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Nick Offerman Wants You To Drink More Lagavulin
By Beau Hayhoe
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The Iceland Most People Don’t See

From glacier caves to fermented shark, a deeper dive into the island’s raw, ritual-filled world.

By Brandon Withrow
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Oscars Postmortem

What won, what should’ve won, and what really should’ve won.

By Andy Crump
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Golf Style, But Make It Guinness

The second TravisMathew x Guinness collab leans into heritage, performance, and a color palette pulled straight from a perfect pour.

By Beau Hayhoe
Drinks
This Ready-To-Drink Cocktail Satisfies Your Espresso Martini Craving

Welcome to Add to Bar Cart, where Cool Material’s writers and editors recommend the spirits that they’re enjoying most right now. The Espresso Martini had a bit of a moment in 2022. It was a long time coming — I covered the increased occurrence on drink menus at New York…

By Nickolaus Hines
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The Best Whiskey Decanters That Will Elevate Your Home Bar

Keeping an ample supply of whiskey -- whether it's American single malt, single malt Scotch, Irish whiskey, or bourbon -- at the ready is a good thing, indeed. And whether you're just getting into whiskey or you're a true connoisseur, a whiskey decanter elevates your home bar selection and the…

By Amos Kwon
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The Absolute Best Ratio For a Gin & Tonic

There’s never been an easier time to get a fancy cocktail. There isn’t a Ramos Gin Fizz on every menu, but even modest cocktail bars typically have something with four-plus ingredients, special ice, and a dash of secret ingredient bitters. Yet some of the best cocktails are simplicity at its…

By Nickolaus Hines
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We Asked an AI To Name the Best Bourbons. The Suggestions Were Surprisingly Solid

2022 may very well go down as the year that artificial intelligence became mainstream. Did we all lose our jobs to the machines and end up in an epic battle for humanity? No. But AI-generated content finally got its spotlight, first with images from DALL-E 2 and then with the…

By Nickolaus Hines
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The Best At-Home Exercises That Don’t Need a Bunch of Equipment

Once the temperature drops, all my motivation to get outside and stay active plummets. I'm not brave enough to commit to running or biking in frigid weather. Maybe you are. Props to you. But for all those cowards like me, now is the time to turn to indoor workouts. If…

By John A. Paradiso
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