Doing the Continental
Frank Sinatra had it about right: “It's very subtle, the Continental, because it does what you want it to do.” I had spent the morning driving down relatively busy A roads behind a Ferrari 599 but was perfectly happy that I had got the better of the deal. It’s no hardship being cocooned in the plush cockpit of a Bentley Continental GT Speed listening to John Humphrys detailing the latest travails of our benighted government.

New edition of Brummell magazine out now
In this month’s edition of Brummell we celebrate the concept of bespoke. The term comes from Savile Row, where a customer would bespeak (speak for) a measure of cloth that was then turned into a suit. But the theory behind bespoke has long since expanded beyond the world of tailoring. Inside you will find a directory of bespoke products from attaché cases to umbrellas; a guide to personalised fragrances; a look at tailored champagnes; a guide to commissioning portraits; and the insider’s scoop on the most customisable city in the world: New York.

Heaven in Devon
You've got the gear, you've warmed up on clays and now you're ready for the real deal - Brummell investigates two superb UK locations for ultimate day's shooting at the Drynachan estate in Invernesshire and the Miltons estate in Devon.

Far from the madding markets
When the going gets tough, it’s often best to go on holiday. And what better way to escape the vaguaries of an English summer – not to mention the doom and gloom of the financial markets – for the surety of blue skies on the tropical island of Mauritius. To make things even more enticing, you can have the 14-night break you deserve at the Oberoi Mauritius for the price of seven.