British Airways’ extremely anticipated Whispering Angel bar, situated within the airline’s lounge in Terminal 5 on the B gates, has opened in time for the height summer time season.
British Airways is the primary airline to have a bespoke Whispering Angel bar, permitting prospects to take pleasure in a calming glass of the notorious rosé that originates within the Provence vineyards of Château d’Esclans earlier than their flight.
The opening of the unique bar marks the primary part of British Airways’ continued refresh of this lounge over the summer time months, which can embrace new and reupholstered furnishings throughout the lounge, in addition to a brand new format.
Across the remainder of the airline’s Club (Business Class) lounges at Heathrow and Gatwick, eligible British Airways prospects can take pleasure in The Pale rosé, which is produced by the identical winemakers as Whispering Angel. Whispering Angel is presently obtainable in British Airways’ Concorde, First and Club lounges.
Calum Laming, British Airways’ Chief Customer Officer, mentioned: “We are really excited to open the doors on our new original Whispering Angel bar, just in time for the start of the summer season. What’s more, the opening coincides with the exciting news that customers now have the option to pre-order Whispering Angel across all short-haul flights, to take the experience with them, from the ground to the skies.”
The Château d’Esclans group mentioned: “We are ecstatic to finally be able to share our beautiful Whispering Angel bar with British Airways’ customers, and bring a touch of glamour to Heathrow as the world’s most glamorous rosé. We look forward to travellers being able to enjoy a delicious glass of Whispering Angel before they fly, in a space that really embodies the effortlessly chic nature of our brand.”
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Elsewhere, the airline has launched a rosé in its First cabin with Whispering Angel’s huge brother, Rock Angel, now obtainable for purchasers (obtainable in First Class cabins for 3 months) and boasting extra construction than its youthful sibling. Customers travelling on short-haul flights also can get a style of Château d’Esclans’ creations, as Whispering Angel’s Provence rosé is now obtainable to pre-purchase by the airline’s newly branded High Life Café (beforehand Speedbird Café, and launching on 20 July), giving prospects the choice to style a touch of summer time whether or not they’re travelling to Europe or additional afield.
The Whispering Angel partnership provides to an expansive premium drinks providing, following British Airways’ appointment of a full time Master of Wine, one in all solely 415 on this planet and believed to be the one one appointed by an airline. In elevation of the onboard wine choices to prospects, in March 2023 British Airways launched 4 new English Sparkling Wines served on board. Each wine is offered on a quarterly rotation, altering each three months to prospects travelling in Club World, together with the present Champagne resident Heidsieck & Co. Monopole Silver Top Non-Vintage Champagne, and now an unique English Sparkling Wine possibility.
Château d’Esclans’ Whispering Angel boasts a fragile Provençal pink hue, spoiling prospects with sun-kissed creamy flavours of peach and raspberries, with refreshing citrus undertones and a clean, dry end.