The five senses are all interconnected in some way and often tend to cross intersect. Taste is often linked to smell, eyesight to touch, and hearing to all the above. That’s exactly what the champagne house Krug, captured at their magical night of curated pairings, this past Tuesday. To celebrate the highly anticipated release of the house’s Krug 2008 and Krug Grande Cuvée 164th Edition, they partnered with renowned composer and pianist Chloe Flower, Chef Angie Mar and modernist and curated furniture showroom, The Somerset House—accumulating in a beautiful sensorial quadfecta.
Guest filled into National Sawdust, with its black tiled walls and brutalist concrete floors, greeted by attendants with flutes of Krug 2008. Guest like; Prabal Gurung, iconic music superstar Babyface, activist & founder of Rise Amanda Nguyen, Philip Lim, Ezra Williams, and Sally Lapointe, that is. As guest took to the immersive theater, with its walls covered in projections of florals, champagne bubbles and the Krug family choteau, Chloe Flower took centerstage—in a stunning, pink voluminous gown— for a special treat. With the Krug 2008 as inspiration, Flower created two original compositions, playing off the connection between music and Champagne. The House of Krug has long sensed the link between sound and taste perception, and Flower’s compositions proved this theory, ever so gracefully. Guest, moved next-door to the gorgeous thoughtfully curated furniture gallery of fashion designer, Alan Eckstein, The Somerset House, for a delectable meal—also inspired Krug 2008 creations—by renowned chef and owner of Les Trois Chevaux, Angie Mar. Krug 2008, Krug Grande Cuvée 164th Edition, and a stunning rosé offering from the house, flowed as guest reveled in once again another sensory experience.
“The way I approach composing parallels how Krug picks its grapes. Each sound has a critical and emotional responsibility. I play out each instrument separately, violins, violas, horns, percussion, to finetune each voice and its individual role in the greater composition. It is very similar in process to creating a bottle of Krug, and I think that is what produces the best experience in both taste and sound”
Chloe Flower
“For centuries, my family has been defying conventions,” says Olivier Krug, Director of the House and sixth generation of the Krug family, “which is why today this non-conformist spirit lives on in everything we do.” It is in this spirit and with this understanding that the House of Krug has developed a unique endeavour: Krug Music Pairings. Each year the House invites selected musicians, in whose standards of excellence it feels a kinship, to an extended tasting of its Champagnes. Inspired by what they taste, these artists select or create a special playlist custom-tailored to reflect what they felt and how they connected to the experience of Krug Champagnes. From the stellar performance by Flowers, beautiful menu by Angie Mar, and the backdrop of Pierre Paulin sofas and Noguchi lamps at The Somerset House—it’s evident that Krug’s “Echos” series, is truly something special.
See inside the magical night below:
Krug 2008 and Krug Grande Cuvée 164th Edition are available now for purchase via [email protected]. And to experience your own at home pairing, Chloe’s compositions will be available on Spotify and Apple Music on Friday, November 5, 2021.
