Creative Fashion Director Olivier Rousteing and Master Blender Dr. Emma Walker unveil their second collaboration – The Couture Blend – a striking tribute to creative evolution and a bold fusion of heritage and avant-garde design.

LONDON, Oct. 3, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Today marks the second launch from Johnnie Walker Vault and Olivier Rousteing – The Couture Blend – a homage to personal evolution, fearless artistry and creative tension.

Johnnie Walker Vault and Olivier Rousteing present ‘The Couture Blend’ the second launch in the Johnnie Walker x Olivier Rousteing partnership – pictured, Olivier Rousteing

Crafted in the Johnnie Walker Vault, a creative ‘atelier’ hidden deep beneath Princes Street in Edinburgh, The Couture Blend follows the success of Couture Expression, the first release under the Johnnie Walker Vault luxury platform.

Launched earlier this year as a showcase of blending artistry, Johnnie Walker Vault unites bespoke blends, luxurious experiences and collaborations with cultural icons under one visionary banner.

The Couture Blend is a limited-edition luxury Scotch whisky with experimentation and progress at its heart. Imagined by Rousteing as the centrepiece of his collection with Johnnie Walker Vault, it is a liquid manifesto of style, balance and spirit.

Pushing the boundaries of what a luxury Scotch can be, its profile showcases experimental modern whiskies alongside vintage and ghost whiskies from long-closed distilleries. Rousteing’s architectural bottle design also merges tradition with reinvention – bringing his radically modern couture aesthetic to redefine the codes of luxury Scotch.

The whisky launches at a significant moment for Rousteing, coinciding with his 40th birthday – a milestone he describes as “entering a new chapter with wisdom, freedom and serenity.” To honour this, Dr. Emma Walker included several whiskies of at least 40 years old, layering them with experimental and rare whiskies to create a unique tension of flavour and style.

In crafting the blend, Dr. Walker selected just 10 whiskies from the Johnnie Walker Vault – a liquid library of 500 rare whiskies curated from 10 million casks of Scotch. She chose ghost whiskies from closed distilleries such as Port Dundas and Caledonian to tell a story of tradition and rarity, layering them with trailblazing whiskies from the 80s and 90s, including Benrinnes, Cragganmore and Cameronbridge. Contemporary expressions from the last two decades, such as Cardhu, Roseisle and Teaninich, brought experimentation in process and finishes.

“I was inspired by Olivier’s story of progress over the last forty years, from his early self-discovery to his daring modern creativity. In this blend, I leaned into progressive and experimental whiskies from the past and present – whiskies that push boundaries just as Olivier does in couture,” said Dr Walker.

She continued: “I chose rare malts from Roseisle matured in ex-wine casks for fruity tropical flavours, a spicy chocolate malt experiment from Teannich for tonka notes, and a ghost cask from Port Ellen for a unique cloak of smoke. Blending these with Johnnie Walker’s classic flavours has resulted in something singular which I hope captures Olivier’s spirit.”

The thread of progress and creative tension continues in Rousteing’s design for The Couture Blend. He reinterpreted the proportions of luxury crystal decanters while paying homage to the square bottles iconic to Johnnie Walker since the 1800s. The result is an architectural decanter that clashes heritage with a more maximalist contemporary aesthetic.

Sculptural with prominent shoulders, the crystal bottle is topped with an oversized square stopper. This play on proportions and echoes Rousteing’s bold tailoring, whilst staying true to Johnnie Walker heritage. The decanter is dressed in gold, with select retailers also offering a personalizable collar engraved with the collector’s initials.

Rousteing said, “I wanted to create something that captures the tension between minimalism and maximalism, sparking conversation and curiosity, anchored in the present yet futuristic and timeless. I loved the paradox of pure crystal and decadent gold, finishing the decanter with the oversized stopper. For such a unique whisky, blending old with new and traditional with experimental, it felt the perfect, unexpected piece of art to treasure.”

He added, “In every couture show, there is a look designed to take the viewers’ breath away – the signature of the collection. For me, The Couture Blend is just that.”

With only 1,500 individually numbered crystal decanters produced, the recommended retail price for The Couture Blend is $2,500, available at selected luxury retailers.

Further information: https://www.johnniewalker.com/en-gb/vault

Johnnie Walker Vault and Olivier Rousteing present ‘The Couture Blend’ the second launch in the Johnnie Walker x Olivier Rousteing partnership – pictured, Johnnie Walker Master Blender, Dr. Emma Walker and Olivier Rousteing.

SINGAPORE, Oct. 3, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Singapore Post Limited (SingPost) proudly announces the SG60 and World Post Day Philately Showcase, a landmark three-day event commemorating Singapore’s 60th anniversary and celebrating the vital role of postal services. From 10 to 12 October 2025, at the heritage-rich Temasek Shophouse, Banyan Cove (28 Orchard Road), this exhibition invites the public, collectors, and history enthusiasts to journey through Singapore’s nation-building story as told through its iconic stamps and postal artifacts.

