For Showing Off: The Handmade Kaufmann Mercantile Flask

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Ostensibly, task of the flask is to keep the swigging of liquor discreet, so even more of a reason to make use of a canteen that’s of discerning taste. One such vessel?  The gorgeous, sexy, how-can-you-possibly-want-to-hide-this-thing-away Handmade Copper Flask by Kaufmann Mercantile. Ok, so maybe having a flask that taunts you to show it off isn’t helping the cause of discretion, but [...]

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Tanqueray Malacca is Back…For Now

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There’s a gin relaunch that’s putting us in a fizz over here…Tanqueray Malacca. Never heard of it? That’s ok, it was only briefly sold in the US back in 1997, became a cult favorite among bartenders but was killed in 2001 as gin fell out of favor. So just what’s so special about this gin? Find [...]

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Coming Soon: Three New Suntory Whiskies

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Here’s something something luxurious you’ll want to layer with your Fall 2013 look. Suntory—the pioneer of Japanese Whiskey (yes, the whiskey Bill Murray sent to Japan to promote in Lost in Translation)—will launch two new whiskies in the US for next season…and one you’ll have to fly to the Land of the Rising Sun just [...]

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Something We'll be Drinking Post Turkey: The King's Ginger

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Is it contrarian to drink something born of British Royalty on Thanksgiving, the most American of holidays? Maybe, but really not. You see, The King’s Ginger—a zesty, ginger infused whiskey liqueur that just launched on American shores—may be popular in Europe, but in keeping with the, er, spirits of the holiday, we’re quite happy to [...]

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3 Celebrity Wines For the Holidays

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Celebrities make great wine connoisseurs. Why not? They’ve got cash to buy the good stuff (maybe even their own personal sommelier), and if they can manage to stay on their game, after a few years they’ll have been inundated with the creme de la creme of everything in the world. For free. Including the best [...]

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Plantation 3 Stars: A White Rum To Get You Through Winter

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  Ok, so white rum is nothing new. Almost all the rum companies have one, but there’s something utterly special about Plantation 3 Stars. In a technique only performed by spirit masters Cognac Ferrand, this spirit uses the very best aged rums from around the Caribbean and Latin America that are then brought back to [...]

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GANT Rugger Cookbook Challenge: Can You Out Cook Christopher Bastin?

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The GANT Rugger Fall 2012 collection is all about one of our favorite things—culinary arts. Basically, an homage to the restauranteur and the chef. The news is that they’ve just started a new tumblr page dedicated to the season where creative director, Christopher Bastin, who loves to cook but is a self professed non-professional in [...]

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Savor the Season Uptown

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If you love good food and want to hang out with some talented chefs, then you won’t want to miss the First Annual Savor the Season Uptown on September 18 at Dinosaur Bar-B-Que in Harlem. Harvest Home along with world-renowned chefs Marcus Samuelsson and Nils Noren will be hosting this culinary event to benefit Harvest [...]

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Fashion Week Break: Barrel Aged Cocktails

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Fine whiskey just gets better with age. And the same can now be said about cocktails as the latest trend of barrel aged cocktails is sweeping the nation. Bar menus from New York to San Francisco are being filled with aged cocktails like the Negroni, Manhattan and other classics drinks that will come out the [...]

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THE NEWEST FLAVORED VODKAS

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It seems like just only yesterday that the only flavor vodkas that were on the market were mandarin orange and lemon. Today, the liquor market is being oversaturated with flavored vodka as spirit companies have release a range of flavors like cake, peanut butter, bacon, chocolate and the list goes on. In fact, it’s one [...]

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