeep Khosla unveils Iconic Jewels and A Wonder Room

Abu Jani Sandeep Khosla mark 40 years with Iconic Jewels, their first ever jewellery collection, translating their maximalist design language into four ranges: Abad, inspired by Patola embroidery; Roshnai, rooted in Chikankari; Rudra and Taweez, drawing on mystical symbolism; and Junoon, an ode to inner fire. Longtime muse Dimple Kapadia fronts the collection, continuing her decades long association with the House.

Alongside the jewellery debut, the designers have also introduced A Wonder Room, a new art and design vertical spanning commissioned homes and interiors, galleries, spaces and collectible objects, all handcrafted in India and rooted in the country’s rich craft traditions. The collection is currently on display at The Vault at Mubarak Baug, their new South Mumbai flagship, while A Wonder Room will soon be headquartered in Goa.