Three cities, three nights, one rare bottle. That’s the promise behind a special dinner series put together by EDITION Hotels and Johnnie Walker Vault. The star of the show is The Couture Blend, the second limited-edition Scotch to come out of the Johnnie Walker Vault. Starting in late October and running through early December 2025, these private events will land at The West Hollywood EDITION, The Times Square EDITION, and The Miami Beach EDITION. Each stop mixes custom cocktails, four-course meals from big-name chefs, guided whisky tastings, and live performances that pull art and music right into the dining room.
The idea is simple: bring together the craft of whisky blending and the craft of couture fashion. Johnnie Walker Master Blender Dr. Emma Walker worked with fashion designer Olivier Rousteing to create this whisky. It’s meant to feel like a runway piece—classic roots with a modern edge. The Vault itself sits hidden under Princes Street in Edinburgh, a kind of secret workshop where new ideas get turned into liquid. This release follows the first Vault whisky, Couture Expression, and keeps the same high-end, low-volume approach.
West Hollywood kicked things off on Saturday, October 25, 2025. Guests walked in to signature welcome cocktails mixed by Ernesto Perez, the lead bartender at The West Hollywood EDITION. Then came the food: a four-course dinner from Francisco “Paco” Ruano, the award-winning chef behind KI’IS at The Riviera Maya EDITION at Kanai. While plates moved from table to table, abstract artist Celia Lees painted live, her work shifting as the meal went on. DJ Puffiiie kept the soundtrack rolling, turning the whole room into one moving piece of art.
Next stop is New York. On Wednesday, November 12, 2025, The Times Square EDITION opens its doors. Kevin McGuire, the hotel’s own mixologist, handles the opening drinks. The menu comes from Michelin-starred chef John Fraser, who runs The Terrace & Outdoor Gardens, 701 West, The Lobby Bar, and Paradise Club right there in the building. After the plates are cleared, classical pianist Tiffany Poon takes over. Her performance is billed as a full sensorial experience—notes from the piano mixing with the last sips of whisky.
The series wraps up in Miami Beach on Thursday, December 4, 2025. Preston Edwards, bartender at The Miami Beach EDITION, starts the night with his take on welcome cocktails. Top Chef winner and Michelin-starred chef Jeremy Ford builds the four courses. The finale is a large-scale floral sculpture that guests can walk through, paired with beats from DJ Paperwater. The flowers, the music, the whisky—it all ties back to that idea of creative tension.
Every night includes a guided tasting led by Diageo National Luxury Brand Ambassador Ewan Morgan. He walks guests through The Couture Blend, explaining how Dr. Emma Walker layered flavors to match Rousteing’s vision. The whisky is only available in small numbers, so these dinners are one of the few places to try it straight from the source.
EDITION Hotels built its name on doing things differently. Each property looks and feels unique, but they all share the same goal: give guests something they can’t get anywhere else. The brand now has 21 hotels open, from New York to Tokyo, London to Lake Como. More are on the way. The common thread is not marble lobbies or gold fixtures—it’s the experience. Good food, good drinks, good company, all in a space that feels alive.
Johnnie Walker has been around since the 1800s. John Walker started blending whiskies in a small shop in Scotland, chasing flavor above everything else. Today the brand sells in over 160 countries and moves nearly 19 million cases a year. Red Label, Black Label, Blue Label—the lineup covers every price point and palate. The Vault series sits at the very top, a playground for new ideas and big collaborations.
Behind the brand is Diageo, a company that owns everything from Guinness to Don Julio. They operate in almost 180 countries and trade on both the London and New York stock exchanges. The partnership with EDITION fits their style: pair a legendary whisky with legendary hospitality.
These dinners are invitation-only, but the details give a clear picture of what the night feels like. You show up, grab a cocktail, settle in for a meal that took weeks to plan. Between courses, an artist or musician does something unexpected. The whisky keeps flowing, and someone who knows it inside out explains why it tastes the way it does. By the end, the bottle is empty, the plates are cleared, and the room still buzzes.
For anyone who likes a good drink and a good story, this series is worth watching. The West Hollywood event already happened, but New York and Miami are still ahead. Even if you can’t score a seat, the idea behind it—old craft meeting new ideas—sticks around long after the last glass is poured.
