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A Uruguayan Student Figured Out the Secret to Mess-Free Grilled Cheese
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A Uruguayan Student Figured Out the Secret to Mess-Free Grilled Cheese
By Lola Méndez
Cool Destination: The Ultimate Puerto Vallarta Guide Cool Destination: The Ultimate Puerto Vallarta Guide
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Cool Destination: The Ultimate Puerto Vallarta Guide

Our favorite places to stay, eat, drink, explore, and linger in one of Mexico's most captivating beach towns.

By Cool Material
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The Luxury Lover’s Guide to Puerto Vallarta

This coastal Jalisco town has long attracted artists, celebrities, and discerning travelers. Here's how to do it right.

By Lola Méndez
Finding Nature and Nurture in Puerto Vallarta Finding Nature and Nurture in Puerto Vallarta
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Finding Nature and Nurture in Puerto Vallarta

Come for the mountains, ocean, and adventure. Stay for the martinis, massages, and freshly cleaned sunglasses.

By Lanny Fuller
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Blitzen Is a Rooftop Beverage Cooler

Everyone knows the feeling of being on your way to a holiday get-together with nothing for the host. What do you do? You stop at a bottle shop for a bottle of wine or beer on the way and then hightail it to the dinner. Problem is, you then arrive…

By Mike Newman
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Gift Pick: Yaket Ice

Your standard ice pack was not meant to coexist with the beer can. That's kind of strange when you consider 90% of the time we are using one to keep beverages cold. (The other 10% is for icing injuries that happened after drinking those beers.) The Yaket Ice is a…

By Mike Newman
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Peaky Blinders Irish Whiskey

Want to get a buzz before you have to take your razor blade-encrusted cap to someone who's wronged you? Great. Now there's the perfect Irish whiskey for it. Peaky Blinders Irish Whiskey, which is made by Sadler's, is the official beverage of choice of the Shelby gang. Part of a…

By Mike Newman
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BrewArt Makes Great Tasting Beer at the Touch of a Button

BrewArt is the world's first fully automated personal brewing system. It's a complete system that enables you to brew your own brewery-quality beer at the touch of a button. You can monitor and control your brew from your smartphone, and then keg and dispense without CO2. Choosing your favorite beer…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Features
The Return of One of the Rarest Beers of All Time, Founders CBS

It was the summer of 2012 and I was on my way to World Cafe Live in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, for a Philly Beer Week event with Founders Brewing. The Michigan-based brewery was pouring a collection of their rarest beers, including the rarest, Canadian Breakfast Stout. Doors opened at 6 p.m.…

By Mike Newman
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