There’s nothing like a cold brew. Coffee, that is. It’s a less acidic and sweeter version of one of the greatest beverages ever produced by humankind. Over the last few years, cold brew has become increasingly popular with coffee aficionados looking to coax out every unique flavor of a bean …
Everything gets better with age. That’s my motto when it comes to drinking spirits. Living by those words is a bit of an expensive habit, but The Barrel Aged Spirits Kit, at $20, provides an economical option for bringing the best of the barrel to your rocks glass. This kit, …
If you’re going to make an espresso, there’s no one better to trust than an Italian. The pride of the beverage is steeped in Italian culture much like coffee beans in hot water. So when looking for the perfect espresso maker, it’s only logical to look for one created by …
Many mornings, hard at work, I often forget about my coffee. After responding to a few emails, I return to my precious travel mug of coffee for a savored warm sip, only to find a cold and dull taste in my mouth. Emerging startup Ember Technologies is out to solve …
There’s nothing worse than pouring a wine and finding bits of cork floating in the glass. Sure, a cork from an old vintage sometimes just falls apart. But sometimes we’re just overzealous with the corkscrew, enthusiastically twisting the screw through the entire cork. For those of us who are either …
At the heart of the traditional whisky flask is the masculinity that is connected with its shape. However, years of images of stumbling drunkards swigging whiskey from a flask has somewhat diminished the class associated with the shape. That’s where the Kole comes in. Yossi Levin and Max Cheprack, the …
When you’re holding a corkscrew, you may be opening a vintage, but do you feel like you’re experiencing the golden age of the past? If no, then it may be because you aren’t holding a vintage bottle opener like this Zig-Zag Corkscrew. This magnificent piece of nickel-plated steel goes right …
Let me just start by saying, this is the most beautiful water bottle I’ve ever seen. H2O has never looked so sexy. Thanks to Melbourne-raised boys Jesse Leeworthy and Jonathan Byrt, who created the Memobottle, the purchasing decision behind a reusable water bottle can be just as much about style …
Sometimes all stainless steel in the kitchen feels unnatural, don’t you think? You can add a touch of the earth to your cocktail cabinet with the help of the Swedish designers behind Sagaform. These designers specialize in making joyful, innovative gifts for the kitchen, so they know how to bring …
In the 1920s its likely you could have smelled fermenting corn mash from the mountaintops of rural Virginia during cool evenings as bootleggers hustled to make a living with their clandestine distilling operations deep in the woods. During Prohibition, times were hard and that called for booze, even when it …
You like a whiskey and coke because it’s simple, right? Whiskey and coke. Whiskey and… high fructose corn syrup, caramel coloring, phosphoric acid—oh—and caffeine. When put that way, it doesn’t sound so simple or appealing, at least not to me. Luckily, the makers of Cola Maison are taking it back …
Keeping beer fresh is absolutely critical. Therefore having an uber-geeky contraption such as this CO2 regulator for your growler is also essential. Thanks to the growler-loving team at Billet Designs and almost $20,000 in Kickstarter funding, this CO2 regulator is a reality. I know what you’re thinking… This is only …