If you’ve been to an even moderately progressive bar in the last five years you’ve undoubtedly seen a Sazarac on the menu. Rye whiskey, Peychaud’s Bitters, simple syrup, and an absinthe wash. Wait, what the hell is an absinthe wash? Trust us, you want to know.
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You can fit an awful lot of information into the classic Periodic Table—and here, Brazil-based designer and illustrator mayra.artes has taken advantage of it to communicate the contents of… booze.
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Did you have a few too many cookouts this summer, and maybe pack on a few too many pounds? Here’s a refresher on some healthy booze to get you drunk while keeping you trim.
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Beer cans, once the vessels of crap beer only, have recently been embraced by craft brewers nationwide. It’s a beer can renaissance! But despite the surge in popularity, beer cans aren’t perfect. Invert the can too quickly and you’re going to get a very uneven pour and a mouthful of air. But this simple hack, known as the Shark Fin, vents the beer can, resulting in a smooth, consistent pour from beginning to end. You might think of it as a gentleman’s shotgun.
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Do you ever get frustrated when trying to open a beer bottle? You can do it on the side of a table, but that typically hurts your hand (a lot). You can open it with a lighter, but that’s so college. You could use a regular bottle opener, but that’s so boring.
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It’s known by many names. White whiskey, new make, white lightning, unaged whiskey, "straight from the still." Some even call it moonshine. To us, it’s white dog, a unique spirit with a lot of diversity and character. It’s time we got to know it and talked about what you can do with it.
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Over the last decade many of the principals of molecular gastronomy have carried over to mixology, but generally speaking you have to take out a second mortgage if you want to try them. Here’s a kit that lets you be a cocktail chemist in the comfort of your home. No mortgage required.
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As part of a recent ad campaign, Canadian beer company Molson Candian took a fridge full of its special adult beverage all around Europe to share with the thirsty masses. But there was a catch—the only way to unlock the boozy treasure was by scanning a Canadian passport. And though you may have already seen the commercial itself making the rounds these past few days, chances are you haven’t seen what’s actually the coolest part of the whole campaign—how a Canuck-specific cooler gets made.
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Just when you thought that mankind’s genius could go no further, four years of research has given birth to a new apex in cork innovation. Please say hello to your newest wine-stopper, the Helix cork.
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