Maestro Dobel Tequila
New this month, the Maestro Dobel Diamond Tequila is a blend of three aged tequilas (Reposado, Anejo and Extra-Anejo). It’s produced in Southern Europe and sold in limited quantities.
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Food + Drink
Discover delicious snacks, drinks, coffee, cocktails, kitchen gadgets, unusual foods, tasty treats, and other great finds for eating, drinking, and cooking.
Food I Can’t Read
If you’ve walked the aisles of an international grocery store, you’ve seen packages of food you couldn’t read. Created by Hossam Fazulla and Laith Elzubaidi, Food I Can’t Read visits local markets, picks unfamiliar items by their packaging, then tastes them. Sometimes, the foods are as weird as you’d expect, while other times, he discovers
Cocktail Cards
Up your home bartending game with this deck of cocktail recipe cards. The set includes 100 drinks with ingredient lists, step-by-step instructions, flavor profiles, and the history behind each cocktail. Scan a card’s QR code for a video demo, or use the cards as flash cards to test your mixology knowledge. Includes a storage box
Old Malt Cask Whisky
Like something from an old-time pharmacy, Old Malt Cask Whisky consist of samples from the first 20cl of 700cl bottles. They’re sent from independent whisky distilleries to Douglas Laing.
Milagro Cristalino Añejo Tequila
There’s no amber hue to this añejo tequila. Milagro Cristalino Añejo is a blue agave tequila with a difference. It’s aged in American and French oak barrels for 18-24 months, then is blended and filtered through charcoal to obtain a slightly sweet, crystal-clear liquid with smoother flavor than silver tequilas.
Open Source Food
There can never be too many food websites. Open Source Food remixes progressive copyright attitudes with yummy in my tummy. True to form, recipes come with a Creative Commons license.
Virtual Insanity 2.0
30 years after the music video for Jamiroquai’s “Virtual Insanity,” Jay Kay is back with an updated version. Created as a promo for Beefeater’s non-alcoholic 0.0, the new video takes us out of the grey-walled room and into new spaces. Directors Julien & Quentin did a fantastic job paying tribute to Jonathan Glazer’s original, while
Blue Chair Bay Coconut Rum
While rum is usually associated with sweet, high-calorie drinks, Blue Chair Bay Rum proves that rum cocktails can still be vibrant, refreshing, and full of flavor without feeling heavy. Founded by Grammy-winning country artist Kenny Chesney, Blue Chair Bay’s line-up is made with natural ingredients and has less than 99 calories per 1.5 oz serving.
The History and Evolution of Astronaut Food
When we were kids, the food that astronauts ate included tubes of weird paste and freeze-dried crumbles served in pouches. Weird History Food explores how we keep space travelers fed and nourished while dealing with the challenges of food prep and dining in a low-gravity environment filled with sensitive equipment. Things have clearly improved over
Casa Lotos Sotol Blanco
There’s more to Mexican spirits than tequila and mezcal. Sotol is made from the head of the “desert spoon” dasylirion plant, a succulent that takes up to 20 years to mature before being harvested, then distilled solely in the Mexican states of Chihuahua, Coahuila, and Durango. In Chihuahua, Casa Lotos Blanco is cooked in a
The Weird History of Ghostbusters Ecto Cooler
The 1980s gave us some of the most entertaining and rewatchable movies of all time. Ghostbusters was one of them. The spirited comedy also spawned a frenzy of follow-ups, including a cartoon series and a Hi-C beverage that keeps coming back from the dead. Weird History Food aims its proton pack at the life and
Loca Loka Tequila
Loca Loka’s award winning tequilas blend the vibrant cultures of India and Mexico by combining Mexico’s agave spirit with aromatic spices from Indian cuisine. Blanco is characterized by the fruity and earthy flavors of cooked agaves. The Reposado rests for months, then finishes in French and American Oak barrels. Añejo continues aging for a year.