Author: Steve May

Creator of Home Cinema Choice magazine, and Editor of The Luxe Review, Steve muses and reviews for Trusted Reviews, T3, Home Cinema Choice, Games Radar, Good Housekeeping, Louder Sounds, StereoNet and Boat International. He’s also the editor of professional home cinema website Inside CI. He's on Twitter/X, Tiktok and Instagram as @SteveMay_UK

by Steve May September 23, 2026

Travel

Why Belle Brise could be the most interesting yacht at the Monaco Yacht Show this year

Belle Brise returns to the Monaco Yacht Show this week after a comprehensive rebuild that has transformed the 48‑metre PeriniContinue Reading

Torabhaig Distillers series Group Bottle

by Steve May September 22, 2026

Dining

Isle of Skye distillery Torabhaig hands over creative control for bold new distiller-led whisky series

Torabhaig hs launched The Distillers’ Series, a novel new whisky collection that gives each of its nine distillers total controlContinue Reading

by Steve May September 21, 2026

Technology

These compact Epson Lifestudio projectors bring big‑screen living to any room

Epson is looking to win more viewers over to big screen projection with Lifestudio, a family of smart streaming videoContinue Reading

by Steve May September 19, 2026

Dining

The Macallan puts Valdespino sherry wine casks to work with milestone Time: Space 20 Year Old whisky

Introducing The Macallan Time: Space Sherry Cask, the first whisky to be finished in casks seasoned with Valdespino sherry wine,Continue Reading

by Steve May September 18, 2026

Home

First Smeg air fryer brings Italian style and juicy steam cooking to the countertop

Smeg has entered the standalone air fryer market with a countertop model that blends the Italian brand’s distinctive aesthetic withContinue Reading

Andrew Lloyd Webber at Vogue Theatre Dinner_Emilio Madrid

by Steve May September 17, 2026

Culture

Lost tapes and archival rarities: The story behind the Phantom of the Opera 40th-anniversary album remix

Best selling musical theatre album The Phantom of the Opera is getting a lavish 40th-anniversary makeover this autumn, with AndrewContinue Reading

Madeleine Schmoll of The Scotch Malt Whisky Society rasing a toast to the start of whisky season on Calton Hill, Edinburgh, with Jo McCoy of Blissness, a gong sound bath practitioner

by Steve May September 16, 2026

Dining

Whisky season now has an official start date, and unique drams to celebrate

Beer has Oktoberfest. Wine has Beaujolais Nouveau Day. Now whisky has a date of its own. Or, at least, TheContinue Reading

by Steve May September 14, 2026

Dining

Glen Scotia releases 12 Year Old Icons No.4 whisky shaped by Vin Santo casks and Griffin guardian

Glen Scotia has turned to a mythical guardian for the fourth whisky in its Icons of Campbeltown series. The penultimateContinue Reading

by Steve May September 12, 2026

Dining

Louis XIII Cognac creates temperature-driven tasting ritual for £21,000 Black Pearl limited edition

Louis XIII Cognac has unveiled Black Pearl: Tribute to the birthplace of Louis XIII, the latest highly limited expression inContinue Reading

by Steve May September 11, 2026

Dining

Bladnoch Loch Maberry Chapter Three is a Cognac cask whisky love affair

Loch Maberry: Stories of Bladnoch, Chapter Three is the newest limited‑edition single malt from Scotland’s oldest privately owned distillery, andContinue Reading