If you spent your childhood zapping Space Invaders, this ice cube tray from Fred offers a way to warm your heart while cooling your drink.
The Ice Invaders silicon tray makes ice cubes shaped like the aliens in the classic 1980s video game.
So fire up the Atari 2600, and make the cocktail on the rocks!
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During tough economic times, the ability to sneak booze from home when going out is crucial. And the makers of the secret binoculars flask are here to help!
With two 8 ounce chambers, you can bring two different kinds of hooch to the nose-bleed section at baseball games, the opera, Jimmy Buffet concerts — anywhere drunkenness is preferable and binoculars are not a really strange thing for you to be carrying around.
So whether you’re … Read more
Research is finally supporting what many of us already knew: Bacon helps relieve a hangover.
Despite all the hangover cures in a box, can or bottle, most people I know head for the tried-and-true greasy diner meal for relief.
Apparently, there are scientific reasons for this, according to the Newcastle University Centre for Life:
… Read more“Bread is high in carbohydrates and bacon is full of protein, which breaks down into amino acids. Your body needs these
Fifteen margaritas for $18? Not bad. Sauza is introducing its “Margarita-in-a-box,” hoping that the home-bartending trend will expand to include pre-mixed cocktails. Sauza says this will be the first boxed margarita with real tequila on the market.
The Wall Street Journal notes that two other major liquor companies plan to release pre-mixed cocktails this summer, suggesting that perhaps distillers are hedging their bets.
The artisan cocktail movement has thrived in bars and at home during … Read more
Bourbon on a stick, anyone?
The folks at Lollyphile in San Francisco “put some sweetness in the sour mash” to provide the world with bourbon lollipops.
The company also makes absinthe lollipops. (As well as maple bacon pops. Bacon is second only to booze, people.)
Buy 4 for $10 … or 36 for $52!
This is inspiring me to experiment with some boozy lollipop recipes myself.
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Absolut has released its newest flavored vodka, mango. Why mango? It’s one of the most popular fruits in the world and grown in nearly every tropical region, and they are tasty. According to Matthias Aeppli, Vice President Marketing, V&S Absolut Spirits, “The mango is quite unique. It is a year-round source of natural sweetness, and it has a juiciness and aroma beyond all comparison. Personally, I love to mix mango with chili or pineapple.”
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A New York company is producing 500,000 cases of Kosher Tequila, and at a whopping 99 proof. Highlighting its alcohol content, the makers named it Agave 99. Using methods certified by a rabbi in a Mexican distillery, Agave 99 will be available in the States by Cinco de Mayo (that’s May 5th for all you gringos). Although Cinco de Mayo is the launch date, the producer, Star Industries, will release a limited amount for passover … Read more
An apple a day keeps the doctor away. One way to get your daily serving of fruit is to use the ShotCarver to turn apples, pears and other cripsy fruits into shot glasses and fill ’em with booze.
You could do a mini version of this on your own using an apple corer, I’m guessing. If you put a little power behind it, you might even be able to use a 2″ cookie cutter. But … Read more
The movie Sideways maligned merlot and praised pinot noir — and that had a very real effect on the wine market for the last few years.
So it’s funny that one of the best California merlot producers is a winery known for its remarkable pinot noir.
Etude Winery out of the Sonoma Valley is a maker of rich and luxurious wines. As an estate winery, they grow all their own grapes and are a firm … Read more
This black-box bar gadget set looks smooth.
It includes a cocktail “compass” that gives common cocktail recipes, a two-sided jigger, a corkscrew, a wine collar, a wine and a spirits pouring spout and a foil cutter.
Whether you buy it for your own bar or give it as a stylish housewarming gift, this bar set is pretty slick.
Bar Gadget Set @ Crate & Barrel … Read more