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The Home Bar Upgrade Nobody Talks About
By Christopher Osburn
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The Golf Round That Built a Bourbon Empire

Penelope Bourbon's Architects of Golf Collection celebrates the game that sparked one of whiskey's most impressive success stories.

By Beau Hayhoe
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The Coolest Father’s Day Gifts of 2026 (New Products Added 6/5)

A curated collection of the best Father’s Day gifts for dads who appreciate craftsmanship, clever design, great stories, and really cool stuff.

By Cool Material
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An Arizona Golf Trip Even Non-golfers Will Enjoy

Arizona might be the rare golf destination where everyone in the group wins. Even the guy who has never swung a club.

By Cool Material
Drinks
8 New Beers You Should Try

With so many breweries releasing so many beers, a beer lover can feel overwhelmed. Paralysis by analysis is real, so it can never hurt for a thirsty traveler to know what to look for. After you’ve made headway on the classics on this list, this list, this list, and this list, reach for something new,…

By Mike Newman
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Entertainment
How to Improve Your Mobile Photography in 2018

Smartphones have taken the fine art of photography and put it in the hands of anyone willing to hone their skills. Unfortunately for a lot of us, developing those skills could take a long time—time we really just don’t have in between careers, personal relationships, and figuring out which new…

By Maxwell Barna
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10 Cuban Rums Worth Traveling For

As far as the rum world is concerned, Cuba is home to some of the best out there. Unfortunately for many Americans, we wouldn’t really know, as we’ve been shut off from the stuff for decades. We’re primarily used to rum distilled in places like Puerto Rico, Jamaica, and the…

By Maxwell Barna
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11 Places You Should Travel to in 2018

Hopefully, now that you’ve finally changed whatever novelty calendar you own over to 2018, your vacation days have reset and you get to start planning for wherever it is you want to go to blow off some steam. Obviously, we have some ideas, so let’s see if we can’t steer…

By Dillon McLaughlin
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Articles
12 Bad-Ass Chess Sets

The game of chess is a timeless classic, challenging players from 6th century India all the way up to today. We can’t tell you how much it’s changed in those 1500 years, but we can tell you modern people are putting their own spin on it. They’re changing up pieces,…

By Dillon McLaughlin
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