Four Fox Sake | 72cl | 16% ABV | Junmai Daiginjo | Japan

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Get real: As Playbook has noted before, the reality is that thousands of businesses and millions of white-collar workers are finding home-working is a win-win for them, saving time and money all round. The idea they will be guilt-tripped by politicians or newspapers into returning to potentially COVID-ridden offices for no better reason than to save the little sandwich shop on the corner is for the birds. Spain: “A scandal involving a king, his lover, tens of millions of euros and an infamous hunting trip has left the Spanish royal family imperiled and the king in question heading into exile.” Great intro from POLITICO’s Mario Saavedra in Spain — more from him on King Juan Carlos’ fall from grace and the ensuing political storm here.

To begin with, we will add the handle. I placed each handle end right in the corners of the bag, centering the handle in the corner. Rnd 2: Ch 1 and place 2sc into the same st, then place a marker in the first sc to mark the beginning of the rnd, sc the next 58 sts, place 3 sc in the next st, sc in the next 58 sts, 2sc in the last st (124 sts) Also on the Today program: Jasmina Panovska-Griffiths, a senior research fellow and lecturer in mathematical modeling at University College London, and WHO special envoy on COVID-19 David Nabarro (8.10 a.m.). The bottom of this bag is worked flat using regular sc sts. Once the base is done, project is worked in the roundI placed the strap approx. 5 rows down from the top of the inside of the bag. Then I sewed around the strap end using the tail ends. START YOUR DAY: With U.S. President Donald Trump trying to explain on TV how America is actually doing *better* at dealing with the coronavirus than countries such as South Korea, which has a population of 51 million people and yet has suffered only 301 deaths. DRIVING THE DAY Daily Star: Free honk! — Bozo insists he will slash Lords … just days after his friends and family get gongs.

The spirit originates in the mountains of Niigata, and is made with pure snowmelt water and 100% local Gohyakumangoku rice. The playful brand pays homage to the fox spirits of Inari Okami, the Japanese Goddess of rice, saké, and swordsmiths. According to myth, the fox spirits guard the Torii gates to a shrine, letting only the purest spirits through, transitioning from the human to the divine. Four Fox Saké has launched to the UK, with a mission to “revitalise” the ancient tradition of sake in London. Ever since we met the EMW team at Vinexpo Shanghai 2019, we knew that we wanted to work with them,” says Michael Campion, Managing Director of Four Fox Saké. “We’re delighted that they share our vision for a modern and exciting saké brand in China, and believe them to be the best possible partner to realise our potential.” PLAYBOOK COULDN’T HAPPEN WITHOUT: My editor Zoya Sheftalovich, research assistant Andrew McDonald and producer Miriam Webber.

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Rnd 3: Ch 1 and 3sc in the same st, sc the next 59 sts, 3sc, sc, 3sc, sc the next 59 sts, 3sc in next, sc in last st finally, sl st to connect. (132 sts) Also on Julia Hartley-Brewer at breakfast (TalkRADIO): UK Hospitality CEO Kate Nicholls (7.50 a.m.) … Former Health Secretary Stephen Dorrell (8.05 a.m.) … ConservativeHome Assistant Editor Henry Hill (8.30 a.m.) … Pimlico Plumbers founder Charlie Mullins (9.05 a.m.) … Spectator columnist Toby Young (9.30 a.m.). Hong Kong liquor label Four Fox Sake is modernising Japanese rice wine with a new approach and a sleek brand. Learn how they’re transforming the premium alcohol market from Australia to London. Also on LBC breakfast show: Tony Blair’s former chief of staff Jonathan Powell (7.20 a.m.) … Former GCHQ Deputy Director for Intelligence Brian Lord and former Cabinet Office Minister David Lidington (both 8.05 a.m.). Four Fox’s bottle design pays further tribute to its origins; the metallic finish aims to mirror the superior metal of the ancient swordsmiths blessed by Inari. This tribute continues in the Katana samurai sword strikingly cut-out on each side.

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Sake, though still a small category globally, has experienced constant year on year growth in the past decade in export markets, with volume doubling since 2006 and value more than doubling!” says Nimbility Founding Partner Ian Ford. “China is growing even faster than other areas, already taking over Hong Kong in terms of volume in 2020, and likely to exceed in value in 2021, positioning it as sake’s primary export market. The timing is therefore perfect to build a premium brand such as Four Fox Saké in China. Partnering with a leading company as serious and professional as EMW for the import and distribution of the brand is the first major step towards this goal and the Nimbility team is incredibly excited to be working with both Four Fox Saké and EMW to make this vision a reality.” Rnd 1: sc across in the second ch from the hook and then in each st across (60 sts), when you reach the end, you will rotate your work and sc across the other side of your initial ch., then sl st into top of first sc (120 sts) Mate 3:“Couldn’t park on our street yesterday for all the extra cars. Three families would have been celebrating Eid and probably thought f**k it, we’ve made our plans …”