Our favourite things: April 2017
We've been here and we've been there, and our team have found a few things we thought we'd share. Friday, 7 April 2017
Hair of the dog
BrewDog — the Scottish craft beer company responsible for a chunk of my outgoings each month — has laid its paws on US soil for the first time, opening DogTap Columbus. In autumn 2018, the company plans to open a beer-themed hotel, also in Ohio, with Punk IPA on tap in all rooms.
Tamsin Wressell // Contributing Editor
What we're listening to... podcasts
The Allusionist // Josephine Price
Women of the Hour // Sarah Barrell
S-Town // Stephanie Cavagnaro
Athletico Mince // Pat Riddell
Confessions of a caffeine addict: What I've learned about Jamaican Blue Mountain Coffee
Cultivated mostly above 3,000ft, it's one of the world's most expensive gourmet coffees.
Made with Arabica beans, it's known for a mild, smooth taste and lack of bitterness.
The coffee is only certified Blue Mountain if it's within the Coffee Industry Board of Jamaica's map.
Outside the Blue Mountain zone, coffee must legally be called High or Low Mountain.
Around 80% of Blue Mountain Coffee is exported to Japan.
Stephanie Cavagnaro // Senior Editor
T-rex factor
Kids can dig for replica bones and meet life-size dinos. These raptors are on the march as part of the Jurassic Kingdom's UK tour.
Jo Fletcher-Cross // Contributing Editor
Life is suite
Qatar Airways' new QSuite offers Business Class passengers 'party of four' seating — move a panel here and a TV monitor there, and voila! — groups of friends can transform their seats into a private suite for four.
Glen Mutel // Deputy Editor
Fit for a King: Graceland in numbers
40
Years this August since Elvis's death
137
Millions of dollars invested in the expansion of the King's Memphis home
200,000
Square-foot size of the new expansion
$57.50
Price of a ticket
3.8
Acre estate
450
Rooms in the new guesthouse
Josephine Price // Online Editor
Published in the May 2017 issue of National Geographic Traveller (UK)
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