Featuring a special presentation of the “60 Years in 60 Stamps” collection—which includes landmark issues like the 1st Anniversary of Independence and The Singapore Story series—the showcase offers an immersive experience into the evolution of Singapore’s postal heritage and philatelic culture. Visitors can also look forward to the launch of postal heritage-themed postcards and MyStamps, exclusive event datestamps and cachets, and a curated sale of vintage and new philatelic items.

Key Event Highlights:

• Exclusive showcase of the “60 Years in 60 Stamps”, celebrating Singapore’s nation-building journey through stamps.
  • Of note is the 1st Anniversary of Independence (issued on 9 August 1966) and The Singapore Story stamp series (issued on 7 July 1988)
• Launch of postal heritage-themed “Stories of Our Post Offices” postcards and MyStamps
• Special event cachets and daily datestamps issued to collectors
• Sale of philatelic items available

More than just a stamp, this is a pledge of unity. Released for the 1st Anniversary of Independence, the design features people of all races as one, determined to forge a shared identity. The symbolic backdrop of industrial and housing blocks highlights our pioneer generation’s focus on national progress and a society where everyone thrives together.

The Singapore Story stamp series featured Singapore’s turbulent years between 1955 to 1959, achieving self-governance from 1959 to 1963, merger with Malaysia and eventual independence from 1961 to 1965, and the birth of Singapore as a nation from 1965 onwards.

Concurrent SG60 Stamp Exhibition (10–12 October)
At the Visual Arts Centre’s Exhibition Gallery, a separate SG60 Stamp Exhibition will run concurrently. Organised by the Association of Singapore Philatelists in partnership with the Singapore Philatelic Society, Singapore Stamp Club, and Zui You Philatelic Society, this three-day exhibition presents a captivating display of stamps and postal memorabilia reflecting Singapore’s heritage, history, and nation-building journey.

SingPost invites all members of the public to join in this unique celebration of Singapore’s postal history and to mark the nation’s 60th anniversary.

About Singapore Post Limited (SingPost)
Singapore Post (SingPost) is a leading postal and eCommerce logistics provider in Asia Pacific. The portfolio of businesses spans from national and international postal services to warehousing and fulfilment, international freight forwarding and last mile delivery, serving customers in more than 220 global destinations. Headquartered in Singapore, SingPost has approximately 3,000 employees. Since its inception in 1858, the Group has evolved and innovated to bring about best-in-class integrated logistics solutions and services, making every delivery count for people and planet. www.singpost.com

HEIDELBERG, Germany, Oct. 3, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Mediso completes the installation of an AnyScan^® TRIO-TheraMAX SPECT/CT at the Department of Nuclear Medicine at Heidelberg University Hospital.

AnyScan® TRIO-TheraMAX SPECT/CT has been installed at Heidelberg University Hospital

The system is specifically designed for the clinical needs of theranostic imaging. Its detectors and collimators are developed for Targeted Radionuclide Therapies carried out with radioisotopes emitting alpha and beta particles and have co-emission of high and ultra-high energy gamma photons that are more challenging to image than diagnostic ^99mTc. This requires maximized performance for quantitative imaging and dosimetry with theranostic isotopes (i.e. ¹⁷⁷Lu, ²²⁵Ac, ²¹²Pb, ¹³¹I) that is not available with current SPECT/CT systems.

“The TheraMAX expands the imaging capabilities of our department for radioligand therapy. We treat patients with a wide range of novel radiopharmaceuticals labelled with ¹⁷⁷Lu or ²²⁵Ac, some of them as part of clinical trials for developing improved and more individualized patient care. In addition, the TheraMAX supports our department by increasing the capacity of our department for ^99mTc-PSMA scans for radioligand therapy inclusion” said Professor Dr. Clemens Kratochwil, lead physician at Department of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital Heidelberg. “First scans of patients treated with ²²⁵Ac suggest that the duration of whole-body quantitative SPECT/CT may be reduced allowing image-based dosimetry.”

The TheraMAX is equipped with three, large surface detectors (up to 5x larger than 12-detector CZT systems) surrounding patients with complete angular coverage in 360°. The 15.9 mm thick NaI crystals ensure improved sensitivity for high energy photons, while the high-density sensor arrangement (123 PMT per detector head) allows high spatial resolution leading to PET-like image quality.

Whole-body SPECT/CT imaging in ²²⁵Ac-PSMA therapy is challenging due to the ultra-low count rate from the injected activity in the patient (4-8 MBq). By offering 300% sensitivity gain compared to dual-detector systems, TheraMAX acquires whole-body scans below 30 minutes with minimum 80 cm long Axial FOV.

Beside its outstanding performance in radioligand therapy, TheraMAX excels in all other nuclear medicine procedures. The extreme sensitivity allows ultra-fast quantitative total-body SPECT/CT imaging with 2 meters scan length in 10 minutes for ¹⁷⁷Lu therapy and ^99mTc bone scans.

“The maximum imaging performance is ensured by the newly developed RoboCart™ allowing effortless switching between applications with low and ultra-high energy isotopes. This motorized cart automates collimator exchange on all three detector heads simultaneously within 5 minutes,” said István Bagaméry, Managing Director of Mediso Ltd.

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