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For many people around the United States, Black Friday means deals, deals, and more deals. For a large swath of beer lovers, the day after Thanksgiving means Goose Island’s annual Bourbon County Stout (BCS) release day has finally arrived. A little background: The series started in 1992 to celebrate Goose…
In the ever-evolving landscape of men's style, finding the perfect gift or item for yourself can be a thrilling yet daunting task. One one hand, there are more options than ever regardless if interests lie in clothing, watches, shoes, high-quality audio, or anything else. On the other, too many options…
Over the past few years, cold water immersion has gone from the extreme niche of polar plunges to the hottest wellness trend. The market research company Transparency Market Research put the cold plunge tub market at $378 million in 2022, and it’s expected to grow to $550 million by 2031.…
Welcome to Add to Bar Cart, where Cool Material’s writers and editors recommend the spirits that they’re enjoying most right now. Few spirits can better showcase the location it’s made than gin. While gin lacks a legal definition that ties it to one region like, say, Scotch whisky or tequila,…
Some form of cannabis, whether recreational or medicinal, is now legal in the majority of states in the United States. By population, nearly 50 percent of Americans live in a state with legal recreational cannabis. Progress on ending cannabis prohibition was slow, and then very fast over the past decade…
I’ve never been one to enjoy shoe shopping. It’s not that I don’t like new shoes, but the whole affair just isn’t for me. This, combined with me not trusting shoes purchased online because I never know how they’ll really look on me, means that when I do get a…
Welcome to Add to Bar Cart, where Cool Material’s writers and editors recommend the spirits that they’re enjoying most right now. In the world of whiskey (and whisky), special releases are relatively common. They’re often expensive, usually hard to get your hands on, and, when all is said and done,…
Welcome to Add to Bar Cart, where Cool Material’s writers and editors recommend the spirits that they’re enjoying most right now. Don Julio is an instantly recognizable name in the world of tequila. From the blanco to Don Julio 1942’s iconic bottle, the brand is, for many, a standard bearer…
There’s a certain type of watch lover who has a case of timepieces that they love and have gathered over time, but that sit languishing in a watch box in the closet. Maybe it’s a battery that went dead that still hasn’t been replaced after years of saying “next time…
Welcome to Add to Bar Cart, where Cool Material’s writers and editors recommend the spirits that they’re enjoying most right now. In the tequila-saturated world we live in, there’s no shortage of high-quality agave spirits to choose from. But a new brand called Alma del Jaguar adds another layer to…
Welcome to Add to Bar Cart, where Cool Material’s writers and editors recommend the spirits that they’re enjoying most right now. There’s no question as to what the Scotch whisky brand Smokehead is all about. They put it right there in the name. It’s owned by Ian Macleod Distillers, which…
Welcome to Add to Bar Cart, where Cool Material’s writers and editors recommend the spirits that they’re enjoying most right now. The Campari Group, the alcohol company behind the eponymous aperitif as well as a number of other brands including Espolón and Wild Turkey, has a new premium tequila that’s…
Welcome to Add to Bar Cart, where Cool Material’s writers and editors recommend the spirits that they’re enjoying most right now. When it comes to agave spirits, mezcal is but a small fraction compared to tequila. And of those mezcals that people can readily buy at the liquor store or…
Some things in life just go together. Fancy watches and nice cars, for example, or slip ons and no-show socks. Whiskey and grilling is high up on that list as well—in terms of both something to sip on while the grilling happens and mixing spirits into the recipe itself. This…
Finding the right wedding gift seems like a straightforward proposition. Wedding registries exist for a reason, after all. But those standard gifts suggestions thrown onto a registry can seem impersonal--the type of things more likely to be returned for store credit or cash (there's even a site that let's people…
