Game of Thrones whiskey boosts Diageo revenues, and other merch news

Game of Thrones star Nikolaj Coster-Waldau enjoys an exclusive first sip of the new, limited-edition White Walker by Johnnie Walker blend in anticipation of the show’s 8th and final season. Photo: Jose Silva.
Game of Thrones star Nikolaj Coster-Waldau enjoys an exclusive first sip of the new, limited-edition White Walker by Johnnie Walker blend in anticipation of the show’s 8th and final season. Photo: Jose Silva. /
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This post is all about the latest and greatest Game of Thrones merch, starting with…

Game of Thrones-themed handbags! Where do I sign up? Handbad brand Danielle Nicole is teaming up with HBO for GOT X DN, a line of stupendous-looking Game of Thrones accessories, per The Baltimore Sun. Houses Stark, Lannister and Targaryen are all represented, and the bags come in an array of colors and hues; the one Stark handbag even has fur on it, because it’s cold up there.

Prices range between $42-$78. You can check out the collection here. Danielle Nicole also makes bags based on Disney, Harry Potter and the Looney Toons, so maybe you should just visit the front page and hang a while.

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back in October of 2018. As soon as it became available, it sold about one bottle a minute on Amazon UK within the first 24 hours, according to Evening Standard

With the addition of this whiskey, revenues at Diageo are on the rise, rising 5.8% earlier this week. Pre-tax profits went from £2.2 billion to £2.6 billion. That’s the magic of the Game of Thrones bump.

Finally, George R.R. Martin(‘s minions) are drawing attention to some rereleases of popular weapon replicas inspired by A Song of Ice and Fire. Feast your eyes on King Robert’s warhammer

…and Jon Snow Valyrian steel sword, Longclaw:

Both of these are available to buy at Valyrian Steel, which specializes in this kind of thing. But quantities are limited, so if you want one of these on your wall, better to act sooner than later.

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