Here’s a riddle for you. What do Absolut and Andy Warhol have in common? Well, two things. Firstly, they’re two of the biggest pop culture icons in the world. Secondly, I have a strange, almost cathartic, fondness for both.

The premium vodka has been sold in over 120 countries for decades and has found a home at the top bars, pubs and clubs – even right here in Cairo. As for Warhol – the original hipster – well, what can you say about the deity of pop-art that hasn’t been said already?

His name and his art are still as iconic as ever. Who can forget his epic Monroe painting? Or that Velvet Underground album sleeve? Who can forget Edie Sedgwick, Nico, Candy Darling and the other ‘Warhol Superstars’? The man took a can of soup and made it into art. Visionary genius or bizarre oddball? I’ll leave that for you to decide.