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The Shortlist
One pick per category — the highest score on the board, not an editor's whim. If the desk had to choose, this is the list.
Restaurants 0.0/20 Disfrutar Disfrutar takes the experimental DNA of El Bulli and makes it delicious rather than merely clever. Substance, execution, and invention are all at the summit; only the price keeps it from a perfect card. Read the review → Hotels 0.0/20 Cheval Blanc Paris A technically immaculate, lavishly resourced palace that delivers on substance and execution at the highest level — with a setting so curated it occasionally feels airless. Read the review → Spirits 0.0/20 Dom Pérignon 2013 vs Louis Roederer Cristal 2015 In our blind comparison, Cristal 2015 edges Dom Pérignon 2013 on richness and immediate presence, while the Dom shows greater tension and arguably longer ageing potential. Cristal is the more impressive pour now; the Dom is the better cellar bet — and both are excellent. Read the review → Cigars 0.0/20 Cohiba Behíke BHK 56 The Behike 56 remains the benchmark Cuban cigar. The 2024 La Casa de Habano release box (£1,950) shows superior construction and complexity to the recent 2025 box; both significantly outperform 2023-vintage boxes still in circulation. Read the review → Clubs 0.0/20 5 Hertford Street 5 Hertford Street is the benchmark for discreet, residential-feel members' clubs in London; substance and service are exceptional, and only its deliberate opacity and the spend it implies keep it from a perfect read. Read the review → Yachts & Aviation 0.0/20 Gulfstream G700 The G700 is Gulfstream's flagship and the cabin-volume benchmark of the ultra-long-range class. Five living areas, a genuinely quiet low-altitude cabin, and 7,750 nm of range make it the most complete large-cabin jet flying. Read the review →
How the shortlist works
This page is generated from the scoreboard, not curated by hand. Each entry is the single highest-scoring product the desk has reviewed in its category, on the 20-point scale set out in The Premium Standard. It updates as new reviews land and a higher score displaces the incumbent. There is no sponsorship, no placement, and no tie-break by anything other than the number. For the full field in each category, follow the section links; for the structured entries, see the dossiers.