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Italy From Home
By Kaitlyn Rosati
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The Home Bar Upgrade Nobody Talks About

Premium mixers are doing for cocktails now what craft spirits did a decade ago.

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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Black Book: 14 Products Our Editors Loved in May 2026

The products our editors have been obsessed with in May 2026.

By Cool Material
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New England Is Home To Some of the Country’s Best Beer. These Were the 5 Best New Beers of 2022

Six states make up New England, but as those states all itty bitty, you’d be forgiven for putting the region on the small end of the scale. It's not, however, a small region in terms of its influence on beer. You might be surprised to hear that at dueling moments…

By Andy Crump
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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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